In the late 2010s, founders Ryan, Tom, and Scott decided it would be fun to make whiskey. But not just any whiskey – the perfect Colorado Style Bourbon. Bonding over the inception of a new spirit genre and a fierce desire to create it with their own hands, the team envisioned the whiskey of their dreams, and the means to produce it.

The first “lab” consisted of various odds and ends purchased around town, and a still that would have made America’s original bootleggers proud. The original “barrels” were charred branches clipped from backyard trees, added to mason jars with their signature moonshine. This was the time of the “branch” in Branch & Barrel; the “Barrel” came later!

Over the next six years, the founders’ dreams became reality as they built their distillery from the ground up, sticking to their DIY roots by designing and crafting every part by hand. From its 2016 launch to the present day, Branch & Barrel has created a reputation for playfully blending art and science and taking a fresh approach to both classic and contemporary spirit styles. B&B's Flagship bottle is a bourbon that’s unmistakably Colorado. From the grain to the glass, the whiskey reflects the character of its place of origin—where high altitude, dramatic temperature swings, and dry mountain air shape its maturation. Between the climate, the local grains, the Rocky Mountain snowmelt water, and the uniqueness of the distillery itself, Branch & Barrel produces a truly special series of spirits that simply can't be replicated anywhere else.