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Leading the Pack: Colorado’s Hoot + Howl Spirits Wins Big in 2026
Hoot + Howl’s unique branding, created in collaboration with Colorado-based beverage and outdoor marketing agency Turn It Up Media, also received recognition at the ADI Spirits Competition, bringing home a Double Gold Medal for Excellence in Packaging for Black Tea Liqueur; an Excellence in Packaging Trophy in the off-the-shelf packaging category; and an Excellence in Packaging Double Gold Medal for the Hoot + Howl brand identity.
May 263 min read


Turn It Up Media Wins Three "Excellence in Packaging" Awards at the 2026 ADI International Spirits Competition
Turn It Up Media wins three ADI Excellence in Packaging awards for Hoot + Howl Spirits. See how intentional brand development earns shelf space.
May 203 min read


Websites and a Ton More: How Turn It Up Media Builds Brands That Keep It Real
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
May 145 min read


2025 Turn It Up Beverage Wrap Up
We’re thankful for the relationships and proud of the results setting our clients up for success and setting them apart from the industry despite the headwinds for much of the beverage industry in 2025. Although we are an agency, everyone at Turn It Up has sat on the other side of the desk and managed brands. We are storytellers and brand builders, not just designers, copywriters and strategists. That comprehensive brand experience provides intention to our approach and deli
Jan 284 min read


Hoot + Howl’s Award-Winning Amaro Cask Bourbon Now Available
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
Nov 21, 20252 min read


Whiskey On The Web: You Can Now Order Hoot + Howl Mountain-Crafted Spirits Online
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,
Oct 28, 20252 min read


Hoot + Howl Spirits’ Historically Inspired Spirits Highly Awarded at 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
Sep 11, 20252 min read


Award Winning Case Study: A Full-send Brand Launch with Hoot + Howl Spirits
Callan Deline’s bold, mountain-inspired spirits began with a passion for blending tradition and innovation and a love for hootin’ and howlin’ under the wide-open skies. It was a recipe for an innovative new Colorado spirits brand just waiting to be brought to life - this is the moment Turn It Up was built for. 2026 American Distilling Institute (ADI) International Spirits Competition awards earned • Excellence in Packaging Trophy – Off-the-Shelf Packaging Champion • Excelle
Aug 21, 202510 min read
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