Laws Whiskey House

Denver, Colorado

Laws Whiskey House wears its whiskey ideologies on its sleeve.

Just by visiting their website, you'll get an idea of what's important to them.

"Whiskey above all. "

"Craft over commodity. "

"Quality over quantity. "

These are lovely "buzz-phrases. " But, does Laws Whiskey House stand behind these?

After speaking with their owners and the men behind the bottles, I can wholeheartedly say "yes. "

They take pride in their operation. Focusing on producing quality whiskey and making sure each bottle meets their standards and the increasingly critical standards of whiskey enthusiasts around the world.

What does it mean to obsess over every step of the whiskey-making process?

Let's take a look.

Like all whiskey, it starts with the grain.

Laws Whiskey House proudly sources their grains from two Colorado farms.

The Cody Family is in their fifth generation of farming. You could say it's in their blood at this point. The second is Whiskey Sisters Supply, which produces the corn used in Law's whiskies.

They use all four American mother grains in theirdistilling.

San Luis Valley Rye, Centennial Wheat, Henry Road Malt, and corn meld together in various proportions to produce a variety of quality whiskies.

Again, Laws constantly adopts the ideology that there is no shortcut to making high-quality whiskey.

They bided their time, waiting three years after their first distillation run to release a single bottle to market. They wanted to wait until the time was right rather than release something that wasn't ready.

They never sourced their whiskey, preferring to do it themselves from the start. And, from the first day, they hunted out the best heirloom grains they could find rather than looking for cheaper grains to reduce overhead.

It's all about quality over quantity at Laws.

Laws whiskey doesn't have a master distiller. Rather, they adopt the mentality that it takes a village and a democracy of ideas and critiques to fine-tune their whiskies.

They believe that there's a "master" anything, it's the terrior that governs the whiskey-making process.

The high-altitude stressing the grains to make them bolder and more flavorful, the mineral composition of the soil, the barometric swings that occur at over 5,000-feet while the whiskey ages, open-air fermentation, and the use of Eldorado Springs mineral water.

Every step of the way Laws works with the environment rather than trying to control it.

Laws Whiskey House takes pride in everything that they do, and rightfully so.

When you give that much attention to each and every step of the process, you can't help but feel a deep attachment to the whiskey that ends up in the bottle.

"Whisky above all else" is something that we kept hearing while speaking with their team and familiarizing ourselves with their process and branding.

That's how Laws looks at what they put on market.

They firmly believe that, above all else, the whiskey that their fans drink is the culmination and a representation of all the care and passion they pour into their craft.

Laws set a high bar for craft distilleries. Especially for other Colorado whiskies.

They produced Colorado's first Bottled-In-Bond bourbon and rye in the state's history, and their quality and taste are as deep and rich as their commitment to the craft.