Our story
Founded by Al Laws, Laws Whiskey House began with a belief that great whiskey should reflect the people, grains, and place that create it. That belief still guides everything we do. Great whiskey begins with people: the farmers who grow the grain, the team that makes every drop, and the people who gather around the bottle. Using high-quality corn and heirloom wheat, barley, and rye grown by two Colorado family farms, we create bold, grain-forward whiskey with a character all its own. Every bottle is grown, distilled, aged, and bottled in Colorado. Through patience, and hands-on craftsmanship, Al and the Laws Village continue to build whiskey without compromise.
We use grains that mass production forgot.
Our whiskey begins with grains that are harder to grow, lower yielding, and full of character. These heirloom and heritage grains would not exist in our whiskey without the families willing to grow them. The Cody family cultivates wheat, rye, and barley in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, while the Ohnmacht family grows our corn on the eastern plains.
Their knowledge, hard work, and belief in doing things differently are part of every bottle we make. These are more than our farmers. They are part of the Laws family and the foundation of our whiskey.
Terroir is Our Master
Colorado does more than give our whiskey a home. It shapes every part of it.The thin mountain air, warm days, cool nights, high elevation, and rugged growing conditions push our grains to work harder and develop deeper flavor. Those same dramatic conditions influence how our whiskey rests and matures inside the barrel.
We do not try to make Colorado whiskey taste like whiskey from somewhere else. We let the land lead the way.
There are No Shortcuts at Laws.
“No Shortcuts” has guided Laws Whiskey House since Al Laws founded the distillery in Denver in 2011.
Every drop of Laws Whiskey ever bottled—and every drop we will bottle—has been distilled on-site in Denver. We waited three years before selling our first bottle because the whiskey was not ready until it was ready.
Today, every Laws whiskey is aged at least four years, with much older age statements found throughout our portfolio and on shelves. We also released the first Bottled in Bond whiskey produced in Colorado, and every bonded whiskey we now release is aged a minimum of seven years.
Every grain, mash bill, fermentation, distillation, and barrel receives the time and attention it needs. These steps take longer and require more work, but they are not extra.
They are what “No Shortcuts” means.
Our Master Distiller is a Village.
No single person makes Laws Whiskey.
It takes the farmers who grow the grain, the distillers who guide each fermentation, the warehouse and blending teams who watch over every barrel, and the people who bottle, pour, and share the finished whiskey. We call this community The Village.
Every person brings their own talent, curiosity, quirks, and obsessive passion to the work. Together, we create something greater than any one person could make alone.
Whiskey Above All.
Whiskey is more than what we make. It is what brings us together. And it is more than our passion—it is our obsession.
It connects us to the farmers who grow our grain, the Laws Village that makes every drop, and the people who gather around the bottle. We think about whiskey constantly, challenge ourselves to make it better, and refuse to compromise what belongs in the glass.
Craft over commodity. Quality over quantity. Whiskey above all.