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Spirits · Pendleton, Oregon

Black Maple Hill

A cult whiskey label from a California bottler, now sourced in Oregon.

Founded
2000
Based in
Pendleton, Oregon

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Making it since

2000

Their story

Black Maple Hill is a whiskey brand from CVI Brands, a spirits importer and bottler in San Carlos, California, owned by Paul Joseph. It first appeared in 2000 and built a devoted following for its aged Kentucky bourbon and rye.

CVI does not distill. Its early bottlings are said to have come from respected Kentucky stocks, and as aged whiskey grew scarce the brand moved to releases without an age statement. In 2014 it introduced Oregon Black Maple Hill, sourced from an Oregon distillery.

How it's made

Black Maple Hill is a sourced whiskey, chosen and bottled by CVI rather than distilled in house. The Oregon releases come from casks roughly four to five years old, bottled in small batches.

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As time went on, it became very, very difficult to get the aged whiskeys that we needed for the quality.
Paul Joseph, owner of CVI Brands, to The Whiskey Wash (2016)

Why we carry them

Black Maple Hill has a long history with whiskey collectors, and the Oregon bottlings are a fun way to taste a West Coast take on bourbon.

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