In 2011, after having struck gold with one of his home-brewed beer recipes, Craig began dreaming up new creations, this time with a higher proof. As it turned out, other like-minded, spirit-loving friends in the town of Lyons, Colorado had similar aspirations. They formed a scrappy pack caught a whiff of opportunity in the form of an old motorcycle repair shop that had just gone up for sale. The small-town Colorado shop soon transformed into a distillery and this pack of friends formed Spirit Hound and began creating exceptional gins, vodkas, and other clear liquors while waiting for their first run of single malt whisky to age. Rocky Mountain snowmelt was paired with locally sourced botanicals like wild Juniper berries hand-picked in their surrounding river basin. It wouldn’t be long before word would spread about the little distillery making big waves throughout Colorado, the surrounding region and internationally. Today, the endless pursuit of what’s possible makes Spirit Hound proud to offer 14 (and counting) varieties of craft spirits, each with its own Rocky Mountain inspired unique flair.
