Wyoming Whiskey

Wyoming Whiskey was founded in 2009 by Brad and Kate Mead and David DeFazio along with the help of former Maker’s Mark master distiller Steve Nally. Small Batch Bourbon was the first whiskey released dating back to 2012 and aged for four years at the time. Per the company’s website, the bourbon is currently a minimum of five years old. Unlike many craft distilleries, Wyoming Whiskey ages in 53 gallon barrels and contains wheat as the secondary grain. Additionally, Small Batch Bourbon’s 88 proof is intended to pay homage to the fact that Wyoming is the 44th state (the bourbon’s ABV).


We are independent, family-owned whiskey makers with a world-class distillery in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming. Our company and products are a collaboration between our partners and 97,818 square miles of Wyoming. The state defines us; it’s in our blood and in our whiskey.

Our family first came to Wyoming as ranchers in 1890. In the ensuing 125 years, our family has continued to work raising cattle and hay at our ranches in Spring Gulch and in Kirby. We’ve also had our share of U.S. Senators, lawyers, extreme skiers, two Wyoming Governors and now whiskey makers. But our connection to Wyoming comes from the land, ranching, and those Wyoming views that, even after five generations, never get old.