Spring44 Distilling, INC

Spring44 Distilling is the Loveland, Colorado craft operation built around one of the most specific natural-source water claims in American craft spirits: the company sources water exclusively from a Rocky Mountain spring located inside the Rawah Wilderness at approximately 9,000 feet elevation, accessed by truck from a remote location in the Colorado Front Range. Founded in 2010 by Jeff Lindauer and a small group of partners, Spring44 takes its name from the spring source — a high-altitude artesian spring designated as "Spring 44" on the original survey maps that anchor the company's water-source provenance.

The water-source story is the brand's editorial frame, and the production rigor that goes into actually using it is genuinely uncommon. Spring water is trucked from the Rawah Wilderness source location to the Loveland production facility on a regular schedule rather than being sourced from municipal supply or local well — a logistical commitment that adds meaningful per-bottle production cost relative to standard distillery water sourcing. The premise is that the source water's mineral profile, low TDS (total dissolved solids), and alpine glacial-melt origin contribute differentially to the final product's mouthfeel and flavor, particularly in the vodka and gin range where the water-to-spirit ratio is highest after distillation.

The product range covers Spring44 Vodka (the flagship — five-times distilled, the volume-driver for the brand's restaurant and bar program), Spring44 Honey Vodka (a flavored variant infused with Colorado honey), Spring44 Old Tom Gin (a sweetened Old Tom style gin), Spring44 Mountain Gin (a juniper-and-alpine-botanical-forward London Dry style), and a small but growing whiskey program that includes the Spring44 Colorado Rye Whiskey and limited barrel-aged releases. The flavored honey vodka in particular has built a strong following in the Colorado cocktail program circuit, and the Mountain Gin has earned recognition in regional spirits competitions.

The Loveland visitor experience runs through the production facility tour and a tasting room that includes the full Spring44 range. The Loveland location puts Spring44 in the Northern Front Range craft-spirits corridor — within easy driving distance of both Old Elk in Fort Collins and Spring44's adjacent neighbors in Larimer County — making it a natural stop on a Northern Colorado spirits day for visitors building a multi-distillery itinerary outside the immediate Denver gravity well.