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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Elements, Ingredients, and Flavors in Breckenridge’s Distillation
Breckenridge Distillery is known for producing award-winning bourbons, whiskeys, gins, and vodkas, but how is a mash bill or added natural flavors for these spirits
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Breckenridge Distillery’s 10 Best Moments of 2023
The years just seem to get better and better for the Breckenridge Distillery. 2023 brought a year of growth as well as new partnerships and
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6 Holiday Cookie and Spirit Pairings from Breckenridge Distillery
Christmas cookies are a staple around the holidays. We’ve teamed up with Danielle’s Delights, a Breckenridge-local baker, to pair 6 holiday cookies with our favorite
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9 Winter Adventure and Après Pairings from the Breckenridge Distillery
Contributed by Rachel Zerowin When the snow flies in Breckenridge, adventure abounds. And it goes WAY beyond skiing and snowboarding. Whether you’re sliding down
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7 Breckenridge Whiskeys To Gift & Sip This Holiday
This holiday season, gift and sip award-winning Breckenridge whiskeys. Whether you are enjoying time with family, looking for stocking stuffers or throwing a holiday party,
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23 Festive Christmas Cocktails To Drink This Holiday Season
Season cheer is in the air…and in your cocktail. Billie Keithley is bringing on the holiday spirit with 23 hand-crafted cocktails. HOLIDAY HIGHBALL Holiday Highball
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17 Thanksgiving Cocktail and Dish Pairings From Breckenridge Distillery
A delicious cocktail and a Thanksgiving dish go together like pumpkin pie and whipped cream. We’ve taken the bold flavors in our spirits and paired
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Bourbon Baked Beans with Brown Sugar and Bacon from The Oven Light
We loved the Rum Cask Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake from The Oven Light so much that we sent them a bottle of Breck Bourbon to
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17 Boo-zy Halloween Cocktail Recipes You Can Make at Home
Looking for something Boo-zy this Halloween? These easy-to-make Halloween cocktails are a spooktacular addition to your Oct. 31 festivities. Billie Keithley paired some of her