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Distillery 291 makes greater than 10 kinds of bourbon and rye.
Utilizing copper photogravure plates left over from his images profession, distillery founder Michael Myers designed and constructed his personal 45-gallon nonetheless. Thus, repurposed supplies and a repurposed profession are what launched 291 Colorado Whiskey. He launched his first whiskey on September 11, 2021, the 20-year anniversary of the terrorist assaults.
Manufacturing is now a lot bigger than it was initially, though each batch of whiskey nonetheless passes by means of that first nonetheless, because it’s now the thump keg to Myers’s present 300-gallon nonetheless. Distillery 291—named after photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s New York gallery 291—makes greater than 10 kinds of rye and bourbon. And whereas 291 has helped put Colorado on the whiskey map, its merchandise have barely modified. The recipe for the bourbon that Distillery 291 serves at the moment is sort of the very same as Myers’s very first try at making whiskey.
Drink this: Distillery 291 Aspen Stave Completed Barrel Proof Single Barrel Rye
89 factors, 50.8% ABV, $105
Papaya, nectarine, blueberry, grape, oak, chocolate, and pistachio
Eat right here: Restaurant 1858
A Broadmoor property positioned on the banks of Seven Falls, Restaurant 1858 makes a fantastic Colorado Mule with Distillery 291’s white whiskey. Pair it with solid iron-cooked Colorado Rocky Mountain trout.
Keep right here: The Broadmoor
This luxurious resort carries Distillery 291 and different positive whiskies at lots of its 17 on-site eating places, cafes, and lounges.
Take a facet Journey: Seven Falls
Hike Seven Falls, a wide ranging canyon path alongside a sequence of waterfalls, positioned lower than one mile from The Broadmoor.
