Grain
Mash
100% malted barley. 72-hour open fermentation — we want the esters.
Small-batch · Portland, Oregon
Whiskey shaped
like design.
Format Studio is a whiskey house built like a design studio — three expressions, one mash philosophy, and every label treated like a limited edition.
- Proof
- 94–112
- Barrels / yr
- 48
- Age
- 8–14 yr
Three expressions
One studio. Three formats.
Inspired by Mobbin's floating product layouts — hover an expression to bring it forward. Each bottle is designed to sit on your page as a cutout, not a rectangle.
Center
Format No. 12
Honey, toasted oak, black tea. Our flagship — 12 years in charred American oak.
Tasting profile
Read the pour
before you pour.
Interactive scales inspired by Blue Apron's wine profile UI — drag the markers or select an expression above to see how body, peat, sweetness, and oak shift across the range.
- Toasted oak
- Wild honey
- Black tea
- Dried apricot
Format No. 12
Appearance
Amber
The process
From grain to glass.
Every stage intentional.
Still
Distill
Hybrid pot-column run. Hearts only — we cut early and late.
Barrel
Age
#3 char, single warehouse. Pacific Northwest climate — slow, even extraction.
Pour
Format
Non-chill filtered. Each batch numbered. Label designed in-house.
The studio
We treat every bottle like a limited edition poster.
Format Studio started when two designers and a distiller asked: what if whiskey branding had the same rigor as a design studio? Every label is set by hand. Every batch gets a format number. Every pour is documented.
- Founded
- 2019 · Portland
- Mash bill
- 100% malted barley
- Water
- Bull Run watershed
- Annual output
- ~2,400 bottles
Image 08
Three-bottle lineup — cutout composition
Collection
The fine print.
Product
Format No. 12 — cutout
Format No. 12
$89
12 yr · 94 proof · 750ml
Our flagship expression. Twelve years in charred American oak, non-chill filtered, numbered by batch. Honey on the nose, toasted oak on the palate, black tea on the finish.
- Nose
- Honey, vanilla bean, orange peel
- Palate
- Toasted oak, caramel, black tea
- Finish
- Long, warm, slightly dry
- Cask
- American oak, #3 char
Allocation
Join the list.
No hype — just format.
We release twice a year. List members get 48-hour early access and batch notes from the distiller.