BourbonBlog.com invites you to join our friends Breckenridge Distillery October 5th – 7th, 2012 for  Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival: “Still on the Hill.” All events  and details in the festival are listed in the calendar below. We invite you to watch our coverage of Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival 2011 on this link. Of particular note to spirit and whiskey… Read more »

BourbonBlog.com speaks with Downslope Distilling about their Double-Diamond Whiskey and samples some too. Yeah, we have to drink it and talk about it too! This is an Irish style whiskey aged in very small experienced medium toast casks and then blended. The result is a light colored extraordinarily smooth whiskey that tastes of vanilla and… Read more »

BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews Michael Myers owner of Distillery 291, Colorado Springs, Colorado. We taste his White Dog Rye at 110 proof has some distinct notes of hot tamales, buttered popcorn. Before moving to Colorado, Michael was fashion/beauty photographer who lived in New York and had dreamt of starting his own distillery. Distillery 291 also… Read more »

× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews Ted Palmer, El Presidente of Roundhouse Spirits, Boulder Colorado. Roundhouse makes a Imperial Barrel Aged, which is their award-winning Gin aged in oak casks for at least 6 months. It has a complex character smoothness. Roundhouse Spirits also makes a Corretto Coffee Liqueur and Roundhouse Gin. You can find Roundhouse… Read more »

× The Colorado whiskey we’ve enjoyed for years and now BourbonBlog.com interviews Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey of Denver, Colorado during the Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival. It is a single malt whiskey (100% malted barley) aged in brand new charred American white oak barrels. We get a distinct Charleston Chew flavor on it and notes which are… Read more »

BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews Karen Hoskin, President and Co-Owner of Montanya Distillers, which produces an award-winning, obsessively-crafted high mountain rum. Karen tells the story of how her Rum journey began years ago after tasting Rum in India. Montanya makes two delicious Rums: Platino Light Rum and Oro Dark Rum, which has is aged in used… Read more »

BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer speaks with Steve “VIz” Viezvbicke and Rob Masters of the Boulder Distillery and Clear Spirit Company. Tom tastes their 303 Vodka, 303 Whiskey (which are both potato based) along with Rob’s MTN GIN. With these three fine spirits, the distillery is celebrating 3rd Anniversary and continued growth across Colorado. Visit them when… Read more »

BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer tastes Dancing Pines Distillery Bourbon from Loveland, Colorado. We interview distiller Kristian Naslund who tells us about the natural, local, high quality ingredients are used to create their top shelf spirits. Dancing Pines makes a Double pot distilled Bourbon bottled at 88 proof; several rums including a spiced, cask barrel aged and… Read more »

In Breckenridge, Colorado, craft distillers from across the state and nation come together for Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival 2011 Grand Tasting giving thirsty guests the chance to sample their Bourbons, whiskeys, gins, vodkas, rum and unique creations. BourbonBlog.com speaks with Bryan Nolt, “El Jeffe”, CEO Breckenrdige Distillery as we prepare to taste. Be watching for… Read more »