Peak Spirits

Hotchkiss, CO


USDA-certified organic and some Demeter-certified Biodynamic® spirits. Grown, fermented, and distilled all by the same people. They use 'caprock' formations in the Grand Mesa for their water sources which are remnants of the lava flows that once spread across the region. Their high elevation and basalt composition creates an ideal source of naturally filtered, soft, fresh water.

Peach Street Distillers

The Goat - Made with Olathe Sweet Corn.

We're what you'd call an artisanal distillery, which of course makes us artists, serious craftsmen, if you will. Manufacturing tasteless, odorless vodka from potatoes doesn't interest us, it's just not fun. If we were going to do that, we might as well just make gasoline. We use a custom-made, copper, German pot still to create The Goat. Our secret behind the Goat's character, you ask? Olathe Sweet Corn. Olathe Sweet Corn, and our Head Distiller, Davy Lindig.

Palisade, Colorado

el magico and I drank the heck out of "Colorado's first legal Bourbon". Although we dispute whether or not it can really be considered "bourbon" - we can say one thing for sure - it's very good. The first night it was opened, we killed off about 60% of the bottle. VERY drinkable. Shame the bottles so small :S I have no tasting notes, just blurred memories and an empty bottle.

Colorado Pure Distilling

Pat Karns? I'm apparently drinking too much er i'da known about these here folks. i'm getting both more proud of colorado and more disappointed in myself!! Go Avs!

Pat Karns [one of two owners] likes to win. He handles the business side of the operation. During the time Pat was affiliated with the United States hockey team, the team won the silver medal at the 2002 Olympic Games. Pat also had the pleasure of serving as head athletic trainer for the Colorado Avalanche during which time they won the Stanley Cup twice.

At Colorado Pure Distilling, LLC, one batch is six cases, each containing twelve 750ml bottles. One run is also the minimum order for our private label customers. Of course, we can handle larger orders with multiple runs. But we'll still create them one batch at a time. And while the batches are always small, the personalization is always extensive. We touch everything during the distillation process. Nothing is automated. We even hand-carry the mash and product from one step to the next.

Colorado Pure Distilling LLC is one of just two micro-distillers in the world using a glass finishing still. Glass finishing stills eliminate the impurities imparted by traditional metal stills, and make it easier to identify and draw off any remaining impurities as they appear.

New Deal Distillery

New Deal - Portland, Oregon

They have a nice blogroll and list of distilleries in the Oregon Distillers Guild. the thing i dig about this site is now they show their equipment and describe their process in four pages. very simple and clean information. make you feel really "in the know" about what their product is. not something you get from just any distillery. they create no mystique - they present transparency on many levels. pretty refreshing in this day and age.

Vodka 14

Vodka 14 is made by Altitude Spirits, an independent family-owned and operated spirits company in Boudler, Colorado.
The grains used are certified USDA Organic. Water is drawn from a certified source: Snake River aquifer. Vodka 14 is packaged in distinctive glass bottles, decorated using baked-on ceramic pigments in lieu of plastic labels. The bottle is sealed with a recyclable synthetic cork closure, which unlike natural cork or plastic will not taint the taste of the vodka. The safety seal is made from PETG, which is derived from recycled sources and is itself recyclable. In fact, every element in the Vodka 14 package can be recycled through most municipal recycling programs.

Vodka 14 uses a sophisticated four-column continuous distillation system. In a continuous distillation system the mash is heated until it becomes a vapor, rising towards the top of the still. As it rises, the vapor cools and condenses, cascading back down to the bottom and beginning the process anew. This cycle allows the mixture inside the column to be re-distilled continuously, whereas in a conventional still the vapors would pass into a gas state once and be collected.
After distillation, Vodka 14 is run through an advanced activated carbon and crystal filtration process before bottling.

Boulder Distillery & Clear Spirit Company (Viezbeck 303 Vodka)

From their site: 
Master disitller, Steve Viezbicke of Boulder Distillery and Clear Spirit Company has a unique ability to see the potential of reclaimed materials. He has created all the equipment in the distillery, allowing us to stay green, in our commitment to the environment. Coming a long way from a pressure-cooker/still in his garage, Steve fabricated "Big Bertha". Bertha is a 100 gallon, stainless steel vessel, topped by a valved reflux still head. Using Colorado grown potatoes and Indian Peaks Spring water. Steve has created a unique vodka unlike any other.


Check out more on their site about Big Bertha. Good pics of building a cooking coil.