Tincup 10 Year Old American Whiskey

Tincup 10 Year Old American Whiskey is a 750mL high-rye whiskey bottled at 42% ABV (84 proof) in Denver, Colorado, aged a minimum of 10 years in white American oak barrels and cut to proof with Rocky Mountain water at an elevation of 5,251 feet. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• ABV: 42% (84 proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Age: Minimum 10 years in white American oak
• Style: High-rye American whiskey — the brand's current site describes it as a 10 Year straight bourbon
• Origin: Cut with Rocky Mountain water and bottled in Denver, Colorado, at 5,251 ft; distillation reported in Indiana
• Mash: Corn, rye and malted barley — reported as 64% corn / 32% rye / 4% malted barley
• Founder: Jess Graber (founder of Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey)

Ten Years in Oak, Cut with Rocky Mountain Water

Tincup was founded by Jess Graber — the distiller behind Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, who has been distilling since the early 1970s — and named for Tin Cup, the old Rocky Mountain mining town, and the tin cups its miners drank from; the bottle still wears a metal tin-cup cap. The 10 Year Old, launched in 2017 as the range's aged expression, is the brand in its most patient form: a high-rye whiskey rested a minimum of ten years in white American oak, then cut with pure Rocky Mountain water and bottled in Denver. The brand's current site presents it as a 10 Year straight bourbon; it is sold, as here, under the American Whiskey name. Explore the range on the Tincup vendor page and in our whisky collection.

Tasting Notes

Per the producer: dark amber in the glass; a nose of cinnamon, pine, honey and freshly cut grass; a palate of sweet pepper, leather and raisins; and a finish of caramel and biscuits.

How to Enjoy

Neat — ten years at a gentle 84 proof is a sipping profile, and the brand's own framing is a whiskey at its peak — or on the rocks, in an Old Fashioned, or straight from the tin-cup cap outdoors, as intended. More American whiskeys are in our spirits collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tincup 10 Year Old a bourbon?
It is made from a high-rye bourbon mash (reported as 64% corn, 32% rye, 4% malted barley), aged a minimum of 10 years, and the brand's current site describes it as a straight bourbon — while the bottling is sold under the American Whiskey name, which is the name on this listing.

Where is Tincup 10 Year Old made?
It is cut to proof with Rocky Mountain water and bottled in Denver, Colorado, at 5,251 feet; the whiskey's distillation is reported in Indiana, in the Midwest grain belt the brand sources from.

How strong is Tincup 10 Year Old?
84 proof (42% ABV), in a 750mL bottle — a softer proof that puts the decade of oak at the front.

A decade in the barrel, finished by mountain water — order Tincup 10 Year Old American Whiskey online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.