Copperworks Kilt Lifter Whiskey (700ml)

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Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, or Virginia.
Kilt Lifter Whiskey Trail: Join us on the Kilt Lifter Whiskey Trail. Check in at all six participating bars, breweries, and distilleries before April 30, 2026 to win a special hat commemorating the release of Copperworks Kilt Lifter Whiskey and our shared history. Learn more.
Copperworks Kilt Lifter Whiskey is more than a collaboration; it’s a story about the roots of Seattle’s craft beverage scene and the people who helped define it.
In 1989, Pike Brewing Company tapped its first keg in Pike Place Market and helped launch a new era of Northwest craft brewing. Jason Parker, now Copperworks Distilling President and Co-founder, poured his passion and curiosity into brewing as Pike’s very first brewer at a time when the microbrew scene in Seattle, and across the country, was just getting started.
Nearly 25 years later, Jason opened Copperworks Distilling Company with co-founder Micah Nutt just down the alley from Pike Brewing on the Seattle Waterfront. Jason and Micah opened Copperworks with a simple but ambitious idea: distilling high-quality unhopped beer can produce world class whiskey.
Five years ago, we took that idea one step further by teaming up with Pike Brewing to craft an American Whiskey distilled from an unhopped version of Pike’s Kilt Lifter scotch-style ale, a recipe that Jason helped develop during his time at Pike Brewing. We brewed the base for this whiskey using the same specifications as Pike does for their beer and we even brewed it at Pike’s iconic gravity-fed brewhouse. After more than five years maturing in new American oak casks, we are proud to present Pike Kilt Lifter Whiskey. By transforming Pike’s Kilt Lifter into whiskey, Copperworks and Pike honor a legacy of innovation, friendship, and craft that spans more than three decades.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, toasted pine and meadow flowers mingle with toffee and custard. The palate greets you with baking spice and biscuit, steel-cut oats, rich dates, caramel sauce, and lemon oil. Sweet cinnamon and malt guide you to the finish, meeting coffee cake, dried mango, stewed apple, and a thread of eucalyptus.
700ml, 50% ABV
WA Tax Information:
WA State Address pricing option includes the 20.5% WA State Spirits Tax and $3.77 WA State Spirits Liter Tax ($2.64 for 700ml bottle)
KY Tax Information:
Shipments to Kentucky: 6% KY Sales Tax, 11% KY Wholesale Tax, and $0.36 (per 700ml bottle) KY Excise Tax will be added at checkout.