Sharing a storied drink: Colorado whiskey uses Aspen trees burned in East Troublesome Fire

  • Source: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver
  • Published: 05/03/2024 12:00 AM

VIDEO: Tucked away in the mountains of Grand County is C Lazy U Ranch, a guest ranch that's been around since 1919. The land is stunning in a quintessential Colorado fashion — with a burn scar still visible throughout the property. The burn scar is from the 2020 East Troublesome Fire. The Director of Ranch Operations, Mike Cullen, remembers that fire vividly. "In that moment, it was scary. But we had a lot of work to do, and we were making sure we were protecting the ranch," Cullen said. "We had a great heads up from our local fire department and from the emergency services, so we were able to get out of here in time. And they gave us a good heads up so we could move our livestock, our horses, our entire team." Jeremy Belnap, the general manager of the ranch, said after surviving a wildfire there are many aspects of life taken into consideration that were not noticed before the destruction. For Belnap, one of those is the resilience of Aspen groves.



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