About
Downslope Distilling, founded in 2009 in Centennial, Colorado, produces small-batch, hand-crafted spirits from raw ingredients including agave, rum, whiskey, vodka, and gin. They emphasize passion for craft without cutting corners, creating complex spirits like bold rye whiskey and peated American single malt shaped by local terroir. Award-winning Rocky Mountain craft spirits with a focus on tours, distillery school, ready-to-drink cocktails, and bitters.
Small batch hand-crafted spirits from raw ingredients
Whiskeys including Straight Rye, Malted Oat, Peated American Single Malt
Distillery School workshops and tours
Ready-to-drink cocktails and bitters
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What They Make
Bourbon Whiskey
Returning April 25th, last release until Fall
Straight Rye Whiskey
Bold spice, smooth sweetness, made with malted rye and barley
Experimental Cask Malted Oat Whiskey
Silky, nutty, 51% malted oats and 49% malted barley, only 141 bottles
100% Peated American Single Malt
Single-barrel, cask-strength, smoke shaped by grasslands terroir
Clarified Pain Killer
Ready-to-drink cocktail
Classic Old Fashioned
Ready-to-drink cocktail
Small Batch Bitters
Handcrafted line available for shipping
Awards
Bronze Medal, American Distilling Institute 2020
2020
Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019
2019
Upcoming Events
Bourbon Whiskey Release
April 25th
Celebrate the return of Bourbon Whiskey, last release until Fall
Malted Oat Whiskey Release
March 28th
Release event
First Friday Thieves Event
April 3rd
Event at distillery
Farmers Markets
2026 Coming Soon
Upcoming farmers markets
Latest News
Bourbon Whiskey returns April 25th (last until Fall); New ready-to-drink cocktails including Clarified Pain Killer and Classic Old Fashioned; Small Batch Bitters now available for shipping; 2026 events coming soon.