General Update…..

Posted: 12/01/09

It has recently been brought to my attention that you guys “out there”, need a bit of updating on the goings on around here.

Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is all moved in to our new location at 200 S Kalamath St Denver Co 80223, we are up and running, in full production making 10 barrels a week.  That is 4 more barrels than we were able to make at our Blake Street location.  I am aiming at 18 barrels a week by early next year.  We are able to increase production at this location due to internalizing fermentation and increasing staff.  In the beginning we had contracted different micro breweries to ferment our secret wash recipe that we would distill.  In those early days we could not afford a brewhouse and the brewers required to keep us in wash, so we outsourced wash production, first to the Flying Dog brewery, (until they moved out of Colorado) and then with the wonderful Oskar Blues brewery.  After a few years, we established our name in the industry and were able to borrow what we needed to own and operate our own brew house dedicated to our unique wash recipe.  Today Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is totally in house, from grain to bottle.  We have always been 100% Rocky Mountain malted barley, however our new buying power allowed us to make sure that 80% of that malt comes form within Colorado.

We are still bottling everything by hand utilizing volunteer bottling crews and and handwriting every label.  I can see the “handwritten days” coming to an end at some point.  My massage therapist is giving me hell about writing so many labels- I am getting carpal tunnel syndrome.  But for now the hand written label continues.

For the holidays we have finally opened the online SCW store for merchandise.  I have released a limited number of THE SNOWFLAKE series for sale only out of our gift shop at the distillery (not online).  I guess I will make a separate entry about THE SNOWFLAKE series Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, there is so much to tell.

The Rackhouse pub is open and serving food and drink every day of the week, a great place to have a bite before or after a tour of the new distillery.  Tours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 11a, 1p, 3p, 5p.  Reservations can be made at tours@stranahans.com

Please make a reservation and come down and check out our new location, happy holidays.

Jake

Listening to: Mississippi John Hurt