Crater Lake Spirits

What Crater Lake Spirits does

Crater Lake Spirits is an Oregon-based craft distillery brand founded in 1996, producing handcrafted vodkas, vodka infusions, gins, and whiskeys. Its product portfolio is anchored by the annual Black Butte Whiskey release series and limited cask-strength barrel expressions, including the November 2025 launch of Black Butte Whiskey Release No. 11 and Cask Strength Barrel No. 2 (a 10-year single barrel at 125.8 proof). The brand also announced its first canned cocktail line, a three-SKU ready-to-drink offering scheduled for March 2026 release.

Name

Crater Lake Spirits

Legal name

Crater Lake Spirits (brand of Hood River Distillers, Inc.)

Website

https://www.craterlakespirits.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crater Lake Spirits is an Oregon craft distillery brand producing handcrafted vodkas, gins, whiskeys, and canned cocktails for Oregon consumers, operating under Hood River Distillers since April 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (31214)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilled Spirits Production & Distilling (AFAFAAAC), Spirits/Cocktail Bars Operated by Producers (THAFALAJ)

Keywords

• Craft spirits production
• Whiskey distillery
• Vodka manufacturing
• Canned cocktails
• Oregon distillery

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Spirits and Canned Cocktail Sales: Direct consumer sales of spirits including whiskey, canned cocktails, and other alcoholic beverages through e-commerce, tasting room, and retail distribution channels.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Crater Lake Spirits is an Oregon craft distillery that produces handcrafted vodkas, vodka infusions, gins, and whiskeys, including limited annual releases such as Black Butte Whiskey Release No. 11 and cask-strength barrel expressions like Cask Strength Barrel No. 2. The brand has also announced an expansion into a canned cocktail line to broaden consumer reach beyond its core bottled spirits portfolio.

Product overview

Crater Lake Spirits is a craft distillery brand specializing in premium spirits, including whiskey and canned cocktails. The brand portfolio includes the annual Black Butte Whiskey releases and limited cask strength offerings. The company has announced its first canned cocktail line for March 2026, featuring three flavor-forward ready-to-drink options made with real spirits. Crater Lake Spirits was acquired by Hood River Distillers and is being integrated into their existing spirits portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Black Butte Whiskey: Craft whiskey brand featuring annual releases including Black Butte Whiskey No. 11 and Cask Strength Barrel expressions.

Products and services

• Crater Lake Vodka Handcrafted vodka produced by Crater Lake Spirits as part of its core spirits portfolio for adult consumers.
• Crater Lake Gin Handcrafted gin produced by Crater Lake Spirits as part of its core spirits portfolio for adult consumers.
• Black Butte Whiskey Release No. 11 Limited annual release whiskey in the Black Butte series, produced by Crater Lake Spirits for whiskey enthusiasts and collectors.
• Cask Strength Barrel No. 2 Cask-strength whiskey expression bottled by Crater Lake Spirits as a specialty offering for premium spirits consumers.
• Canned Cocktail Line Canned cocktail line launched by Crater Lake Spirits to extend the brand into more accessible, casual consumption occasions.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hood River DistillerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026Hood River Distillers acquired the Crater Lake Spirits brands. The acquisition brings Crater Lake Spirits into the Hood River Distillers portfolio of craft spirits brands, which includes Batanga Tequila, Big Gin, Clear Creek Distillery, DeGroff Spirits, and many other brands.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bendistillery: Bend, Oregon-based craft distillery (Crater Lake Spirits' home city) producing vodkas, gins, and whiskeys. Directly comparable given shared geography, similar product categories, and overlapping craft consumer base in Central Oregon.
• Stone Barn Brandyworks: Portland, Oregon craft distillery producing brandies, eaux-de-vie, and specialty spirits. Comparable as another small-batch Oregon craft distillery serving a similar premium, locally-rooted consumer segment.
• Wilderness Trail Distillery: Kentucky craft bourbon and rye distillery. Comparable as a craft whiskey producer with a barrel-proof / cask strength product strategy analogous to Crater Lake's Cask Strength Barrel No. 2.
• Rogue Ales & Spirits: Oregon-based craft producer with both beer and spirits lines. Comparable as a Pacific Northwest craft alcohol brand competing for similar on-premise and retail distribution and consumer occasion.
• House Spirits Distillery: Portland, Oregon craft distillery known for Aviation Gin and Krogstad Aquavit. Comparable as a craft distillery with multi-category spirits, tasting room presence, and similar distribution scale.
• Bull Run Distilling: Portland, Oregon craft distillery producing whiskeys, bourbons, and other spirits. Directly comparable as a regional craft distillery competing for similar Oregon retail and on-premise accounts and overlapping product mix.
• Westward Whiskey: Portland, Oregon-based American single malt whiskey producer. Comparable as a craft whiskey brand with a similar premium positioning, limited-release strategy, and tasting room-led direct-to-consumer model.
• Peerless Distilling: Kentucky craft bourbon and rye distillery. Comparable as a small-batch, premium-positioned craft whiskey brand using a barrel release / limited allocation strategy similar to Black Butte Whiskey releases.
• Eastside Distilling: Portland, Oregon-based craft distillery producing whiskeys, gins, and other spirits with multi-channel distribution. Closely comparable Oregon craft distillery with overlapping product categories (whiskey, gin) and similar regional distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Hood River Distillers: Oregon-based multi-brand craft spirits producer and acquirer of Crater Lake Spirits. Directly comparable as it operates Clear Creek Distillery, McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt, Big Gin, and other craft spirits brands in the same category and geography, and is now the parent entity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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