“Best Event in the Entire State”
By David Josselyn
On Saturday, June 30, 2018, Central City hosted the popular Stills in the Hills event. Local distillers lined Main Street pouring hundreds of dollars of their product into tiny tasting glasses for patrons while live music pulsated down the lane entertaining casino guests, visitors, and ticket holders alike. Stills is in its sixth year and other bourbon events are popping up across the state creating competition between promoters to attract the best distillers to their location.In fact, two distillers scheduled for the 2018 event backed out due to scheduling conflicts which could indicate Central City’s star event may be fading for the promise of glitzier locales. However, Mike Palasciano of Vapor Distillery (formerly Round House), stated that Central City’s Stills in the Hills is “one of the best events in the entire state.” Mike says it is always a pleasure to come up to Central City and that other distillers in the Boulder area were talking about this event the week prior. So how does Central’s distilling festival measure up to the competition?
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