Root Shoot Spirits Releases Two Limited-Edition 6-Year American Single Malt Whiskies Online Nationwide

Greatness takes time, and after six years, Root Shoot Spirits is releasing two new, first-ever 6-Year American Single Malt whiskies: a 6-Year Single Barrel American Single Malt Whiskey and a 6-Year Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond American Single Malt Whiskey, now available for very limited distribution in Colorado and Nationwide online at rootshootspirits.com.

“These whiskies represent more than six years in a barrel,” said Todd Olander, Root Shoot’s founder and farmer. “They represent 100 years of our family farming this land and 10 years of Root Shoot Malting. Every bottle starts with barley we grow and malt ourselves, so being able to release both these whiskies during such a milestone year is incredibly special.”

6-Year Single Barrel American Single Malt Whiskey (61.5% ABV, 123 Proof): This limited release celebrates 10 years of Root Shoot Malting and features original label artwork by local Loveland artist Mallory Cash. The artwork captures the view of Longs Peak from the malthouse window, the same view that has inspired Root Shoot for the past decade. 

At 123 proof, this Single Barrel is a bold expression of the place, landscape, and agricultural roots behind Root Shoot Spirits. Aged in first-use medium char American white oak barrels for six years, it builds on the character of Root Shoot’s 4-year award-winning American Single Malt, taking the familiar notes of dark cherry, toasted grain, cocoa and baking spice into richer territory. The result is full and complex while still retaining the bright botanical flavor that defines Root Shoot. Fewer than 50 bottles will be available online at rootshootspirits.com (750ml, SRP $89.99). 

6-Year Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond American Single Malt Whiskey (50% ABV, 100 Proof): Root Shoot’s first-ever 6-Year Bottled-in-Bond release celebrates 100 years of Olander Farms, where the grain behind Root Shoot’s award-winning craft malt and nationally recognized American Single Malt whiskey is sown, grown and malted.  

This limited small batch whiskey is distilled from barley grown on the Olander family's permanently conserved farm in Loveland, Colorado and commemorates a century of agricultural stewardship. The 6-year release is rounded with pronounced vanilla, chewy caramel candy, dried cherry, and baking spice with Root Shoot’s familiar cocoa dust notes still present. The soft, nutty nose suggests leather, brown sugar and mascarpone, while camphor and eucalyptus remain in the background. Distilled in a traditional pot still and fermented off grain, Root Shoot’s Bottled-in-Bond whiskey was blended from five select barrels of 6-Year American Single Malt for a layered, balanced expression at 100 proof (750ml, SRP $84.99, 60 bottles available online). 

Both 6-Year releases come on the heels of Olander Farms’ Centennial Farm designation and Root Shoot Spirits' sweep at the London Spirits Competition, where the brand took home Spirit of the Year (U.S.A.), Whisky of the Year, and American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year, further cementing Root Shoot's place as one of the country’s leading craft whiskey producers.

Find Root Shoot’s 6-Year Single Barrel American Single Malt Whiskey exclusively online. Its 6-Year Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond American Single Malt Whiskey is available today at select Colorado retailers and at Root Shoot Spirits’ online store.

Online ordering subject to availability and state laws.