A Denver distillery is relocating operations to the suburbs, and when it does it will close its taproom and restaurant in the city. Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse, which opened in the River North Arts District in 2018, will soon break ground on a brand new production facility located at 1303 Empire Rd. in Louisville. According … Read more
Denver-based Stranahan’s distillery marks its 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, the whiskey maker is tracing its roots back to Aspen with a new tasting room and restaurant opening in March in the mountain town. The Aspen Whiskey Lodge, at 307 S. Mill St., serves alpine-inspired dishes alongside drams and cocktails featuring the distillery’s … Read more
Coloradans looking for excellent whiskey don’t need to look far. That’s according to the judges at the Whisky Magazine Awards, who recently honored several local distilleries in its nationwide competition. Laws Whiskey House’s Four Grain Bourbon Cask Strength was named the best single-barrel bourbon (non-Kentucky) at the 2024 Whisky Magazine Awards.(Provided by Laws Whiskey House) … Read more
Sitting around an intimate bar with 11 strangers through 18 courses sounds like a lot. But by the end of an omakase experience at Ukiyo, you’ll be shaking hands and clinking glasses with both your neighbors and the man behind the counter, chef Phaseuth “Paul” Sananikone. Ukiyo, which means “to be in the moment” in … Read more
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). 2023 was the year I fell in love with the mocktail. Until last year … Read more
The storied building at 1920 Market St. in Downtown Denver will start a new chapter with the New Year. The space, which served as home base for the cast of “Real World Denver” nearly two decades ago, will soon debut as Riot House, a restaurant and club specializing in DJ dance parties and bottle service. … Read more
William H. Macy describes his first visit to the mountains near Aspen, Colorado, as “pretty much love at first sight.” It was sometime in the mid-1980s, Macy recalls, and he was traveling with then-girlfriend Felicity Huffman back to the area where she grew up. “Her mom was a magnificent cook, and they ride horses,” Macy … Read more
One Colorado-made bourbon was recently named among the “most exciting” whiskeys of 2023 by the experts at Whisky Advocate magazine. Each year, the publication ranks its top 20 whiskeys of the year based on price, accessibility for buyers and, of course, taste, including scores from a blind panel of international judges. Old Elk Distillery (253 … Read more
Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is taking it back to the beginning. The whiskey maker, which was founded in 2004 and has often been billed as the first new distillery to open in Colorado since Prohibition, plans to debut a new tasting room, Stranahan’s Whiskey Lodge, sometime this winter in Aspen, according to the company. This “marks … Read more
