Barbara Klouse bottles Fireside Whiskey at Mile High Spirits in RiNo. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Mile High Spirits CEO Rich Harris double checks the bottles of Fireside Whiskey before packing them in boxes. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Barrels of whiskey at Mile High Spirits. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Infused vodka is a specialty at Mile High Spirits. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Orange vanilla-infused vodka at Mile High Spirits. Kara Pearson Gwinn
The four kinds of liquor made at Mile High Spirits. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Stranahan's volunteers create bottle labels. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Stranahan's corks. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Stranahan's head distiller, Rob Dietrich, fills whiskey bottles. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Volunteers bottle Stranahan's whiskey. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Volunteers form an assembly line to bottle Stranahan's whiskey. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Volunteers label Stranahan's bottles. Kara Pearson Gwinn
A volunteer pulls Stranahan's whiskey off the line. Kara Pearson Gwinn
A volunteer quality checks each Stranahan's bottle. Kara Pearson Gwinn
Tags are the finishing touch to a bottle of Stranahan's whiskey. Kara Pearson Gwinn
On any given day, Denver distilleries produce more than 5,000 bottles of the good stuff. This photo essay explores the process of bringing the product to market.
Every other Thursday, 32 volunteers help
Stranahan's bottle its product with Head Distiller Rob Dietrich filling about 19 bottles a minute. While Stranahan's may produce more than 5,100 bottles in one session,
Mile High Spirits, which is one of only three glass-only distilleries in the world, produces about 2,000 bottles at any given time.
This photo essay explores the work it takes for Denver distillers to bring a product to market.
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