Versandolo nel bicchiere ci si accorge immediatamente del suo colore tutt'altro che usuale: verde, certo, ma con riflessi dorati, quasi marroncini. "Risulta così perché è del tutto naturale". Parola di Stephen Gould, patron della Golden Moon Distillery..... Read More

Tradizionalmente, noi italiani non siamo particolarmente inclini ai super alcolici a tavola, non è nella nostra cultura. Tutt'al più amiamo, a fine pasto, un amaro, un limoncello, una grappa. READ MORE!

Stephen Gould, patron della Golden Moon Distillery, ha presentato al Café Trussardi, insieme al barman del locale Tommaso Cecca, tre sue etichette: Golden Moon Gin, Redux Absinthe e Gun Fighter America Bourbon Double Cask. READ MORE

It's time to get the teqiola otu and mix up a few recipes for National Margarita Day! Chad Michael George, Colorado Bartender Guild President, shares three of his favorite recipes! Read more!

Viene dal Colorado e ha sedotto anche più esigenti intenditori britannici il gin Mr. Stephen Gould e della sua amata moglie, con cui condivide una passione illimitata per liquori e distillati (vedi anche l'Assenzio Redux). Per questo l'etichetta di uno dei suoi migliori, il Gin Golden Moon, è a forma di cuore. Read More

Chiamato la “fata verde” (fée verte), messo al bando nel 1915, considerato al pari di una droga allucinogena, l’assenzio è un distillato con tutte le carte in regola per essere considerato maledetto. Così è stato per lungo tempo, soprattutto durante la Belle Époque parigina. READ MORE

National Repeal Day is a day where the nation celebrates the repeal of the alcohol Prohibition Act that was in effect for 13 years (1920-1933) in the United States. On December 5th 1933, the 21st Amendment was included in the United States Constitution repealing the Prohibition and restoring the American right to a celebratory drink. While the amendment still allowed for state and local levels of Prohibition, by 1966 there were no state laws banning alcohol. {READ MORE}

'Tis the season to start thinking about giving, eating and being merry. With that in mind, try skipping the big-box stores this year with foodie-focused gifts made right here in Colorado. Each one will tantalize the taste buds and guarantee you'll have a friend for life. Or, at least one that will share the lovely bottle of gin, make you a cocktail with artisan bitters or share the box of whiskey caramels you brought over. Here are a dozen homegrown food and beverage gifts that.... {READ MORE}

Editors’ Choice
Golden Moon Distillery
Choosing a top distillery in our booze-soaked state ain’t easy, but Golden Moon earns the honors for creating what no other spirit maker in the country has: a delicate crème de violette liqueur distilled (not mashed) from most of the plant. That’s a worthy accomplishment, but we also dig this seven-year-old Golden distillery because it’s the very definition of old-school. {Read More}

Sure, there are lots of great bars in Denver, but how many of them distill all the spirits that they stir and shake? Duck into a tiny passageway off Golden's main drag and you'll slip into a place that does: the cozy, Prohibition-era Golden Moon Speakeasy....{READ MORE}

The Denver cocktail scene is growing faster than you can say "hand carved ice." House-made ingredients from juices to bitters, fancy glassware, and an obsession with new and creative garnishes are the elements that make our cocktail world better every single day. {READ MORE}

So it has been since ancient times … almost as long as people have practiced the art of distilling, wormwoods have been used to make various distilled elixirs. In fact, the use of wormwoods with alcohol long pre-dates distillation…(Read more…download the PDF)

Imagine the year is 1929, and the season is summer. Spirits and hemlines are still rising, the impending Stock Market Crash still months away. You’re a dapper young thing, dressed to the nines in sophisticated fashions of the day, shoes shined and eyes aglow. Walking down a sidewalk in Golden, Colorado, a sweetheart on your arm, you’re in top form. (Read more)

Tomorrow, Saturday March 1, Golden Moon Distillery is opening its second tasting room in the form of a cocktail lounge. Golden Moon Speak, located at at 1111 Miners Alley in Golden, features a beverage program led by bartender Noah Heaney, formerly of the Squeaky Bean, Coohills, and more.
For the event slated as an open house from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the new speakeasy will mix with and serve spirits that include Golden Moon Gin, Gun Fighter 7 year Bourbon, Redux Absinthe, three grappas, and Golden Moon Apple Jack. (Read more)

For those who have not been to a speak-easy, they can be a fun experience for a cocktail lover. The establishments I have been to pay homage to the old prohibition days with period décor and the wardrobe. They offer premium spirits, hand cut and crushed ice, knowledgeable staff, and finely crafted cocktails. Golden Moon Distillery’s speak-easy is no different. The speak-easy is located near the Golden Hotel in a back alley. Very reminiscent of a classic prohibition establishment location. (Read more)

Golden is good at getting into the spirit of things, whether it’s history, the outdoors, the shop-local campaign or the holiday spirit. Get ready to add distilleries to that list as the city gets into the spirit of, well, spirits.

Golden is home to two distilleries, and they have big plans for 2014. Golden Moon Distillery, 412 Violet St., is opening its second tasting room in the form of a cocktail lounge, while… (Read more)