Head up U.S. Route 219 from Lewisburg and look for the Green Valley Airport in the unincorporated community of Maxwelton. There, you will stumble upon one of the great secrets of West Virginia--Smooth Ambler Distillery.
It takes a little crazy to start a business from scratch. According to the Founders of
Melding Mississippi’s blues history with its distilling future since 2010.
Located in Mississippi's capital Jackson, Cathead Distillery was founded by two friends. Austin Evans and Richard Patrick came together with a passion for blues and booze. Cathead is Mississippi’s first legal distillery since a s
Named USA Today’s No.1 Craft Rum Distillery in 2019 and still in the top three, Wicked Dolphin continues to “Be Wicked!”
Family-owned and operated, Wicked Dolphin crafts small-batch spirits from locally sourced ingredients. Owner JoAnne Elardo realized the rums
Whiskey is, by default, history. But with the steady increase of new whiskey and spirits brands entering the market, that seems to be an important piece that is too often missing. The sourcing of spirits allows many brands to spring up, seemingly overnight. Whiskeys distilled in one state, aged in another, bottled here, cut with water from there have crowded the marketplace. Now, great whiskey can
New Orleans is known for its cocktail scene. Jedd Haas, owner, and distiller, wanted to provide the city with its own locally produced spirits.
Atelier Vie is a play on distillation as art. Atelier is defined as a workshop where fine art or handicrafts are produced. Vie is the French word for life, and as we know, one of the earliest names for distilled spirits is “water of life.”
When one thinks of Kentucky Bourbon Royalty, Willett isn’t one of the first names to come to mind. But it should be. Their distilling legacy began in Prince George County, Maryland, in 1692. It continued when they moved to Nelson County, Kentucky, in 1792. Their family tree represents three hundred and thirty years of American distilling history!
Corky Taylor’s great-great-grandfather founded the first Peerless distillery in 1889. Today, Taylor and his son Carson have revived the family tradition. And from those roots, they are growing the business in some unusual directions.
The first Peerless distillery closed during Prohibition. The new one opened in 2015, and with one of the most unusual and educational marketing strategies we’ve hea
An Up and Coming Distillery to Keep Your Eye On
Jeptha Creed Distillery began as a dream of Joyce and Bruce Nethery, who wanted to start a family business. With their two children, they have created a thriving distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The Scottish saying “Ne Oublie” was a Nethery family motto for generations bef
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been more difficult to get out and experience craft distilleries. Yes, liquor sales in the United States have increased during the pandemic. And yes, Americans seem to be adapting their drinking habits to the
at-home bar. But this has mostly benefited the e