The connected-but-separate spirits room next door to Cloudcroft Brewing Company — three house-distilled spirits (Mountain Smoke Whiskey, Skywater Vodka, Mountaintop Gin), cocktails built with in-house and other New Mexican spirits, and an upstairs private-event room. Shares the brewery's address, phone, and ownership group.
Photos depict the Cloudcroft Brewing Company complex of which the Distillery is the adjoining space — the exterior at twilight, the front entrance at 1301 Burro, the tap wall, the stone-walled music room, and the outdoor patio.
The spirits-and-cocktail arm of Cloudcroft Brewing Company — a small adjoining room next door pouring three house-made spirits and cocktails built around in-house and other New Mexican distilled spirits.
"A Mountain Smoke Whiskey pour, neat. The whiskey is made in the building next door — the lowest-friction way to taste what the program actually is."
Mountain Smoke, neat
"Ask at the bar whether they'll pour a sampler of all three house spirits. Whiskey, vodka, gin in one round is the honest comparison."
Three-spirit taste
"A house-spirit cocktail at the Distillery, then a wood-fired pizza next door. The building is built for the round-trip; live music four nights a week is the kicker."
Cocktail + brewery pizza
The Distillery shares the brewery's posted hours as best-available reference. A separately published Distillery-only schedule wasn't located as of May 22, 2026 — the Distillery side may open later, close earlier, or differ on event nights. Call ahead for any time-sensitive visit.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday & Saturday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM (kitchen closes at 9 PM)
Tuesday: Closed
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; Christmas Eve runs 11 AM – 4 PM. Karaoke Mondays 6–9 PM and live music Fridays / Saturdays 6–9 PM, Sundays 1–4 PM happen in the connected brewery room.
East end of Burro Avenue at 1301, adjoining Cloudcroft Brewing Company in the same building complex. Past the Burro Street Exchange (505), Old Barrel Tea (505), and Noisy Water Winery (505). On a primary through-route rather than a tucked-away side street.
1301 Burro Ave (adjoining)
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
East end of Burro on a primary through-route. The Distillery is the adjoining room next door to Cloudcroft Brewing Company — connected access, same building complex.
Phone: (575) 682-2337 (shared with the brewery)
Web: cloudcroftbrewing.com
Booking inquiries: booking@cloudcroftbrewing.com
No dedicated Distillery site is published as of May 2026. Instagram and Facebook are shared with the brewery.
What this room actually does well, and when to aim somewhere else.
The Distillery occupies the adjoining building next door to Cloudcroft Brewing Company, with connected access between the two spaces. The Distillery bar serves spirits, cocktails, beer, and wine; the brewery side serves food (wood-fired pizza, with April 2026 additions of tacos, chips and guacamole, and a dessert program).
Practically: one address (1301 Burro Ave), one phone, one ownership group. You can drink at the Distillery and order food next door without leaving the complex.
The brewery's posted hours (Mon/Wed/Thu/Sun 11–9, Fri/Sat 11–10, closed Tue) cover the complex. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; Christmas Eve runs 11 AM – 4 PM.
Distillery-specific hours haven't been separately published as of May 2026. If the Distillery side opens later, closes earlier, or differs on event nights, that detail isn't on the brewery site or any sourced listing. For a time-sensitive visit, call (575) 682-2337 to confirm.
Three in-house spirits are confirmed: Mountain Smoke Whiskey, Skywater Vodka, Mountaintop Gin. Bottles are available to take home (prices not published — ask at the bar).
Per the Cloudcroft Reader (Oct 2024), the Distillery bar pours “beer, wine, and cocktails crafted with in-house and New Mexican distilled spirits.” A specific cocktail list isn't published — the program exists, but the menu lives at the bar.
The brewery side runs a regular music schedule that the Distillery room hears from next door: karaoke Mondays 6–9 PM, live music Fridays 6–9 PM, Saturdays 6–9 PM, Sundays 1–4 PM. The Instagram account promotes specific acts.
Booking inquiries (bands or private events): booking@cloudcroftbrewing.com.
Cloudcroft Brewing Company's co-owners are Matt Willett, Jim Maynard, and Cody Castello. The brewery opened in June 2018 in a former Cloudcroft firehouse. Head brewer is Denver Weise. Original/early master brewer was Kasey Bigbee (per LasCruces.com 2020 feature).
The Distillery adjoining build-out was reported by the Cloudcroft Reader in October 2024 as a new adjoining building expanding indoor seating, with a planned upstairs room for private events including its own bar, bathrooms, and balcony. Construction status as of May 2026 isn't separately verified, but the room is operating per Discover Cloudcroft's April 2026 local-input note.
Michael Kline has been associated with the Distillery via an Instagram tag at “The Distillery at Cloudcroft Brewing” (post `DEIATm9P0DO`), but a specific role (head distiller, manager, owner of the Distillery as a separate entity?) isn't confirmed.
Open questions from the source MD (May 22, 2026) that this page doesn't fabricate around:
"The Distillery is the spirits-and-cocktails punctuation mark on Cloudcroft Brewing — three real house spirits made in the building next door, a cocktail program that uses them, and the music and food a few steps away. The published record is thin (cocktail list and Distillery-only hours aren't online yet), but the room exists and the drinks are real per local input. Order the Mountain Smoke, ask what's on the bar, and let the brewery feed you."
The parent brewery and three peer stops on the same dining-guide map — or jump back to the full guide.