Sun Valley Distillery, based in Ketchum, Idaho, and owned by Arkansan Steve Landers Jr., announced that its products bearing the Warfield brand name will be available in Arkansas by Nov. 20.
Dustin Curtis, another Arkansan and vice president for Landers’ Interstate Holdings, said the distillery’s latest run of three-year-old, certified organic American single-malt whiskey has been named the Deke edition in honor of the Ducks Unlimited Labrador retriever mascot and in honor of author Ernest Hemingway’s dog.
“We thought it very fitting since we are launching in Arkansas this November to name it the Deke edition,” he said. “It ties into our ‘Guided by the Wild’ theme. With us having a passion for the outdoors, it was a perfect fit. Plus, Hemingway spent years in Sun Valley looking at the mountains behind the distillery and writing.”
Sun Valley is partnering with Moon Distributors to get its products in Arkansas bars, restaurants and liquor stores. Curtis said Warfield’s award-winning products will be available by Nov. 20, if not before.
“Ask for Warfield by name,” he said.
Warfield Distillery & Brewery is also the official whiskey brand of the 89th annual Wings Over the Prairie Festival, scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend in Stuttgart. Curtis said the grains, barley and hops used in Warfield’s whiskey, gin and beer are grown within 30 miles of the distillery.
“It’s all pure Rocky Mountain water,” he said. “It’s incredible.”
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