Distiller’s Reserve Barreled Champion Collab

Champion Brewery Collabs are members of our Distiller’s Reserve series. Spirits in this series are one-time releases that will be available for purchase in only a limited number of locations. Bottle sales will primarily take place on-site at the Vitae Spirits Distillery tasting room. Once we sell the last bottle, that’s the end of the product. So if you like a Distiller’s Reserve spirit, stock up while you can.

At Vitae Spirits Distillery we aim to express “terroir” in our spirits, but not just in the conventional sense related to ingredients. We strive to reflect the rich community relationships that make a place unique. With this in mind, we teamed up with our Charlottesville neighbors Champion Brewing Company™ to distill a series of “beer whiskeys” from a range of their heavenly brews. The Germans call this beer-derived spirit bierschnaps, but in America “schnapps” has too much association with nasty sweet fruit or mint schnapps, so we decided to use the fanciful (yet descriptive) Barreled Champion Collab.

BATCH #1

SOLD OUT

Distilled from: Violator Doppelbock- Champion Brewing Company
Age: 1+ year in barrel
Barrel Type: 25 gal. Ragged Branch 4 year Ryed Bourbon
Bottle Proof: 80 proof
Barrel Proof: 126.47 proof
Production: 163 bottles 750 ml on 24Oct18

BATCH #2

SOLD OUT

Distilled from: The Pils Are Alive- Champion Brewing Company
Age: 1+ year in barrel
Barrel Type: 53 gal. Ragged Branch 4 year Wheated Straight Bourbon
Bottle Proof: 90 proof
Barrel Proof: 108.10 proof
Production: 258 bottles 750 ml on 19May20

BATCH #3

Distilled from: Wheeze The Juice, Malibu Nights, and Five Pillars – Champion Brewing Company
Age: 1+ year in barrel
Barrel Type: 53 gal. Ragged Branch Double-Oaked Wheated Straight Bourbon
Bottle Proof: 90
Barrel Proof: 118.95 proof
Production: 180 bottles 750 ml on 10Jan22