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American Single Malt · 42.0% ABV · 3 Year

Calwise Spirits

Axe Hole Single Malt Whiskey

Price

$$$$

Availability

Nationwide

Order size

1+ cases

12 bottles per case

A grain-to-glass single malt whiskey made in collaboration with Firestone Walker Brewing Company, using premium grains sour-fermented with native yeasts and bacteria, then aged over 3 years in charred American oak barrels.

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A grain-to-glass single malt whiskey made in collaboration with Firestone Walker Brewing Company, using premium grains sour-fermented with native yeasts and bacteria, then aged over 3 years in charred American oak barrels.

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The Brand

Calwise Spirits

Calwise Spirits

Paso Robles, CA

Est. 2018

Calwise Spirits Co. is a craft distillery in Paso Robles, California, built around founder Aaron's obsession with distilling, which started as a college dorm-room hobby and grew into a full production house. The lineup spans Big Sur Gin, Axe Hole whiskey, Hazard Reef rum, and Western Fruit Exchange orange liqueur, each one built around a piece of California: Big Sur's forest trails, vineyard barrels, and local orange groves.

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The Founder's Note

Aaron's family has a distilling history that runs almost a century deep, tracing back to his great-great-grandfather's moonshining operation, shut down during Prohibition. He started making spirits as a hobby in his college dorm room; it grew into a passion, then an obsession, and eventually Calwise Spirits.

How It's Made

Calwise builds its spirits around California ingredients and barrels sourced from the local wine industry. Big Sur Gin is distilled from wine grapes and native botanicals like juniper, sage, yerba santa, bay, and elderberry. Axe Hole whiskey and Hazard Reef rum both age and finish in repurposed wine barrels using a solera system for some batches. The orange liqueurs use fresh fruit sourced from California growers.

Tasting Notes

Raisin bread, cola, malt balls, green apple, blackberry, clove, and licorice.

Specimen Notes

Apple & PearAniseSpiceMalted Barley