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buy viagra direct from pfizer online For its distinct taste and superb quality, Dry Town Gin won Double Gold at the 2016 New York International Spirits Competition. Dry Town Gin is crafted in Colorado and made with 10 botanicals through an 18-hour soak and vapor extraction. This process brings out the best of each botanical and creates a distinctively refreshing herbal, piney and citrus flavor. It’s all about highlighting the ingredients to bring forward the true expression and character.

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Distiller's Notes

Colorado-grown sage, along with lemongrass and French verveine provide a fruit-forward flavor
Fresh, sliced oranges smooth out the mouthfeel
Fresh lime peel adds a clean punch of citrus to brighten the gin
Fresh ginger acts as a sweet backbone, while black pepper adds balance with a hint of spice
Additional botanicals that round out the flavor profile include juniper, orris root, and angelica root

Gin

For its distinct taste and superb quality, Dry Town Gin won Double Gold at the 2016 New York International Spirits Competition. Dry Town Gin is crafted in Colorado and made with 10 botanicals through an 18-hour soak and vapor extraction. This process brings out the best of each botanical and creates a distinctively refreshing herbal, piney and citrus flavor. It’s all about highlighting the ingredients to bring forward the true expression and character.

Find Near You

Distiller's Notes

Colorado-grown sage, along with lemongrass and French verveine provide a fruit-forward flavor
Fresh, sliced oranges smooth out the mouthfeel
Fresh lime peel adds a clean punch of citrus to brighten the gin
Fresh ginger acts as a sweet backbone, while black pepper adds balance with a hint of spice
Additional botanicals that round out the flavor profile include juniper, orris root, and angelica root

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Our Story

From 1896 – 1969, Fort Collins was a dry town and relied on bootleggers for its libations.

After a hard day’s work, the farmer, the banker, the mill worker, they all had to sneak around to get a sip of the good stuff. They made honest livings. They were good citizens. But they had a little rebelliousness in them, an outlaw spirit that urged them to break the rules.

We think there’s a little bit of that rebel spirit in all of us, and it’s what fuels the creation of our Dry Town Gin, using the highest quality ingredients to create outstanding drinkability and taste. To commemorate this 73-year prohibition, Dry Town created a gin not only worthy of a martini, but legends all their own.

Dry Town Gin is sold in fine establishments throughout the US. Legally.

Fort Collins was a Dry Town from 1896-1969

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Our Mantra

We raise a glass to the independent spirits.

The outlaws.
The rebels.
The flavor-lovers.
The rule breakers.
The adventure-seekers.
To those who forge their own paths.
And create memories.

Cheers.
Welcome to Dry Town.

Press

The Gin is In: Review of Dry Town Gin

by Erin Drytown | - 05 10 18 - | press | 0 Comments

A Review of Dry Town Gin by The Gin is In | April 10, 2018 You might never guess it— based on Fort Collins, Colorado’s ubiquitous presence on every best place to live list ever published— but until 1969 you couldn’t drink gin in the city limits*. Dry Town Gin, made...

Old Elk Distillery Bringing Tasting Room to Old Town Fort Collins

by Erin Drytown | - 04 19 18 - | press | 0 Comments

The Coloradoan | Pat Ferrier | April 18, 2018 Old Elk Distillery is opening a tasting room in Old Town Fort Collins but backing away from plans to build a large distillery in the city’s adjacent River District. Instead, Curt and Nancy Richardson — founders...

Old Elk Distillery: Building A Brand That Lasts

by Erin Drytown | - 02 19 18 - | press | 0 Comments

BOSS Magazine | February 2018 Issue INNOVATION IS NOT JUST PRODUCT, IT’S A BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY. Do you know how much work goes into that glass of bourbon you enjoy after a long day of work? It’s distilled and aged over years and years, yes, but there is so much...

Beverage Industry News Magazine

by Erin Drytown | - 02 12 18 - | press | 0 Comments

BIN Magazine | Amanda Schuster | January/February 2018 Issue What does the word “innovation” mean to you? For most, that word is associated with modern technological advances – new phones, new cars, new cooking gadgets, medical breakthroughs, faster ways...

Lessons Learned From Box to Bottle

by Erin Drytown | - 08 30 17 - | press | 0 Comments

COBizMag | Curt Richardson | August 30, 2017 As a lifelong entrepreneur, my passion for the products I create is outweighed only by my passion for developing successful businesses. My first foray into business was a lawn-mowing operation I started as a kid....

2 Must-Have Juleps for the Kentucky Derby

by Erin Drytown | - 05 31 17 - | press | 0 Comments

Dining Out Denver & Boulder | Jeffrey Steen The man behind the Derby It all started in 1875 with Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. While the itinerant’s grandfather was celebrated for the epic journey he undertook with companion Meriwhether Lewis, Clark Jr.’s...

Old Elk Distillery Poised for Break-out Year

by Erin Drytown | - 04 13 17 - | press | 0 Comments

Thirst Colorado | Dylan Hochstedler | April 13, 2017 You could say that Curt and Nancy Richardson have you covered in the cell phone and spirit worlds. The couple founded OtterBox, which produces the popular phone and tablet cases designed to protect all kinds...

Old Elk Distillery is Bringing Their Outlaw Spirit to the Mile High

by Erin Drytown | - 04 05 17 - | press | 0 Comments

Ultra5280 | April 5, 2017 Tired of the same old drinks? Vodka & Soda, Gin & Tonic… we feel your pain. And while those drinks are good “go-tos” to have in your back pocket, they can get a little, well, boring. Lucky for you, there’s a new distillery on...

FoCo’s Old Elk Distillery Makes a Spirited Entrance

by Erin Drytown | - 03 08 17 - | press | 0 Comments

5280 Magazine | Ali Longwell | March 8, 2017 Old Elk Distillery is new on the scene but already making a big impression. In a state booming with distilleries (71 to be exact), one newcomer is making quite a splash. Old Elk Distillery, a Fort Collins-based...

A Rebellious Gin: Dry Town

by Erin Drytown | - 02 09 17 - | press | 0 Comments

Drink Me | Calum Mitchell The history of Fort Collins is one of a dry town where hard working, honest citizens had to travel outside county lines to enjoy spirits legally up until 1969. Since then, Fort Collins has been legally able to provide liquor and from that...