The Homestead Series is the next, high-proof chapter of Root Shoot Whiskey’s Colorado-crafted whiskey – sown, grown and malted on Root Shoot Malting’s 5th generation Colorado farm

Turn It Up Media wins three ADI Excellence in Packaging awards for Hoot + Howl Spirits. See how intentional brand development earns shelf space.

Your website is your digital taproom, the online home where your brand vibe lives, breathes, and invites people in. But a great website is a single note in an authentic path to your brand story. At Turn It Up Media, we don't just build websites (we have never addressed the website as a standalone service before, until 3,2,1...now). We help passionate founders, brewers, distillers, farmers, riders and authentic visionaries show up in a real way, with clarity, creativity, and a

We've been collaborating with our friends at Olander Farms and Root Shoot Malting for many years. When they reached out about supporting their five year project of launching a single malt whiskey in 2023 we were quick to respond...hell yes! The Root Shoot team came to us with an aged product and chosen packaging, including bottles and printed labels. From there it was up to our collaboration to develop a strategic path to market and bring their story to life. This whiskey is

Award-winning Root Shoot Whiskey begins with malt sown, grown and malted on Root Shoot Malting’s 5th generation Olander family farm (photo: Turn It Up Media Loveland, Colo., April 23, 2026 – Root Shoot Spirits’ American Single Malt Whiskey (50% ABV) was named Spirit of the Year, Whisky of the Year, and American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year at the international London Spirits Competition! Incredibly, the same Colorado-crafted spirit also just took home Double Gold at the Am

Branch & Barrel’s lineup of Colorado-made bourbons stack up awards Centennial, Colo., April 10, 2026 — Branch & Barrel Distilling just scored two medals for its Colorado-made bourbon at the Denver International Spirits Competition, adding to a growing list of international accolades. Scoring 96 points, Branch & Barrel’s Wheated Bourbon earned Double Gold designation, and its High Rye Bourbon earned a Gold medal at 91 points at the prestigious spirits competition this month.

Hoot + Howl’s unique Amaro Cask Bourbon medaled at the 2025 Heartland Whiskey Competition Golden, Colo. November 20, 2025 – Today marks the official launch of Hoot + Howl Spirits ’ highly anticipated Amaro Cask Bourbon, now available for the first time online with direct-to-consumer nationwide shipping. Fresh off a silver medal win at the 2025 Heartland Whiskey Competition, the Amaro Cask Bourbon joins the distillery’s growing lineup of mountain-crafted, historically inspire

For the first time, get your hands on Hoot + Howl online for nationwide delivery. Golden, Colo. October 24, 2025 – Hoot + Howl Spirits is now offering award-winning spirits for purchase online nationwide. For the first time, spirits lovers outside of Colorado can get their hands on Hoot + Howl’s lineup of mountain-crafted spirits, including Armagnac Cask Bourbon, which earned a silver medal and the title of Best of Colorado at the recent 2025 Heartland Whiskey Competition,

Colorado’s newest distillery named Best of Colorado at first entered competition (Photo: Turn It Up Media) Golden, Colo., Sept. 11, 2025 – Hoot + Howl Spirits ’ mountain-crafted, historically inspired spirits earned three major awards at The 2025 Heartland Whiskey Competition . The Colorado distillery earned the title of Best of Colorado and a silver medal for its Armagnac Cask Bourbon as well as a silver medal for its soon-to-be-released Amaro Cask Bourbon. The Heartland

This spring we completed work on a brand development project for award-winning Lyons, CO distillery, Spirit Hound. We’ve known the...