DV8 Distillery Temporarily Closes Tasting Room, Focuses on Distribution

Beloved LGBTQIA+ hub and craft distillery Deviant Spirits, better known as DV8, has locked the doors of its tasting room in Boulder for now. While the space is not currently open to the public, the venue’s flagship product known as “Sparkle” a colorful fruit punch flavored vodka-based liqueur filled with edible glitter, is still under production.

Known for its avant-garde and inclusive atmosphere, DV8 means more to the community than just another distillery. A safe haven for marginalized communities, the venue has hosted a diverse selection of events from sultry raves, art installations, comedy shows, and drag performances in addition to providing an incubator for musicians from its own Battle of The Bands events, to the record-breaking LunaFest ’24 festival held this past April. 

DV8 is a sanctuary where anyone can be themselves without judgment or hatred, and a place that forges a fruitful bouquet of both friendships and collaborations. The closure of the venue, hopefully only temporary, has affected many who find solace within its walls. While the community mourns the loss of the tasting room, the spirit of DV8 lives on through both its devoted patrons and the sparkle that it left in both the hearts of its family and the shelves of liquor stores across the nation, regardless of the future of the tasting room.