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Peach Street Distillers is a privately owned brewery and distillery in Palisade, Colorado. It was established in November 2005 by Rory Donovan with Bill Graham and David Thibodeau, the co-founders of Ska Brewing Company in Durango, Colorado. [1] In August 2025, Ska Brewing sold Peach Street Distillers to Whiskey Biz, LLC [2] , a Palisade, Colorado-based company managed by Desa Loughman, Cody Butters Lewis, Jesse Loughman, and Michael Lewis. The Lewises also own and operate The Homestead [3] , a boutique motel in Palisade, Colorado.
Rory Donovan, Bill Graham and David Thibodeau were friends with past brewing and distilling experience who established the company in 2005. [1] Peach Street Distillers holds Colorado's first post-prohibition distiller license, DSP CO 15001 [4] . In 2008, they produced the first legal bourbon in the state of Colorado. [5] In 2010 it was one of 13 small-scale distilleries in the state. [6] As of 2009, their products were sold in Colorado and as of 2011 their Goat Vodka and Jackelope Gin were also available in Oregon, California and Kansas. [7] [5]
Peach Street Distillers sources corn from Olathe, and pears, plums and peaches locally. They partnered with Debeque Canyon Winery to produce a grappa from Gewürztraminer and Viognier grapes. [8] Peach Street Distillers has participated in the Colorado Distiller's Guild with other small licensed distilling companies to pool resources and cross-promote. [9] For instance, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey and Peach Street order their barrels together. [6] They also worked with Sauvage Spectrum Winery & Estate Vineyard to produce Devil's Prey, [10] a bourbon-barrel aged red blend.
Peach Street Distillers has received awards and recognition for its spirits, including: