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DISTILLERIES
Copper Fox, Sperryville
and Williamsburg
Founder Rick Wasmund interned at Bowmore Distillery in Scotland.
His experiences there and since have resulted in great new tastes in
the world of whiskies.
A
h, the smell of campfires, crackling
wintertime fireplaces and woodsmoked
foods. The primal scent appeals
to many, but one man took his affinity
further. Rick Wasmund was inspired
by the aromatic properties of different
burning woods and then by the essences
of smoke in Scotch whiskies. His search
for the perfect smoky whiskey ultimately
led to opening the distinctive Copper Fox
Distillery in Sperryville, Virginia.
While his dreams were still fermenting,
Wasmund interned at Bowmore Distillery
in Scotland. An Islay distillery, Bowmore
uses peated malt, dried with peat fires
to convey the phenols of that natural
The Wasmund family, left to right: Helen, Rick,
Chelsea. Front row children: Camille and Mason.
briquet. In fact, the distillery has its
own malting facilities for steeping,
germinating, hand-turning and kilning
the barley.
The Bowmore malting and distilling
processes provided valuable lessons to
this eager American student. Wasmund
combined his newfound knowledge and
his appreciation for a diversity of smoky
flavors to open Copper Fox. The new
distillery was built with a malting floor
and kiln to enable traditional malting
processes-and to provide the smoky
malts Wasmund had been seeking.
Instead of peat fires, the Copper Fox
kiln burns various woods to gently dry
and smoke the grain-applewood and
cherry wood as well as peach wood,
sassafras root and chestnut. The woods
impart brilliant smoky flavors, each
lending its own distinct essence.
Following the founding principle of
introducing new flavors to the market,
Copper Fox distillers vary the malt bills,
too, including 100% barley; two-thirds rye
and one-third barley; and corn, barley
and oats.
The aging process further distinguishes
the products. Copper Fox Original
American Single Malt, for example,
is matured in ex-bourbon barrels,
with progressive infusions of toasted
applewood and oak chips. Peachwood
American Single Malt uses peach wood
in preparing the malted barley and in
aging. Sassy Rye is aged with additions
of hand-toasted and seasoned, new and
used applewood and oak chips inside
used bourbon barrels-then transferred
to another used bourbon barrel to finish.
Other variations among Copper Fox
products come from aging in brandy
barrels, port-style wine barrels and
Cognac barrels.
Celebrating the Commonwealth,
Copper Fox spirits are made entirely
with locally sourced grains-95% from
Virginia's Northern Neck-including six12
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