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Laws Whiskey House opens two-story bar and lounge in Denver
Laws Whiskey House this weekend will unveil the pièce de résistance of the two-story addition to its Denver distillery: A sprawling upstairs bar and lounge with a twilight view of the mountains.
Distillery co-founder Al Laws spent seven years overseeing the construction of the 4,000-square-foot Whiskey Sanctuary, located at 80 W. Arkansas Ave. between South Broadway and the light-rail line. The upstairs lounge is the last section to open in the new space, which includes a tour room, a small bar and sectionals downstairs.
A spiral staircase with tall white balusters leads to the new floor. (There is also an elevator.) Upstairs, the bar wraps around in a sleek oval with plenty of seating, while larger parties can settle down in the mid-century style sofas and chairs.
The tasting room serves ten signature cocktails using Laws liquors, such as a whiskey sour ($12) made with its Four Grain Bourbon. The bar incorporates the house-made Blanco agave spirit into the Siesta ($13), along with Campari, lime, grapefruit and organic agave nectar. There is also the Jungle Bird ($14), a boozy cocktail made with Aperol, pineapple, lime and an 85-proof rum named after Laws’ wife and distillery co-founder, Marianne.
Cocktail glasses sparkled in the dimly lit space during a soft opening last week. The sun had long set. Bordered by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the lounge, the backlit mountains dissolved into the night. Peyton Mason, the CFO of Laws, called it “the best seat in the house.”
A Laws packaging facility is visible from the lounge’s overlook. The company, which initially hoped to open the Whiskey Sanctuary by August or September, recently cut hours for two of its packaging employees due to the changing tides of the industry, Mason said. Laws employs fewer than 40 people, he said.
Flights and single pours are also available upstairs. Bar snacks include chorizo ($6) and veggie ($5) cones, almonds and olives ($5) and tinned fish at market price.
The ground floor opened a couple of months ago for distillery tours starting at $20 a person. Participants enter a room meant to resemble a chapel (Laws himself hand-carved the pews), walk into the distillery and exit through a small bar where they can order pours of bourbon and rye whiskey varieties.
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Former Oregon Ducks tight end Terrance Ferguson is taking a visit to the Denver Broncos ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, per The Denver Gazette. Ferguson is a Littleton, Colorado native and has a rising 2025 NFL Draft stock after an impressive NFL combine and Pro Day in Eugene.
Ferguson and Denver quarterback Bo Nix also have exciting chemistry already, as the duo shined at Oregon. Ferguson was a favorite target of Nix’s during the 2022 and 2023 season – finishing with 74 receptions for 805 yards and 11 touchdowns in those two seasons.
Ferguson turned heads at the combine with the fastest 40-yard dash from a tight end (4.63-seconds) and highest vertical leap (39-inch) from a tight end.
Ferguson and Nix are very close friends, who maintained their relationship through Nix’s rookie season in Denver.
“Yeah, I’ve been able to talk to Bo,” Ferguson told Oregon Ducks on SI reporter Bri Amaranthus during the 2024 season. “He had some things to ask me where to go to eat… It’s really cool to see his career take off. I’m super proud of him. I played with Bo for a couple of years and we were close off the field as well. He’s a great friend, great person off the field. So it was just really cool to see his dreams come true. All my family’s cheering for him as Denver Bronco fans.”
Does Ferguson dream Payton calling him during the 2025 NFL Draft to join the Broncos?
“Honestly, anywhere would be the best team for me. But yeah it’d be cool to play back in front of my family again and reunite with some teammates,” Ferguson told Amaranthus.
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Ferguson is fresh off his best season yet, breaking multiple Oregon records to become the Ducks’ most decorated tight end of all time. The fan-favorite broke the Oregon all-time records for career receptions (134) and receiving touchdowns (16) by a tight end, and finished second all-time in career receiving yards (1,537) by a tight end.
The 6-5, 255-pound Ferguson is grabbing the attention of many NFL Draft scouts, including New York Jets tight ends coach Jeff Blasko, who attended Oregon Ducks Pro Day in Eugene.
Ferguson is a great fit for Denver and coach Sean Payton’s offense. Ferguson is tough, experienced and a mismatch nightmare that has drawn comparisons to NFL legend Travis Kelce .
“It is really a blessing and really cool to be put in the same sentence as that guy,” Ferguson told Amaranthus. “He’s done a lot for the game and a lot for the position as tight ends go. But I’ve definitely watched a lot of his tape. He’s a special, special player and he’s really revolutionized tight end play.”
Denver did sign veteran tight end Evan Engram to a two-year deal in NFL free agency. The 30-year-old Engram is coming off a shoulder surgery, so possibly the Broncos are looking to add depth and options to their tight end room.
Penn State’s Tyler Warren and Michigan Wolverines’ Colston Loveland are expected to be the first tight ends taken off the board in the upcoming NFL Draft while Ferguson has solidified himself as a great third option. Ferguson is projected to be a Day 2 pick (second or third round).
Ferguson has a chance to further etch his name in Oregon history books. When drafted, Ferguson will become the first Oregon tight end taken in the NFL Draft since David Paulson was selected by the Pittsburg Steelers with the 240th pick in the seventh round of the 2012 draft.
The NFL Draft will take place from April 24 to April 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
DENVER — The Denver Police Department has lifted a shelter-in-place order for neighbors near the 140 block of Emerson Street following a shooting.
The department said it responded to reports of shots fired around 4:37 p.m. A shelter-in-place order was then issued for the surrounding neighborhood just before 5 p.m.
In an update at 7:24 p.m., Denver PD announced that a suspect was taken into custody and the shelter-in-place order was lifted.
No injuries have been reported at this time. Details about the circumstances that led up to the shelter-in-place have not yet been released.
This is a developing story.
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DENVER, Colo. (KKTV) – An officer with the Denver Police Department’s (DPD) Airport Bureau was arrested for assault in Brighton.
Police said Troy Smith was arrested on March 21 for the investigation of third-degree assault-domestic violence, a class 1 misdemeanor.
Smith was placed in a non-patrol assignment and will remain there until the case moves through the judicial process, police said.
DPD is not involved in the investigation, but the department’s administrative review of this incident will reportedly begin once the criminal case is adjudicated.
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