The story of onyx & amber
Onyx & Amber was founded by the creators of the Colorado Bourbon and Rye Collectors, born from a pursuit of uncommon whiskey shaped by story. Our name reflects two ancient elements: onyx, a stone of strength and protection, and amber, a golden fossil of memory and preservation. Together, they embody the contrast and harmony we seek in every pour.
Ethos
We believe great whiskey is not rushed. It’s an expression of patience, transformation, and fire—born of earth, grounded in time.
Behind every bottle of Onyx & Amber is a team bound by a shared devotion to craft. From barrel to blend, our hands guide the process, but it’s nature that leads.
We see ourselves not as creators, but as caretakers—stewards of time, story, and spirit.
Benjamin Rosen
FOUNDER
Raise a glass to one whiskey-man’s gambit. Denver-native Benjamin Rosen. He’s the person who selects all the working parts and product that Onyx & Amber uses in crafting is rare and individualized bourbon for the discerning drinker. He was never a stranger to whiskey, growing up with a great-grandfather who passed down this proclamation to his tribe: “Rosen men don’t drink gin; we drink whiskey.”
Initially Benjamin collected rare Japanese whiskey bottles. The inflection point was when he expanded his interest and hobby into a charity, The Colorado Bourbon and Rye Collectors. He’s garnered a social media following that’s bumping fast past 5 figures.
The fan base for Onxy & Amber is, according to Rosen, built on its Barrel Pick—the carefully chosen barrels are between 6 and 27 years old. And then there’s the high-altitude aging and the dry high plains impact—things only a Denver climate can provide.