Durango Craft Spirits is Durango's first
grain-to-glass distillery since prohibition, Our spirits are hand-crafted, mashed, distilled & bottled in our distillery in downtown Durango, using only regional grains. Our ingredients: Non-GMO white corn from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and grains from the Colorado Malting Company in Alamosa, Colorado. 
We enjoy sharing stories of Durango's past through our spirits and cocktails. Each of our bottles share a tale that highlights those who were important in the founding of Durango in 1881.
Soiled Doves Vodka pays homage to Durango's Ladies of the Night. One must not overlook the role the brothels of the Red Light District played in its establishment. Prostitution was a prospering industry and, due to its seamy nature, gave rise to the euphemism Soiled Doves. At the turn of the 20th century, brothels thrived between Main Avenue and the Animas River to the west. The fines accrued from the brothels, as well as the business drawn from nearby towns, provided the income necessary for the budding city to build its first schools and police department. The gains provided by Soiled Doves, despite their ignominious trade, entrenched the roots of a town that has blossomed into the community Durango is today. Mayday Moonshine is named after Mayday Mine which lies in the La Plata mountains just west of Durango. Prohibition was passed in Colorado in 1916 (four years before the rest of the country) and at the same time the silver market took a crash causing a lot of mines to close. Moonshiners then often hid their stills in abandoned mines and made moonshine out of the mines. Cinder Dick Bourbon is aged in new American Oak charred barrels for two years and our first batch was released on December 1, 2017. Cinder Dick is a slang railroad term which refers to a railroad detective. |
Cinder Dick is one of the 50 Best!
50 Best Bourbons awarded Cinder Dick a Gold Medal. Cinder Dick is awarded Silver and Mayday Moonshine is awarded Bronze at ADI, 2018. The American Distilling Institute awarded us two medals at the annual conference in Portland. Cinder Dick takes Bronze in its first competition! The Denver International Spirits Competition awarded Cinder Dick Bourbon a Bronze Medal. Mayday Moonshine shines at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition! Mayday Moonshine was awarded a Bronze Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Mayday Moonshine takes Bronze at the North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition! Mayday Moonshine was awarded a Bronze Medal at the North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition. Mayday Moonshine shines at the ADI Conference in Baltimore! The American Distilling Institute recently awarded Mayday Moonshine with a Gold Medal, Best of Class and the coveted Best of Category! Durango Craft Spirits wins medals from the New York International Spirits Competition! Gold Medal for Soiled Doves Vodka, a Silver Medal for Mayday Moonshine and Colorado Vodka Distiller |
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