This year's bottle honors the sacrifices of Elbert County Deputy Clay Zachary Livingston, who died in the line of duty in December 2021 and Weld County Sheriff's Office Deputy Samuel Kent Brownlee who died in the line of duty November 2010.
This year's whiskey was hand selected by the CFHF Board of Directors on September 8, 2025 and is a cask strength burbon.
12-year single barrel Bourbon
Nose: Sweet butterscotch brittle, caramelized sugar, light toasted oak.
Palate: Caramel and butterscotch cream and light baking spice.
Finish: Long with toasted butterscotch light oak and spice.
Mashbill: 65% Corn, 17.5% Rye, 17.5% Wheat
Source: Missouri
Proof: 112.4° (56.2%)
Barrel #115
Art of the Spirits Distillery is a Colorado Springs, Colorado based business that is accredited and licensed as well as locally owned and operated. Richard Paul, the Founder of Art of the Spirits Distillery, is a native of Denver, Colorado. Since 2014, Richard has put his knowledge, ingenuity, skill, and passion into creating and developing a unique whiskey brand that does not mass produce each release. Our primary focus is on cask strength, store picked barrels. Richard's extensive art background stems from 13+ years of working with world renowned artists, Danial James and David Uhl in Golden, Colorado (licensed artists under Uhl Studios by Harley-Davidson since 1993). Richard has discovered the unique elegance of pairing high-quality, limited-edition whiskey and limited-edition fine art. Art of the Spirits Distillery is the only brand in the world that showcases world renowned artists on their whiskey.