the evolution of whisky

At Copper Fox we dedicate ourselves to making truly great American spirits. Combining inspired innovation and venerable tradition, we are taking fine whisky to new levels, producing groundbreaking and unique flavor profiles. 

Hand-crafted with original ideas and locally-sourced ingredients, each barrel starts from scratch with our own hand-malted barley. We are one of only five distilleries in the nation using a malting floor to malt the grain. We flavor the grain with fruitwood smoke and age the spirit with a progressive series of new and used fruitwood chips in used bourbon barrels.

Visit one of our distillery locations and see for yourself how we make world-class whiskies right here in Virginia. Take a tour of our production facilities. Meet some of the people helping to make whisky history. And best of all, sip and savor flights or craft cocktails made from our unique and wonderful spirits.

Taste the Copper Fox difference.

Rick Wasmund started Copper Fox in 2005, one of the first of the new breed of American distillers. But the fire started long before. Fascinated with the aromas of wood smoke since childhood and lured by the rich sumptuousness of Scottish single malts, Rick apprenticed at the famed Bowmore Distillery before returning home to create truly original and singular whiskies: hand malted barley smoked with American fruitwoods and aged with innovative wood treatments.