Distilleries
Estes Park distilleries.
Colorado-grain whiskey, small-batch moonshine, and spirits distilled at 7,522 feet, most of them within a short drive of each other. Taste your way through town, then carry a bottle up to the ridge.
The Distilleries
Small batch, high altitude.
The scene runs from downtown Elkhorn Avenue out along Moraine Avenue toward the national park, so you can string a few together. Tastings and hours vary by season, so check each one before you go.
- Estes Park Distilling Company: downtown on Elkhorn Ave, flavored moonshines, whiskey, and vodka, with free tastings alongside Bob and Tony's Pizzeria
- Full Throttle Distillery & Grill: whiskey, vodka, and moonshine with a full barbecue smokehouse and a big patio on Moraine Ave (site)
- Hogback Distillery: Scottish-tradition whisky and a tasting room and bottle shop on Moraine Ave (site)
- Elkins Distilling Co.: all-Colorado-grain whisky, with a downtown tasting room and mercantile on Elkhorn Ave
- For whiskey lovers: the Cascades Whiskey Bar at the Stanley Hotel keeps 1,000+ expressions, one of Colorado's largest collections
The Basecamp
A nightcap by the fire.
There is a reason a whiskey tastes better up here. The lodge sits ten minutes above downtown on a private ridge, with a wood-burning fireplace, a loft library, and a deck under a sky full of stars. Pour one, and stay a while.
- Ten minutes above downtown Estes Park
- Wood-burning fireplace and a loft library for a nightcap
- Sleeps 8 across 3 bedrooms, room for the whole group
- Round out the crawl: the wineries and the breweries
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