15 Best Distilleries in Denver

Stranahan’s gives Denver whiskey enthusiasts a close look at Colorado-made American single malt, crafted from malted barley, yeast, Rocky Mountain water, and time in the barrel. The distillery visit centers on guided tours, tastings, a tasting room, and a lounge-style cocktail setting, with knowledgeable hosts who make the production story easy to follow.

Talnua Distillery explores the meeting point between Gaelic whiskey tradition and American craft, with a focus on American Single Pot Still Whiskey. Its tasting room and cocktail lounge provide a comfortable setting for sampling, drinks, or bottles to take home, while guided tours move through the working distillery from grain to glass.

Bear Creek Distillery produces handcrafted grain-to-bottle spirits in the heart of Denver, with a tasting-room atmosphere that feels warm, relaxed, and distinctly social. Whiskey, vodka, and cocktails form the core of the visit, while tours and tastings offer a closer look at the distillery’s small-batch approach.

Laws Whiskey House presents Colorado bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskey from grain through distillation, aging, and bottling in Denver. The Whiskey Sanctuary adds a visitor-centered dimension, pairing tours and tastings with a second-story cocktail lounge where guests can settle in for a longer pour.

Leopold Bros. offers a detailed, craft-focused distillery visit in Denver, with tours that explain the family story, distilling process, and hands-on approach behind its broad spirits portfolio. Tastings can span vodka, gin, liqueurs, cordials, bourbon, and rye, making the stop worthwhile even for visitors who do not usually reach for one particular category.

Nestled against Green Mountain in Lakewood, Ballmer Peak Distillery has a compact tasting room with an easygoing neighborhood feel. Its spirits are designed to work both neat and in cocktails, and the bar is particularly strong on creative, balanced drinks such as lavender, cucumber, seasonal, and dessert-inspired combinations.

The Block Distilling Co. makes seasonal gins, whiskies, vodka, and other spirits in Denver’s River North Arts District, with every drop produced in house. Its tasting room is built around conversation and discovery, while the cocktail program leans inventive, seasonal, and more deliberate than a quick mixed drink.

Mile High Spirits pairs a Denver craft distillery with an energetic tasting room where vodka, whiskey, gin, infused spirits, and cocktails share the spotlight. The atmosphere is playful and social, with a clear party-bar streak that suits groups, happy-hour plans, and visitors looking for something more animated than a quiet tasting.

Deviation Distilling centers its Denver cocktail lounge on gin, with a range of distinct botanical profiles designed for both tasting and mixing. Blood orange and basil, citrus rose, mountain herbs, spice trade, and barrel-rested expressions give the menu unusual breadth, while custom tonics and fresh ingredients help the drinks stay bright and expressive.

Spirit Hound’s Highlands tasting room brings Colorado-made whiskey, gin, rum, vodka, and creative cocktails into a moody, relaxed Denver setting. The bar is especially appealing to whiskey drinkers, with flights and cocktails built around American Single Malt Whisky and distinctive finishes such as honey.

Molly Brown Distillery takes a grain-to-glass approach to Denver bourbon, producing its core spirits in house and serving them in a polished speakeasy-style tasting room. The bourbon range includes regular, high-rye, spiced, and single-barrel expressions, while the cocktail menu uses those full-bodied flavors in drinks inspired by influential women in history.

Tighe Brothers Distillery is a smaller Denver neighborhood bar where bourbon, rye, and handcrafted cocktails take center stage. The room has a calm, comfortable feel, with seating suited to a quiet drink, a small gathering, or watching a game without the intensity of a large cocktail venue.

Denver Distillery brings a from-scratch approach to spirits in the historic Baker neighborhood, with house-made bourbon, rye, gin, moonshine, and liqueurs served through tastings, cocktails, and flights. A distillery tour adds useful context about the production process, while the bar also includes local beer, cider, wine, and food for a more complete visit.

Ballmer Peak Distillery’s Sheridan location brings the brand’s playful, small-scale spirit program into a friendly cocktail-bar setting. The house-made drinks lean creative and seasonal, with bartenders willing to shape a cocktail around individual tastes rather than limiting visitors to a fixed script.

Felene Distillery specializes in organic sugarcane vodka made in Colorado, with an additive-free profile designed to drink cleanly in a martini, over ice, or in a simple mixed drink. The spirit is distilled from fermented sugarcane and produced under certified organic standards, without sugar, citric acid, glycerin, or softening agents.