ASW Tire Fire Heavily Peated Single Malt Whiskey
ASW Tire Fire Heavily Peated Single Malt Whiskey is Atlanta's Islay-style outlier — 91 proof (45.5% ABV), 750mL, distilled from 100% heavily peated malted barley at 45 ppm phenol, malted in Inverness, Scotland, and matured in new charred American oak. Double-distilled on Vendome copper pot stills at ASW Distillery in Atlanta, Georgia, it layers barbecue smoke over brown sugar, cherry and vanilla ice cream. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 45.5% (91 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Mash: 100% heavily peated malted barley, 45 ppm phenol, malted in Inverness, Scotland
- Aging: New 53-gallon char 3 & 4 American white oak; no age statement
- Origin: Distilled in Atlanta, Georgia by ASW Distillery
- Production: Double-distilled on Vendome copper pot stills; non-chill-filtered, no color added
- Awards: Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020 (91-proof bottling)
Islay Peat, Atlanta Oak
Tire Fire starts about as far from Georgia as whiskey gets — malt peated to 45 ppm in Inverness, Scotland, the kind of phenol load you expect from Islay — then takes a Southern turn in new charred oak, which rounds the smoke with brown sugar and cherry instead of leaving it medicinal. ASW cuts its pot-still run late to hold onto those phenols, so the peat stays front and center from nose to finish. If you drink your way around our American whiskey shelf, this is the smokiest stop on it; peat devotees can also compare it with the Scotch whisky selection, and the full lineup lives under ASW Distillery.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Barbecue smoke and peat over brown sugar. Palate: Smoke, toffee and caramel with cherry and vanilla ice cream; a salt-spray edge. Finish: Long, smoky, sweet underneath.
How to Enjoy
Neat first — the peat deserves a clean read — then with a splash of water, which pulls the cherry and vanilla forward. It also makes a defiantly smoky penicillin-style cocktail.
Frequently Asked Questions
How peaty is Tire Fire? Very — the malt is peated to 45 ppm phenol, in Islay single malt territory, per ASW.
Where is Tire Fire made? Distilled and matured by ASW Distillery in Atlanta, Georgia, from malted barley imported from Inverness, Scotland.
Is Tire Fire a Scotch? No — it is an American single malt whiskey in an Islay-inspired style, aged in new charred oak rather than used casks.
Smoke from Scotland, oak from America — order ASW Tire Fire online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.