Pure Distilling opened in Colorado Springs in 2019, founded by husband-and-wife team Ryan and Missy Janes who left careers in tech and marketing to chase their distilling dreams. Located in a 4,000-square-foot industrial space on Executive Circle, they’ve built everything from scratch around a 500-gallon copper still that’s the heart of their operation. The couple started with gin and vodka before expanding into whiskey, learning the craft through trial, error, and a lot of late nights perfecting their recipes. Ryan handles the production side while Missy manages the business operations, and you can usually find one of them on-site during visits. They’re hands-on in every aspect, from milling grain to bottling, which keeps their batches genuinely small and their quality consistent. The distillery focuses on clean, precise spirits using Colorado water and carefully sourced grains, with an approach that prioritizes technique over shortcuts. The tasting room has that working distillery feel—exposed steel, concrete floors, and the constant hum of production happening right behind the bar. You’re not touring a museum here; you’re seeing an active operation where spirits are being made while you taste. It’s intimate enough that you’ll likely end up chatting with whoever’s working that day, getting stories about batches gone wrong or experiments that turned into their next release.