OA-1K Skyraider II Whiskey

OA-1K Skyraider II Whiskey: A Salute in Every Sip

Some whiskeys honor a place; this one honors a machine and the crews who fly it. The OA-1K Skyraider II is the U.S. Air Force’s newest special operations aircraft — a single-engine light attack and armed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform built by Air Tractor and L3Harris for U.S. Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch program. In 2025, Air Force Special Operations Command gave it a name that carries real weight: Skyraider II, in tribute to the legendary A-1 Skyraider that flew close air support and combat rescue missions over Korea and Vietnam. This whiskey, with the aircraft emblazoned across its dark label, raises a glass to that lineage.

The tribute is fittingly local. This bottle is distilled and bottled by Timber Creek Distillery in Crestview, Florida — deep in the Panhandle, the home turf of Air Force Special Operations Command and the airfields where special operations aviation lives and trains. Timber Creek is a grain-to-glass craft distillery, milling, mashing, fermenting, and distilling from raw grain on site, then aging its whiskey in oak under the intense heat and humidity of Northwest Florida, a climate that drives spirit deep into the barrel.

For the Crews Downrange and the Ones Who Came Before

The parchment-style back label tells the aircraft’s story, making this as much a keepsake as a pour — the kind of bottle opened at homecomings, retirements, and squadron milestones. Serve it neat or with a single cube, and let the oak and grain speak plainly, the way a good tribute should. From the flight line to the rickhouse, the OA-1K Skyraider II whiskey connects Florida craft distilling to the newest chapter of American special operations aviation. Here’s to the airframe, the mission, and everyone who straps in.