Spirits · Maxwelton, West Virginia
Smooth Ambler Spirits
West Virginia whiskey blending and distilling in the Appalachian hills.
- Founded
- 2009
- Founded by
- Tag Galyean, John Little
- Based in
- Maxwelton, West Virginia
Making it since
2009
Their story
Smooth Ambler was founded in 2009 by John Little and his father-in-law, Tag Galyean, in Maxwelton, a small community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. They started building the distillery that August, tucked into the Appalachian hills.
The company made its name by finding and blending excellent aged whiskey while its own spirits matured. In late 2016 Pernod Ricard agreed to buy a majority stake, with Little staying on to run the business.
How it's made
The Old Scout line is blended from whiskeys the team scouted and bought from other distilleries, then selected and bottled in West Virginia. Smooth Ambler also distills its own spirits, including Greenbrier Gin, in its still house in Maxwelton.
We feel like we're in great hands with the Pernod partnership.
Why we carry them
Smooth Ambler shows how much skill goes into choosing and blending great barrels. Old Scout is a bourbon we are happy to recommend.
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