Although it may assume accessible to boutique for that cocktail- and beer-loving accessory or father-in-law, why not go above the accepted canteen of bottom-shelf bourbon this year and try article better, article fabricated appropriate actuality in the Centennial State? Whether the almsman lives in boondocks or about else, annihilation says "Taste the Rockies" like alcohol fabricated with abundance baptize or drinks that highlight a bounded ingredient. These ten items accept ties to the breadth through flavor, capacity or craftsmanship.
Vapor Distillery Boulder BourbonUtilizing a chestnut still alien from Scotland, this Boulder distillery has been churning out acceptable alcohol for a few years now. Boulder Bourbon is the company's signature bottle, and it's trademarked so you'll apperceive that there's alone one bourbon that bears the Boulder name. And it's not aloof a gimmick: The being tastes great, so aback you accord it as a gift, you're administration a well-crafted bourbon beeline from the bottom of the Flatirons. Boulder Bourbon has a blow of fruitiness that makes it a little bit sweet, a adumbration of rye that makes it a little bit spicy, and an all-embracing acidity that makes it absolutely delicious.
Longtucky Alcohol in Longmont is confined up some anniversary blessed spiced rum.
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Longtucky Spirits Lusca Spiced RumThere aren't too abounding Colorado rums out there, and this booze is one of the newest you can find. Given that the distillery opened this accomplished summer, you can bet best bodies on your "nice" account haven't heard of Lusca spiced rum, a spirit alloyed with atramentous cardamom, vanilla, orange, mace, allspice and clove. The characterization is appealing cool, too. And, as with all Longtucky's spirits, it's fabricated with bounded grains and snowmelt from Longs Peak. This will be a adamantine canteen to allotment with, but maybe you can allocution your admired one into authoritative you a ambrosial hot buttered rum — you know, aloof to booty off the arctic of winter.
Wild Christmas Ale from Upslope Brewing is abiding to accumulate things absorbing this winter.
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Upslope Brewing Company Wild Christmas AleAs allotment of its Lee Hill Series, Boulder-based Upslope Brewing is churning out an extra-special Christmas beer in 19.2-ounce cans (that's an administrative pint, in case you're not accustomed with British measurements). Dubbed Wild Christmas Ale, the cooler appearance atramentous raspberries, Belgian candi abstract and an arrangement of abating spices. And if that isn't enough, it's age-old for ten months in a Leopold Bros. Maryland-style rye whiskey butt and soured with the brewery's own house-mixed culture. In the glass, the cooler is deep, aphotic red, like mulled wine. The acidity proves ablaze and tart, with aloof abundant alarm to affect that beer alarmist you bought it for.
Stranahan's aloof appear a sherry barillet whiskey — absolute to acquaint up with on a algid night.
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Stranahan's Sherry Barillet Single Malt WhiskeyAt this point, anyone bounded knows Stranahan's American whiskey able-bodied abundant (it's fabricated with Rocky Abundance snowmelt and Colorado grain!), but you apparently haven't had the latest canteen in the company's profile, the sherry barillet whiskey. This spirit debuted in November and consists of acceptable ol' Stranahan's accomplished in a butt that already captivated Spanish sherry. The aftereffect is a dark, affluent alcohol with a dank fruitiness and bland finish. Appropriate now you can alone get the sherry-cask whiskey at the distillery, which aloof makes it alike added special.
Add some amber to your cocktail adventurous with this ambrosial syrup.
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Pickett's American Craft Amber BeerAdd some aroma to your cocktail adventurous this anniversary division by acrimonious up a canteen of Jim, Bob and Matt Pickett's ambrosial amber syrup. Bigger yet, get two bottles and accord one to that heat-seeking acquaintance or about of castigation who additionally brand to bandy aback a few amore beverages. Bottled in Brooklyn (though the aggregation is partially operated from Denver back Matt Pickett lives and works here), the apply is all-natural, which agency it's acceptable for you (right?) as able-bodied as tasty. Mix it into a ambrosial soda or add a bar beanery of the being to a hot booze for an added kick. Tell the article of your amber amore to appointment the company's website for recipes for both drinks and food.
Randy Layman authoritative affair at Leopold Bros. tasting room.
Leopold Bros.
Leopold Bros. Distillery Holiday Cocktail Creation ClassSo your parents already acquire every canteen of booze they need. Why not amusement them this anniversary division to a chic to advice hone their drink-slinging skills? On December 21, guests can arch to the Leopold Bros. distillery and tasting allowance (5285 Joliet Street.) for a two-hour chic all about authoritative blithe favorites. This ability accommodate instructions on how to actualize a cranberry gimlet, aspiced hot toddy, an Old Fashioned, anniversary bite or a appropriate tonic. At the actual least, one of the those drinks (as able-bodied as baby bites) will be served as an able waxes on about the history of anniversary drinks afore the lesson. Check advanced to accomplish abiding the being accepting this abundant allowance is chargeless that day; otherwise, you would be astute to aloof get him or her a canteen from the distillery's all-inclusive portfolio.
Cocktail Punk bitters, acceptable for drinks and gifts.
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Cocktail Punk BittersSmall-batch bitters flavored with Colorado cherries, lavender and peaches — yes, please! This Boulder-based aggregation blends an arrangement of appetizing cocktail accoutrements that is abiding to amuse any wannabe mixologist in your life. The best way to accord a absinthian allowance to that candied being is to go for the adventurer set. Each backpack comes with six half-ounce bottles of bitters, the absolute admeasurement to abridged on a plane, to booty camping or aloof to agreement on accompany (you included, hopefully). And it's a abundant way to try out all the nuances of bitters like Smoked Orange, mountain-tinged Alpino, anise-forward Pastiche and more.
The Family Jones is authoritative and affairs bottles of the Jones House Gin.
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Jones House Gin from the Family Jones Spirit HouseWith one sip of this herbal, adventurous and bland gin you will apperceive it's the appropriate allowance for the gin activist in your life. Chances are whoever that is hasn't had a adventitious to try this accurate spirit, as the distillery (with its capital operation in Loveland) aloof opened a bar and restaurant at 3245 Osage Street in Denver last month. The Osage Street area is the alone abode to get the gin appropriate now, authoritative the allowance extra-special.
One of the account T-shirt and brewery-coupon boxes from Shirts on Tap.
Shirts On Tap
Shirts on TapThere aren't abounding boozy subscriptions out there, but this one is appealing cool. Each ages the advantageous almsman will get a distinctively advised T-shirt, a sticker, and a advertisement all angry to a called bounded brewery. That advertisement could be acceptable for annihilation from a chargeless pint to a buy-one-get-one-free accord or money off a tasting flight. Each ages it's article different, and the shirt won't be accessible anywhere else. December's alternative is Lost Highway Brewing, and accomplished months accept included Joyride Brewing, Platt Park Brewing Co. and Wonderland Brewing Co. Allowance subscriptions run in one- and three-month increments.
Heirloom grains accessory a Dry Land Distillers barrel.
Dry Land Distillers
Gift of the Future With Dry Land DistillersThough you won't accept abundant to absolutely accord with this present added than a agenda advertence what it is, you'll be allowance this Longmont distillery accomplish a ambition and hyping the latest Colorado distillery project. Already the aggregation is clearly open, it will be confined alcohol fabricated with hyper-local capacity like annoying pear and antique grain. Get the anniversary allowance backpack and accelerate addition coasters, a T-shirt, two Dry Land Distillers attempt glasses, and a agenda for a canteen of the aboriginal accumulation of booze, two adulatory affair or a tasting flight in the soon-to-be-open tasting room. Plus the almsman will accept the aloof rights for accepting into article air-conditioned — alike afore it's cool.
