Unique Experiences

Item Description

Gift Certificate for 2 for a tour and tastings at Hamilton Distillers, 

Our Story
In 2006, while drinking Scotch and barbecuing with mesquite scraps from our custom furniture company, Arroyo Design, we had a thought. Why couldn’t we malt barley over mesquite instead of peat, as they do in Scotland, for a single-malt whiskey with a flavor distinctive to the American Southwest?

Unable to shake the concept of a Sonoran Desert single-malt, Stephen began learning how to malt barley and make whiskey, starting with a 5 gallon alembic pot-still from Portugal.

Getting Started
Graduating to a 40 gallon pot-still in 2011, Stephen and his daughter Amanda incorporated Hamilton Distillers and product-development was officially underway. By 2013 the three distinctly different Whiskeys Del Bac hit the local Tucson marketplace, and were warmly embraced by The Old Pueblo.

Growth
In January of 2014, we graduated to a 500 gallon distillery and malt house in a larger location. On December 18, 2014, we ran our first spirit run on the new still and started aging barrels of whiskey. While our first malting system involved floor malting 70 lb batches and then drying the malt in a meat style smoker we constructed, our new malthouse allows us to malt 5,000 lb batches using a tank system in which we are able to steep, germinate, and dry between two tanks.

Who We Are Today
We malt our own barley, and we mash, ferment, distill, barrel and bottle under one roof. We are especially proud to say we do it all ourselves and never source or chill filter.

Tours + Tastings
Join us on Saturdays for an engaging, interactive tour of our distillery and Arizona’s only malt house. Following the tour guests will be guided through a comprehensive tasting of our core products, learning the complexity and nuance of tasting single malts. Bottles and merchandise are available for purchase following the tasting. Tours last about 1 hour.

A few things to consider:

• Reservations required. Please book online below or call us at 520-628-9244 to schedule.
• All are welcome to attend tours, but only those 21 and over may sample our whiskeys.
• During warmer months it can get quite hot in the distillery, so please dress accordingly!
• Close-toed shoes are recommended.
• We have a distillery cat, Two-Row. He’s very friendly, but please be wary of this if you cannot tolerate cats.
• Cancellation Policy: 24 hours for a full refund, with no refunds after that.
  Parking is available on the West side of the distillery, near the grain silo. On the weekends it is okay to park along the West side of the building.

Item Special Note

Winner must pick up at our main studios during regular business hours, 220 S 4th Avenue, Tucson AZ 85701, or it can be mailed at no charge.