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Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey

Sorry for the time between posts but I’ve been busy with work and a few other things. Yes I’ve got a few in the hopper I hope to push out this weekend including but not limited to the ones I’ve promised before. Soooooo to kick off getting back in the swing I bring you Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey.

I first heard about this Whiskey while reading the Flying Dog Brewery’swebsite. It turns out that Stranahan’s Brewery shares physical space and history with Flying Dog Brewery. The Whiskey is named after one of the founder’s of Flying Dog Brewery, Woody Creek resident and good friend of Hunter S. Thompson, George Stranahan. The majority owner is Jess Graber who met Stranahan while working as a firefighter on a call to put out a fire in one of George’s barns. They celebrated tapping barrel #1 in April 2004. From their website:

Full-bodied as the fire that bore it, this whiskey glowed amber from the start. When volunteer firefighter Jess Graber responded to a neighbor’s barn fire down the road, he never imagined any good could come of it. But the barn he made effort to save belonged to George Stranahan, long-time liquor connoisseur. When the fire settled, the two discovered a shared passion for the Colorado outdoors and a good pour of fine whiskey. And so Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey was born. They developed a recipe for the smoothest, most flavorful whiskey in the world using the purity of their mountain surroundings to their advantage. Well, to your advantage. They say from each thing bad comes something good. For Jess, George, and fine whiskey drinkers alike, it’s amazing just how good it can be.

Sorry, hit a bit of a busy stretch there

I have a few posts in the hopper but I’ve been slammed at work. I’m still planning on a Gumbo post with the Tasso ham, I used the Guanciale but didn’t take photos so that will be a non visual post. I’m home this weekend so I’m planning on a few food projects. Don’t despair all three of you that read this blog, there is more coming.