Stranahan's Whiskey Distillery & Cocktail Bar is having a big party—Stranahan’s Snowflake Village Festival—December 5th and December 6th to celebrate the release of Snowflake 2025. The party is at the distillery in Denver. (200 S. Kalamath Street).

Hundreds of Strana-fans from across the country come to Denver for this event. They camp outside at the distillery to secure a bottle of the coveted Snowflake whiskey—released on Saturday morning and sells out in just hours. It may be cold outside but there are food trucks, bands and DJs, dancing, and whiskey tastings, of course.

If you are listening to this podcast after Saturday, December 6th, this year’s party is over. You’ll want to mark your calendar for the first week of December 2026.

But you can always stop by Stranahan’s for a distillery tour, a cocktail in the cocktail bar and (for sure) sign up to be part of the volunteer bottling crew. This is such a cool thing. You work on the bottling line, have a nice lunch and get to take a bottle home as payment for your labors. Nice deal, no? Happens a few times a month. There is a waiting list.

We talk today with Justin Aden, Head Blender at Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey who tells us how whiskey is made and how to drink it. Turns out there are no rules on how to drink it—with ice, with water, with soda, in a cocktail or just straight up.

For more information: stranahans.com