Consider holding the wildness of a place in your hand, and then tossing it back, dreaming of rivers, wild fish, pure water, the spirit luminous inside you allowed to roam where it wishes. Experience this transcendent feeling as you taste the farm distilled difference of our Mad Angler Series. Developed along the shores of the Betsy River, this exemplary 3 bottle series includes Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, and Rye Whiskey varieties for you to enjoy!
BATCH NO. 7
51% Iron Fish Farm Winter Wheat
23% Northern Michigan Corn
15% Upper Peninsula Rye
11% Northern Michigan Malted Barley
BATCH NO. 7
70% Michigan Yellow Corn
16% Michigan Winter Wheat
9% Michigan Malted Barley
5% Estate Grown Hazlet Rye
BATCH NO. 1
60% Estate Grown Hazlet Rye
30% Michigan OrganicYellow Corn
10% NorthernMichigan Barley
As Michigan’s first distillery operating on a fully functioning farm since prohibition, our goal from the beginning has been to return spirit to its origin. The spirits of the Mad Angler Series embody the water, land, and agricultural bounty of northern Michigan. The five year wait is over. Cheers to the next step in the journey!
As Michigan’s first distillery operating on a fully functioning farm since prohibition, our goal from the beginning has been to return spirit to its origin. The spirits of the Mad Angler Series embody the water, land, and agricultural bounty of northern Michigan. The five year wait is over. Cheers to the next step in the journey!
Appearance: Golden Chestnut
Nose: A mingle of various soft spices open the aroma, followed by a light fruitedness of apple and some sweet honey notes. All balanced out by delicate earthy undertones, reminiscent of tobacco.
Palate: Deep but soft body provides a pleasant mouthfeel, with a profile of delicate candy spice, and warm honey poured over apple slices. Hints of tobacco play in the background, providing just a touch of earthyness to perfectly balance the interplay of sweetness and spice.
Finish: The apple lingers long on the palate, while the spices provide a lasting warmth. While the light notes of earth and honey delicately compliment all other elements of the finish.
Awards: DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL – WORLD SPIRITS OF 2023 BY CIGAR & SPIRITS MAGAZINE
PLATINUM MEDAL – ASCOT AWARDS 2024 (Batch #3)
GOLD – ASCOT AWARDS 2025 (6yr. Batch #4)
92 PROOF | 750ML
Appearance: Golden Brown
Nose: A sweet sensation of corn pops opens first on the nose. Followed by a sprinkling of spices on top of freshly baked rolls. Gentle hits of pepper, and just a light tobacco nuance.
Palate: Lightly glazed baked goods with just a touch of vanilla and sugar. A pleasantly dry and delicate mouthfeel, warmed by a mixture of pepper and subtle rye spices. Creating a cereal like sensation for the duration of the taste.
Finish: Delicate spices help create a warm finish, pepper lasts on the palate while just a hint of vanilla creeps through to the surface. A warm expression of toasted bread fades in nicely, complimenting the spices and creating great texture and mouthfeel.
Awards: DOUBLE PLATINUM – ASCOT AWARDS 2024 (5yr. Batch #4)
100 PROOF | 750ML
Appearance: Cherry Oak
Nose: A gentle aroma of lightly sugared cereal is complemented by touches of vanilla and almond. Mellow caramel gives way to a deep oaky sensation, supported by a subtle rye spice.
Palate: Notes of caramel, vanilla, and gentle baking spice open the palate softly, reminiscent of a lightly glazed donut or cinnamon roll. Slightly earthy and woody expressions weave throughout, with hints of leather and toasted oak beginning to take hold before lingering into the finish.
Finish: Warm spiced sensations emerge, highlighting the rye and creating a lightly toasted character. Earthy notes of leather continue to linger alongside the oakiness, further enhancing the toasted profile.
Awards: DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL – WORLD SPIRITS OF 2023 BY CIGAR & SPIRITS MAGAZINE
GOLD MEDAL – ASCOT AWARDS 2024 (Batch #3)
109 PROOF | 750ML
This Seasonal Specialty encapsulates our commitment to Michigan rivers. Riverbed is slowly proofed in barrel, a process that allows the spirit to open gradually, heightening depth and nuance. The whiskey reveals layers of warm winter spice, toasted grain, oak, dark fruit, and soft vanilla, finishing with a river-smooth mouthfeel and lingering warmth. The packaging — label and canister — evokes the still beauty of northern Michigan’s riverbeds in winter, designed to feel like gifting something embedded with place, story, and seasonal wonder.
107.7 PROOF | 750ML
Appearance: Golden Smoke
Nose: Spiced honey quickly takes over the nose, blending sugar with a deep rye essence. Notes of apple mingle their way in, and when combined with the rye and honey, create a lightly toasted sensation akin to a baked crumble.
Palate: The initial taste gives you a sweet, soft mix of apple and honey, but then quickly opens into more complex flavors. The rye remains, adding a warm balance to the initial sweetness, while delicate earthy and charred sensations call back to the old oak casks that held the spirit.
Finish: A gentle smoke emerges on the finish, a remnant of the previous Manifesto that helps highlight the new qualities in this pour. It emboldens the honey—not only in flavor but also in shifting the mouthfeel into that of warm rye bread, freshly toasted. The pour leaves you feeling caught between two worlds: one youthful, with fresh sweet character, and the other carrying a refined maturity.
Mad Angler® Bourbon, Rye, and Bottled in Bond are grown from grain on the Iron Fish farm and other farmsteads around Michigan, Mad Angler spirits are aged at least four years. The name is inspired by the writings of Northern Michigan poet Michael Delp and reflects our love and commitment to preserving our region’s watersheds.
