About
Distillery 291 is a small-batch craft whiskey distillery nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs. Owned by Michael Myers, it aims to replicate the taste, smell, and folklore of the Wild West era. Renowned for award-winning whiskeys like their Colorado Rye, finished with toasted Aspen staves.
Small-batch Colorado whiskeys finished with toasted Aspen staves
Copper pot still distillation
Rye and bourbon styles inspired by Wild West
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What They Make
291 Colorado Rye Whiskey
Small batch made from rye malt, sour mash, distilled in copper pot still, aged in American White Oak deep char barrels, finished with toasted Aspen Staves. World's Best Rye 2018.
Colorado Bourbon
Distilled from bourbon sour mash in copper pot still, aged in American White Oak deep char barrels, finished with toasted Aspen Staves. San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold.
American Whiskey
Small batch pre-prohibition style, distilled in copper pot still, short-aged at least 5 months in once-used bourbon barrels.
291 Fresh Colorado Whiskey
Award-winning new make & young spirit.
291 Colorado Rye Whiskey White Dog
Unaged rye whiskey, Best American New Make & Young Spirit 2020.
Awards
Gold Medal, Denver International Spirits Competition 2021
2021
Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020
2020
Latest News
2025 shop and free shipping promotions; recent awards up to 2022 including Craft Producer of the Year.