Park City Highlight: High West Saloon

On my recent trip to Park City, I popped into High West, an amazing American Whiskey company that began with humble roots. David Perkins and his wife, Jane opened a small, 250-gallon still and Saloon in a charming, historic livery stable in 2006 in Downtown Park City, and since then has grown this small distillery to be an internationally recognized and multiple award winning brand.

Drinks:

Obviously I needed to grab a flight, and that was the perfect way to get started.

As a third generation Scot, we are raised on whisky. I typically will lean towards Rye, Bourbon and Whiskey cocktails, especially an old fashioned, and boy do they have some fun variations! I grabbed the McHenry House, made with their Double Rye and tempered by notes of chocolate, hazelnut, brown butter and a splash of amaro that helps kick new life into an old classic for a delicious treat.

We also grabbed the M&M which was surprise mixture of the Double Rye, Anejo Tequila, and citric acid served in a tajin rimmed coupe. Beautiful and delightful!

Eats:

I had already peeked at the menu online, so I was pretty prepared at what tasty treats I wanted, but boy was I surprised at all the flavor! This is not your typical “bar” food!

• Popcorn: With caramel, cashews and bacon. Okkkkkk now! This was literally the perfect balance of flavors to pair with the flights! A little sweet, a little salty and a tiny bit of heat in there, I could eat a tub of this stuff!

• Deviled Eggs: More (freaking delicious) bacon! I am that person that if deviled eggs are on the menu, it’s going in my tummy, and these did not disappoint!

• House Made Pretzel: This big boy had the lovely balance of crispy exterior and light and fluffy interior. Paired with their awesome beer cheese and (shockingly my favorite) saloon mustard, this was another tasty starter!

• Burnt End Poutine: While it pulled up as maybe my least favorite (there was no loser here, everything was delicious so it was hard to rank), the gravy was balanced in flavor, there was plenty of cheesy goodness and the burnt ends were perfect, if not a bit shy in the dish (they were so good you wanted more).

• The Tacos: Next to the popcorn, this was the real star, and I’m that girl that wanders the streets in Mexico for tacos. Made with Great Plains Bison Carne Asada that they let shine in this dish, it had a light lime crema and a poppy seed slaw that didn’t overwhelm the taco (no soggy tortilla here!) and a happy little pop of pickled onion. Perfection (and literally had us thinking about stopping in again for another order).

All in all, this was a special stop and I can’t wait for a return visit when I’m there in June! Definitely add it to your Park City musts!