Leopold Bros.

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Leopold Bros.
Type Private
Industry Distilled beverages
Founded Ann Arbor, Michigan (1999)
Headquarters Denver, Colorado
Key people Scott Leopold, Todd Leopold
Products Gin
Vodka
Absinthe
Rum
Pisco
Whiskey
Liqueurs
Website Leopold Bros.

Leopold Bros. is a family-owned microdistillery located in Denver, Colorado.

History

Brothers Scott and Todd Leopold, distant relatives of environmentalist Aldo Leopold, from Littleton, Colorado, opened a brewpub on South Main Street at the site of a renovated brake factory in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1999. Later, operations expanded to include a micro-distillery. Todd Leopold, brew- and still-master for the brewery, after graduating from the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago, he interned in four German breweries, and went to distilling school in Lexington, Kentucky. Scott Leopold, an environmental engineer, was crucial in the design stages attempting to create as near a zero-pollution factory as possible.[1] The microbrewery operated as an "eco-brewery" using organic hops and barley, and used equipment and procedures designed to reduce wastewater and other waste by-products in the beer-making process.[2][3]

Leopold Bros. closed its Ann Arbor location in the Spring of 2008, relocating to Denver, where it discontinued brewing and began operating as a micro-distillery alone.[4][5]

Products and awards

Leopold Bros distills seventeen hand-numbered, batch-made products, all made from scratch and natural ingredients, which are distributed in eight states, the District of Columbia, and parts of Europe. Among the distinctive methods used by Leopold Bros. is the separate distillation of each botanical used in flavoring its products prior to blending and final distillation.[6] Many have won awards in international competitions[7][8][9][10]

Spirits

  • American Small-Batch Gin (Bronze Medal, 2007 and 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition)[11]
  • Absinthe Verte (Silver Medal, 2008 London International Wine and Spirits Competition;[12] Bronze Medal, 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition[11])
  • Silver Tree American Small-Batch Vodka (Gold Medal, 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition;[11] Silver Medal, 2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition; Gold Medal, 2006 Beverage Tasting Institute)
  • Thomas & Leopold Single Barrel Dark Rum
  • Pisco (Gold Medal, 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition)[11]

Whiskeys

  • American Small Batch Cocktail Whiskey
  • Rocky Mountain Peach Flavored Whiskey
  • New York Apple Flavored Whiskey
  • Georgia Peach Flavored Whiskey

Liqueurs

  • Rocky Mountain Blackberry (Gold Medal, 2006 Beverage Tasting Institute; Silver Medal, 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition)[11]
  • New York Sour Apple (Gold Medal, 2007 Beverage Tasting Institute)
  • New England Cranberry (Best in Show, Fruit Liqueurs 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition;[11][13] Gold Medal, 2007 Beverage Tasting Institute; )
  • French Press-Style American Coffee (Silver Medal, 2007 Beverage Tasting Institute; Silver Medal, 2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition)
  • Rocky Mountain Peach (Gold Medal, 2007 Beverage Tasting Institute; Bronze Medal, 2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition)
  • Michigan Tart Cherry (Gold Medal, 2007 Beverage Tasting Institute; Bronze Medal, 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition)[11]
  • Three Pins Alpine Herbal (Gold Medal, 2007 Beverage Tasting Institute; Silver Medal, 2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition; Bronze Medal, 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition)[11]
  • American Orange Liqueur
  • Georgia Peach

See also

Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey
Peach Street Distillers

References

  1. ↑ Hogg, A.J., “Leopold Brothers Brewery: Two brothers brew up an idea, and end up distilling the essence of sustainability”, Michigan Daily (February 7, 2006)
  2. ↑ Tsu, Bonnie, "Ann Arbor's other side", Boston Globe (March 23, 2005)
  3. ↑ Enders, David, "Leopold's expands its niche", Michigan Daily (October 16, 2002)
  4. ↑ Berman, Jillian “Popular A2 bar Leopold Bros. to close this summer”, Michigan Daily (February 7, 2008)
  5. ↑ Mathis, Jo and Gershman, Dave, "Ann Arbor brewpub to split for Denver", Ann Arbor News (February 6, 2008)
  6. ↑ Felten, Eric, "American entrants in the gin game", Wall Street Journal (April 11, 2009)
  7. ↑ .Schniper, Matthew. "High spirits", Colorado Springs Independent (March 5, 2009)
  8. ↑ Brown, Douglas, "Absinthe emerges from the shadows", Denver Post (July 23, 2008)
  9. ↑ Brown, Douglas, "Reviving the spirits", Denver Post (October 8, 2008)
  10. ↑ Fillion, Roger, "Spirited times for craft industry", Rocky Mountain News (October 25, 2008)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 WSC 2009
  12. ↑ IWSC 2008 Results
  13. ↑ 2009 Best in Show Awards, San Francisco World Spirits Competition

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