Wood Hat Spirits from Missouri - meet the owner

Missouri Whiskey 

and Liqueur Tasting at NEW BALLAS

Wood Hat Distilling!

Friday, April 11 from 5-7pm

The Wine and Cheese Place

457 N. New Ballas, Creve Coeur MO
314.989.0020

Meet the owner and master distiller, Gary Hinegardner, of Wood Hat Distilling

Wood Hat Bourbon Whiskey Rubenesque...$36.99 / 750ml

We diligently control every step of the process to produce a full-bodied flavor.  By keeping the grains whole all the way to the end, a bigger robust flavor was created. It did not need much oak to finish it off.  Then, by selecting 3 year old, air-dried wood for the barrels, the flavor blossomed without the tannic bite ‒ a process only possible with a small batch, pot distilled, single barrel, field-to-glass creation. Aged 4 months.

Gary Hinegardner

Owner/Distiller

Wood Hat Whiskey Blue Corn...$29.99 / 750ml

"We make our quality whiskey with blue corn because its unique characteristics impart a sweet, nutty flavor unlike any other.  Enjoy our blue corn Whiskey neat, on the rocks, or with your favorite mixer.  We encourage you to try it without  added flavors first, so you can taste the full blue corn experience.

Wood Hat Whiskey Blue Corn Aged...$29.99 / 750ml

"Humans have made food from this corn for centuries and have selected it for their own tastes rather than high yields for livestock.  Although costly, its unique characteristics impart a sweet, nutty flavor unlike any other.  To age this whiskey, we selected white oak staves that were aged outside for three years to make our barrels.  Finally, we toasted the barrel rather than char it to bring out the more subtle flavors of the aok.  The result is a quality whiskey with a uniquely complex flavor" 

Gary Hinegardner
Owner/Distiller

Wood Hat Berry Berry Cordial...$19.99 / 375ml

Wood Hat’s Berry Berry Cordial is produced locally, from field to glass.  Our hand-crafted artisan cordial captures the essence of locally grown blackberries. The corn and wheat are also grown and ground locally, all natural and untreated. We ferment and distill our products with the utmost care.  Hand-crafting a unique cordial is like turning a hat out of wood, it is what you carve away that gives it shape. Although costly, we keep only the very best.

Gary Hinegardner

Owner/Distiller