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about NOCO DISTILLERY

Our micro distillery is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where we source our pristine alpine water. We exclusively use copper stills, including both column and pot stills. Some of our fermentation process lasts over a month, ensuring a rich and complex flavor profile. By utilizing a slow distillation process, we enhance reflux and copper contact, resulting in a smoother spirit through meticulous smaller cuts. We also distill a minimum of 3 times (triple distill) our spirits.

We age our premium craft spirits in some of the finest American oak casks, employing barrels of various sizes (5, 10, 15, 30, 53, and 100 gallons). The staves for our casks are seasoned for 12 to 48 months, depending on our suppliers. Additionally, we incorporate up to nine other types of wood for finishing, primarily for our rums and agave spirits. This unique approach places us among the few distilleries that operate this way, positioning us at the forefront of the maturation/finishing process.

Today, we distill over 25 different products, making us one of the most versatile craft distilleries globally.

Socially Responsible Operations

We at NOCO Distillery believe in doing business that benefits not only us but the rest of the community as well.

We outsource what processes we can to other local companies. For instance, we contract some of our wash to local breweries and complete the fermentation in our distillery. Which is not only efficient but also produces more work for the local community.

As much as possible, we source raw materials from local producers. Much of the botanicals and fruits we use in our craft spirits are produced right here in Colorado. By doing so, we reduce our operation’s carbon footprint; locally sourcing raw materials means a shorter distance to travel and thus lesser fuel consumption. It also maximizes our positive impact on the local economy. By purchasing from local businesses, we increase the income of local producers. This, in turn, provides locals with more work opportunities, directly or indirectly increases' locals' spending power (which boosts the local economy even more), and increases the government's tax earnings — the Colorado proud way.

We also believe doing business and protecting the environment need not be mutually exclusive. Thus, we try to reduce the impact of our operation on the environment. We recycle or reuse most of everything we use in crafting our premium spirits. We also strive to be energy efficient; for instance, we use heat exchangers so that we can preheat succeeding batches, also use heat exchangers to heat the warehouse while distilling, which reduces our overall energy consumption significantly. During the winter months, we use a closed-circuit cooling system with water reclaimed from our Reverse Osmosis system. We also offer a recycle & reuse program where we provide a $0.50 credit for each bottle returned to us. We are apparently the only distillery in Colorado to offer it.

Finally, we strive to use organic or Non-GMO raw materials, when possible, which, of course, depends on availability from our suppliers and will be indicated on our bottles.