Trailhead Spirits

Our spirits will have a competitive advantage in quality, due to selection and control of ingredients and craftsmanship. Trailhead Spirits plans to concentrate on the premium and ultra-premium segments of spirit sales. As such, our line will be priced to reflect the quality of our ingredients and the hand-crafted nature of our product. Our spirits will be made with taste and finish that will measure up to the best in the world with a focus on quality, taste, and overall experience.

Craft Spirits

We believe there is a direct correlation between the quality of the spirit and the ingredients used in making it. Sourcing wheat raised on the McGowans family farm in Highwood, MT, enables us to ensure that superior quality grains go into every small batch spirit we produce. We ferment, distill, dilute, filter, label, and bottle all of our products on site. We are committed to providing quality local products for your tasting enjoyment.

Great North Vodka

The name on our label; Great North Vodka, is an abbreviated spin on the famous Great Northern Railroad. A fitting tribute to those who worked tireless hours building Montana’s railroads which allowed endless opportunities in the new frontier.

Great North Vodka is made from wheat raised in North Central Montana and pure mountain water that has worked its way from the from the high altitude peaks of the Beartooth Pass, down the Yellowstone River, to our distillery in the heart of Billings, MT.

Great North Vodka – Silver Medal – American Distilling Institute 2016
Great North Vodka – Silver Medal – Denver International Spirits Competition 2014
Great North Vodka – Bronze Medal – Washington Cup Spirits Competition 2014
2013 Spirits International Prestige (SIP) Awards > Bronze Medal

Healy’s Gin

Our gin is named after my Great Grandfather Michael Healy. His pioneering spirit and entrepreneurial ingenuity enabled him to prosper during prohibition. In an era when the Butte copper mine was known as the richest hill on the earth, he was the toast of the town for his bootlegged spirits. A modern American Gin balanced with a variety of botanicals including your traditional Juniper and Coriander, some non-traditional such as hops and Heather tips, and native plants like Sweet grass and Bitterroot. The result is a complex creation with local flair, a true Montana Gin.

Healy’s Gin – Bronze  – American Craft Distillers Association 2019
Healy’s Gin – Bronze – 2019 American Distilling Institute
Healy’s Gin – Bronze  – American Craft Distillers Association 2018
Healy’s Gin – Bronze – 2018 American Distilling Institute
Healy’s Gin – Bronze  – American Craft Distillers Association 2017
Healy’s Gin – Gold – 2016 Best in Category American Craft Spirits Association
Healy’s Gin – 2015 The Fifty Best
Healy’s Gin – Bronze – 2015 American Distilling Institute
Healy’s Gin – Bronze – Washington Cup Spirits Competition 2014
Healy’s Gin – Silver – Denver International Spirits Competition 2014
Healy’s Gin – Bronze  – American Craft Distillers Association 2014
Healy’s Gin – Gold – SIP Awards 2014
Healy’s Gin – Silver – 2014 Craft Spirits Awards

Healy’s Reserve

Healy’s reserve is our award winning Healy’s Gin aged in used oak whiskey barrels. The result is a smooth sipping spirit that confuses your senses and intrigues your palate by imparting oaky characteristics from the barrel aging process that masterfully compliments the floral notes of the botanical base.

Healy’s Reserve Gin – Bronze – 2019 American Craft Spirits Association
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Bronze – 2018 American Craft Spirits Association
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Bronze – 2018 American Distilling Institute
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Bronze – 2016 American Craft Spirits Association
Healy’s Reserve Gin – 2015 The Fifty Best
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Bronze – 2015 American Distilling Institute
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Silver – 2015 American Craft Spirits Association
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Bronze – Denver International Spirits Competition 2014
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Silver – American Distilling Institute 2014
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Platinum – Best in Class – SIP Awards 2014
Healy’s Reserve Gin – Silver – 2014 Craft Spirit Awards