This hazmat proof whiskey from Mile High Spirits is a really chewy whiskey, and likely due to its high proof and deep flavor profile has a very long finish. An expected degree of spice heat emerges on the finish, but it’s contrasted by sweeter notes of caramel, caramel popcorn, vanilla custard, and a touch of seasoned oak. The whiskey has the typical pine flavor notes Mile High Spirits’ bourbons often have, which integrates well with vanilla custard and passion fruit on the nose, followed by sweet oak, barrel char, and deep, rich wood on the palate. The first thing you will notice with this bourbon is its unusually dark color. Mile High Spirits, a distillery located in Denver, Colorado, is a distillery that doesn’t take itself too seriously so it is not surprising to see them include the term “Hazmat Proof” right on the whiskey’s label.

These 140+ proof rarities coincidentally became known as “Hazmat” whiskeys, and are often highly sought after. His client has no interest in going after the bar.As covered in a previous article, The Allure of Hazmat Whiskey, there are whiskeys so high in proof that they are banned from being brought onto a plane by the FAA before flying due to the fact that they’re considered a highly flammable hazardous material. Some experts say after reviewing the videos several times, the case rises to the level of felony assault. Denver police say they are waiting on laboratory tests to determine whether Bishop will face charges.Īzar indicated to ABC News they are reviewing all options in terms of possible lawsuits against the FBI. Reddington met with a vascular surgeon on Tuesday, according to Azar. So, let’s just move on and deal with it as best we can.' At this point, there’s nothing we can do to fix it. Obviously, there was no pointing, no aiming,' Reddington said. He said he doesn't blame Bishob for the incident. That’s when it clicked in my head, ‘Oh, I’ve been shot,’” he said. And then as I look at my leg, and I’m inspecting the brown residue, all of a sudden - from the knee down - it became completely red. 'I don’t know why, but then I looked down at my leg… and see some brown residue. It was at that point, he knew his night was going to be much different. “We sat down at one of these picnic tables… I heard a loud bang, and I thought, ‘Oh, some idiot set off a firecracker.’ I could see some drunk college kid being funny and doing that,' Reddington said.īut then, he instinctively looked at his leg. Reddington, who moved to Denver back in January, told ABC News that he initially did not realize he had been shot. He thought someone had set off firecrackers in the crowd.

Reddington’s attorney, Frank Azar, said the gunshot hit a main artery and Reddington could have bled to death. Witnesses said a belt was used as a tourniquet around Reddington’s leg before paramedics arrived at the bar. The gun went off as Bishop picked it back up. Tom Reddington, 24, was shot in the leg at Mile High Spirits and Distillery early Saturday morning when a gun belonging to FBI agent Chase Bishop, 29, fell from his waistband and fired.īishop, a Washington D.C.-based FBI agent visiting Denver for training, was dancing and did a backflip when the gun fell out, according to a viral video obtained by Denver7. DENVER - The man shot by a dancing FBI agent in Denver over the weekend talked to exclusively to ABC News about the incident, which he called 'beyond bizarre.'

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