From Garage Jars to Gold Medals: Locke & Co. Featured on DU’s Entrepreneurship Podcast
We’ve always said we’re more than just a whiskey brand—we’re a story that starts around the campfire and continues with every pour. That story just got a little louder.
We’re honored to be featured on the Entrepreneurship@DU Podcast by the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. In this episode, our co-founders Owen Locke and Rick Talley sit down with host Joshua Ross to talk about our journey from high school homebrewers to award-winning distillers and everything we’ve learned along the way.
Highlights from the Episode:
- From the Garage to Gold: How our early experiments in a Denver garage turned into Aspen-aged rye whiskey that’s taken home gold from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition—three years in a row.
- Whiskey with a Colorado Soul: Why we use hand-charred Aspen wood staves aged in the high country, and how that became the flavor that sets us apart.
- A New Kind of Inclusion: The inspiration behind Headwater, our zero-proof whiskey alternative crafted for drinkers and non-drinkers alike—so no one gets left out around the fire.
- Entrepreneurship, the Long Way: Real talk about patience, risk, and what it takes to build something meaningful (hint: there’s no shortcut when your product has to sit in barrels for years).
Whether you’re into distilling, startup life, or just appreciate a damn good story, this episode dives deep into what fuels Locke & Co.—past, present, and future.
Raise a glass (or a glass of Headwater) and give it a listen.