The Breckenridge Distillery Story
The Breckenridge Distillery is the “World’s Highest Distillery”. Founded in 2008, we are most widely known for our blended bourbon whiskey, a high-rye mash American-style whiskey. Our Breckenridge Bourbon is one of the most highly awarded craft bourbons in the US.
The Breckenridge Distillery is proudly a 3x Icons of Whisky and 10x winner of Best American Blended winner at the World Whiskies Awards by Whisky Magazine and a 4x winner of Colorado Distillery of the Year by the New York International Spirits Competition. Most recently, Breckenridge Port Cask Finish was named World’s Best Finished Bourbon at the 2024 World Whiskies Awards, joining Breckenridge High Proof, named World’s Best Blended Whiskey and Breckenridge Gin, named World’s Best Compound Gin at the World Gin Awards by Gin Magazine. Breckenridge spirits have been awarded 6 Double Golds at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Since coming online in 2008 and releasing its first vodka and bourbon three years later, Breckenridge Distillery has quickly become an award-winning producer of fine spirits, being designated one of the top three bourbons in the U.S. How it all came to be, however, stems from a mix of just the right ingredients, a hint of luck and a deep love for quality whiskey.
“Philosophically for me, quality is the only thing that matters,” says Nolt. “If you want to have quality in whiskey, there’s so much heritage that you just can’t ignore.”
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It’s Game Time: The Ultimate Breckenridge Bloody Mary
It’s game day. There is no doubt that a good Bloody Mary and American sports go hand-in-hand. Billie Keithley crafted the ultimate Game Day Bloody
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PRODUCT RELEASE: PX Sherry Cask Finish + Recipe
The Breckenridge Distillery is proud to announce the long-awaited arrival of its Breckenridge Pedro Ximenez (PX) Sherry Cask Finish. We’ve taken our award-winning bourbon and
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Bee’s Knees Week Cocktails and Recipes. Help Save the Bees.
Bee’s Knees Week is not only a celebration of the Bee’s Knees cocktail but an opportunity to spotlight the importance of bees in our food
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Meet the 2017 Punch Kings Bartenders
Punch was the grandaddy of all cocktails, meant for sharing amongst friends and enhancing social engagements. Now in its 5th year, Punch Kings is dedicated to
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Season 1: Punch Kings
HANDCRAFTED | WHOLE BOTTLE | HOSPITALITY The Cochon US Tour DNA Series, “Punch Kings” is a mini-doc series focusing on some of the best bartenders
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Fall event line-up at the Breck Distillery
Good food, live music and stunning fall colors, just the way we want to bring on fall in the High Country. This fall, we are
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Best of Summit 2017
When we heard that the Breckenridge Distillery and the Breckenridge Distillery Restaurant were nominated for over 10 categories for Best of Summit, we knew we
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Flaviar X Breckenridge Exclusive Bourbon Blending Event
The Breckenridge Distillery is excited to welcome you to the bustling ski town of Breckenridge, CO for an epic blending event March 9, 2019. Breckenridge is