This was my second visit to Breckenridge Distillery. The first was a few years ago when it opened up. It's great to see all the success they have had and their growth is awesome. I stopped in one afternoon and got my own personal tour and tasting. Enjoyed it tremendously and heard they are expanding with a restaurant and cigar bar in the future.
My husband and I visited this distillery two years ago, so came back with friends this year. Very interesting place and we got to see them hand bottling the bourbon, which we had only heard about last time. Lots of samples for everyone. Is very interesting to see how such a small business is doing so well. Make time to go if get the chance. Best of all its FREE!!
We had s great tour of their facility and got to sample excellent bourbon. I never knew how long the progress for making bourbon.
I love small batch bourbons and the Breckenridge Bourbon did not disappoint. We stopped by the tasting room off Main Street. It was a very nice surprise. It compared to Four Roses Single Barrel or Jefferson 10 Year old. Tried some of their other products, but the Bourbon stole my attention. Bought two bottles to bring back for friends.
If you like chemistry and bourbon, you will enjoy the tour of this small scale facility. They have tours every 30 minutes. You get to taste their products at the end, but that really isn't the best part. Seeing the equipment, hearing about the process, and watching the bottles, boxes, and packaging all being done by human hands is fascinating. The day I was there they were packaging the tiny airplane bottles for Frontier Airlines. Lots of personal human touches are required to complete the multi-step process. The amazing thing is all of this bottling "work" is completed by volunteers! I wouldn't take the kids, but if you do the tour is quick enough they will be okay. Go for the experience and enjoy the tastes on your way out! It would be a great break in the ski day or a lovely way to end it.
There are free tours every 30 minutes. We popped in after skiing on a week day and we were the only two there for our tour. There were 10 people for the tour after us. It was interesting to learn about the process and try the different liquors at the end of the tour. You can buy the liquor there but you can not buy it and ship it.
I am not normally a "roll into a place and take shots" kinda gal but this was really great concept to try their products. I think the vodka is amazing but am not a bourbon person so not sure about that. Staff was friendly and location is convenient also I was able to get a pretty cool shirt-so all around a good time. Just wish I could get the vodka here in Maryland.
the place was packed when we arrived @ 7:00pm on a saturday night after a long day of skiing, we had to wait 20 minutes for a table, but we just headed to the bar area for a great selection of beers. (there was also a cooler of cold water)we tried the flight to decide which to order, they were all disticntly different, the food was typical pub fare, burgers & salads, nothing outstandingwaiter was very attentive
Met Matt from Breckenridge Distillery at Breckenridge Ski Resort who introduced us to Breckenridge bourbon. As a non bourbon drinker, I was pleasantly surprised by how smooth the bourbon tasted. We visited their tasting center located near the visitors' center on Main St. It was a very enjoyable visit and we not only enjoyed tasting more of their products but took some home. A nice introduction to a local business. Next visit we plan to your the distillery. I wish them well.
You have to stop and take the tour and have a taste at the Breckenridge Distillery if you're in Breckenridge, Colorado. The people are friendly and the hooch is amazing. They have a wide variety of products to sample and purchase and have come a long way in a few short years. Stop in and say hi. If you can't make it for the Distillery tour then check out their tasting room in downtown Breck.