The Echo Spirits Copper Label Series is our creative outlet. Whether we're distilling something ourselves or teaming up with someone else, we're putting out something we've never made before. All Copper Label editions are limited release and unlikely to ever be made again, so grab them from our Spirit Shop while they're hot!

We built Echo Spirits to be a creative outlet for ourselves during a time when we were stuck in jobs that we didn't find to be creatively fulfilling. Sure enough, it has provided that outlet, but as we start to grow and mature as a company, we're starting to get a bit more locked in. We have our core lineup fairly set and we didn't want to be a company that has dozens of primary products and no one ever knows what's in stock or what's going to be available in a week. The horizon started to look a bit more dim and repetitive.

Enter the Copper Label Series to save the day. This is our creative outlet. One-offs, experiments, and collaborations. Truly, this is why we got into the business. We are passionate about everything we distill, but if you had to ask us WHY we do what we do, it's to do creative, fun things with creative, fun people.

We hope you enjoy drinking these as much as we enjoy making them.

COLLABORATION WITH 451 SPIRITS

Released: October 6, 2021
Type: Brandy
Strength: 100 proof/50% ABV
Tasting Notes: coffee beans, cherry, almond, vanilla, oak
Bottles: 205
The Story: Sometimes experiments get made, set aside, and are forgotten.

One of the earliest experiments by 451 Spirits was brandy from a local-produced wine. Half was aged in a smoked whiskey barrel and half was aged in a whiskey barrel spiked with staves soaked in mead. These were set aside for more than five years before being re-discovered.

In the spring of 2020, we began our own experiments, distilling wine and aging for 16 months in a barrel that once held sorghum whiskey.

Over a drink in the summer of 2021, Chad, Joe, and Nikhil discovered that we each had a similar experiment going and decided to team up for a blend. The Forgotten Brandies is the result of that friendship, which is the FIRST known co-released spirit between multiple distilleries in Ohio.

COLLABORATION WITH THE OHIO DISTILLER'S GUILD, WATERSHED DISTILLERY, MIDDLE WEST SPIRITS, & HIGH BANK DISTILLERY

Released: October 16, 2021
Type: WHISKEY
Strength: 121.2 proof/60.6% ABV
Tasting Notes: DARK FRUIT, WHEAT BREAD, SPICED NUTS, PINK PEPPERCORN 
Bottles: 625
The Story: THE INAUGURAL WHISKEY BLEND FOR THE OHIO DISTILLER'S GUILD.

In the spring of 2021, members of the Ohio Distiller's Guild had the idea to create a blended whiskey to raise money for the Guild. Comprised of single barrel selections from all four participating distilleries and blended by High Bank's Adam Hines, it highlights all of the best qualities of each spirit.

30% Watershed Distillery Bourbon
30% High Bank Distillery Whiskey War
20% Middle West Spirits Straight Wheat Whiskey
20% Echo Spirits Distilling Co. Straight Rye Whiskey

Launched as a part of the inaugural Ohio Craft Whiskey Festival, this blend is truly unique and could never be replicated.

COLLABORATION WITH NORTH HIGH BREWING CO.

COLLABORATION WITH THE OHIO DISTILLER'S GUILD, 451 SPIRITS, CLEVELAND WHISKEY, AND M&O SPIRITS

Released: October 15, 2022
Type: WHISKEY
Strength: 119.2 proof/59.6% ABV
Tasting Notes: Dates, Apricot, Dark Dried Fruits, Spice
Bottles: 600
The Story: A CLASSIC WHISKEY WITH UNCONVENTIONAL PARTS

After two successful whiskey blends in the previous 12 months, the Ohio Distillers Guild once again collaborated to blend a unique whiskey. This time, we opted to step outside the box with our "ingredients" and prove we could still make a fantastic whiskey.

14.5% 451 Spirits Rice Whiskey
28.5% Cleveland Whiskey Full Proof Wheat Penny
28.5% Echo Spirits Rye Whiskey
28.5% M&O Spirits Black

COLLABORATION WITH NORTH HIGH BREWING CO.

Released: APRIL 27, 2023
Type: WHISKEY
Strength: 103.9 proof/51.95% ABV
Tasting Notes: Barley, Marshmallow, candy corn, barrel caramel
Bottles: 60
The Story: A BEER ONCE THOUGHT DECEASED IS GIVEN A REVITALIZED SPIRIT.

Our friends at North High Brewing decided to discontinue Life, their sparkling ale, in early 2020. Can by can, we emptied their remaining inventory into our still to distill it and see what happened.

Not expecting much from a very light beer, we were blown away by the notes of marshmallows and candy corn directly off the still. We laid the distillate to rest in a barrel that once held both whiskey and rum. Nearly three years later, a beautiful whiskey emerged. Still retaining the marshmallow and candy corn, but now combined with notes of barley and barrel caramel, Afterlife is a once-in-a-LIFEtime spirit.