Rick Wasmund started Copper Fox in 2005, one of the first of the new breed of American distillers. But the fire started long before. Fascinated with the aromas of wood smoke since childhood and lured by the rich sumptuousness of Scottish single malts, Rick apprenticed at the famed Bowmore Distillery before returning home to create truly original and singular whiskies: hand malted barley smoked with American fruitwoods and aged with innovative wood treatments.