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2020 East Coast Craft Spirits Awards

BOURBON

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: RM Rose Co Forefather Bourbon

BRONZE

Weldon Mills Distillery: Weldon Mills Reserve

Hill Top Distillery: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

RM Rose Company: Forefather Bourbon

Wise Men Distillery: Baby Bourbon

Cape Fear Distillery: Frying Pan Shoals Bourbon

SILVER

Weldon Mills Soldier’s Cut

KO Distilling: Bare Knuckle Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Reverend Spirits: Reverend Spirits Bourbon Whiskey

GOLD

River Hill Distillery: River Hill 100

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SINGLE MALT

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Virginia Distillery Company Courage and Conviction

BRONZE

Hill Top Distillery: Virginia Single Malt

SILVER

Virginia Distillery Company: Courage & Conviction

GOLD

Belmont Farm Distillery: Belmont Kopper Kettle Straight Malted Whiskey

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AMERICAN WHISKEY

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: RM Rose Co: Fire on the Mountain Cinnamon Whiskey

BRONZE

Mother Earth Spirits: Mother Earth Whiskey

All Points West Distillery: All Points West Grain and Malt Pot Still Whiskey

SILVER

Three Crosses Distilling: Three Crosses American Whiskey

Cape Fear Distillery: Solera Whiskey 2015

GOLD

RM Rose Company: Fire on the Mountain Cinnamon Whiskey

Virginia Distillery Company: Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whiskey

Virginia Distillery Company: Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whiskey

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MOONSHINE

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Three Crosses Distilling: Route 13 Corn Whiskey

GOLD

River Hill Distillery: River Hill 100% Corn Whiskey

Three Crosses Distilling: Route 13 Corn Whiskey

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FLAVORED MOONSHINE

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Wise Men Distillery: Apple Pie Moonshine

SILVER

Hill Top Distillery: Blackberry Gooch Hooch Moonshine

GOLD

Wise Men Distillery: Apple Pie Moonshine

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CLEAR/WHITE RUM

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Little Water Distillery: Liberty Rum

GOLD

Wise Men Distillery

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AGED RUM

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Little Water Distillery: Prosperity Rum

BRONZE

All Points West Distillery: All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum

GOLD

Virago Spirits: Four Port Rum Finished in PX Sherry Casks

Little Water Distillery: Prosperity Rum

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SPICED RUM

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Wise Men Distillery: Barrel Aged Spiced Rum

BRONZE

Wise Men Distillery: Barrel Aged Spiced Rum

GOLD

Blue Sky Distillery: Flying Dragon Spiced Rum

Three Crosses Distilling: Crossed Rifles Spiced Rum

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FLAVORED RUM

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Swamp Fox Distilling: Toasted Coconut

BRONZE

Swamp Fox Distilling: Fox’s Fire

GOLD

Swamp Fox Distilling: The Dark Side

Swamp Fox Distilling: Toasted Coconut

Three Crosses Distilling: Eve’s Rebellion Apple Spiced Rum

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VODKA

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Wise Men Distillery: Vodka

SILVER

Reverend Spirits: Reverend Spirits Vodka

GOLD

Blue Sky Distillery: Dog Star Vodka

Wise Men Distillery: Vodka

Sauvage Distillery: Upstate Vodka

Blue Shark Vodka

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FLAVORED VODKA

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Chesapeake Bay Distillery: Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka

BRONZE

Loaded Cannon Distillery: Strawberry Flavored Vodka

GOLD

Loaded Cannon Distillery: Jalapeno Flavored Vodka

Chesapeake Bay Distillery: Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka

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GIN

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Little Water Distillery: Rusted Revolver Indigenous Gin

BRONZE

Cape Fear Distillery: Maritime Gin

Little Water Distillery: Rusted Revolver Indigenous Gin

SILVER

Mother Earth Barrel Rested Gin

Virago Spirits: Modern Gin with Oolong Tea

Weldon Mills Distillery: Royal Rhubarb Gin

Vertical Spirits: Nautical American Gin

Loaded Cannon Distillery: Margoza Barrel Aged Gin

Three Crosses Distilling: Old Buckingham no 14 Gin

Wise Men Distillery: Gin

GOLD

Mother Earth Gin

KO Distilling: Battle Standard 142 Navy Strength Gin

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AGAVE SPIRITS

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Mt. Defiance: Wild Agave Spirit

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BRANDY

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Sadden Brothers & Company: Ocean Hill Apple Brandy

BRONZE

Sadden Brothers & Company: Ocean Hill Apple Brandy

SILVER

Dida’s Distillery: Immature Brandy – American Char #1

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CORDIALS

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Trial & Error: Limoncello

BRONZE

Trial & Error: Limencello

SILVER

Mt. Defiance Cassis Liqueur

GOLD

Weldon Mills Distillery: Weldon Orchards

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Mother Earth Spirits

Chesapeake Bay Distillery

Mt. Defiance Distillery

Kinston, North Carolina

Est. 2014

Mother Earth Gin

Mother Earth Whiskey

 Mother Earth Barrel Rested Gin 

Mt. Defiance Distillery

Chesapeake Bay Distillery

Mt. Defiance Distillery

Middleburg, Virginia

Est. 2015

 Mt. Defiance Wild Agave Spirit 

 Mt. Defiance Cassis Liqueur 


Chesapeake Bay Distillery

Chesapeake Bay Distillery

Chesapeake Bay Distillery

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Est. 2005

 Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka 

RM Rose Co

Swamp Fox Distilling

Chesapeake Bay Distillery

 St, Dillard, Georgia 

Est. 2016

 Fire on the Mountain Cinnamon Whiskey 

 Forefather Bourbon 

Swamp Fox Distilling

Swamp Fox Distilling

Swamp Fox Distilling

 Pendleton, South Carolina 

Est. 2017

 The Dark Side 

 Toasted Coconut 

 Fox's Fire 

Hill Top Distillery

Swamp Fox Distilling

Swamp Fox Distilling

 Maidens, Virginia 

Est. 2018

 Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

 Blackberry Gooch Hooch Moonshine 

 Virginia Single Malt 

Sun Coast Loaded Cannon Distillery

Sun Coast Loaded Cannon Distillery

Sun Coast Loaded Cannon Distillery

 Bradenton, Florida 

Est. 2017

 Jalapeno Flavored Vodka 

 Margoza Barrel Aged Gin 

 Strawberry Flavored Vodka 

Virago Spirits

Sun Coast Loaded Cannon Distillery

Sun Coast Loaded Cannon Distillery

 Richmond, Virginia 

Est. 2018

 Four Port Rum Finished in PX Sherry Casks 

 Modern Gin With Oolong Tea 

Three Crosses Distilling

Sun Coast Loaded Cannon Distillery

Three Crosses Distilling

 Powhatan, Virginia 

Est. 2017

 Three Crosses American Whiskey 

 Crossed Rifles Spiced Rum 

 Old Buckingham no. 14 Gin 

 Route 13 Corn Whiskey 

 Eve's Rebellion Apple Spiced Rum 

River Hill Distillery

Virginia Distillery Company

Three Crosses Distilling

 Luray, Virginia 

Est. 2012

 River Hill 100 

 River Hill 100% Corn Whiskey 

Dida's Distillery

Virginia Distillery Company

Virginia Distillery Company

 Huntly, Virginia 

Est. 2017

 Immature Brandy - American Char #1 

Virginia Distillery Company

Virginia Distillery Company

Virginia Distillery Company

 Lovingston, Virginia 

Est. 2015

 Courage & Conviction 

 Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky

  Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky 


KO Distilling

Little Water Distillery

Blue Sky Distillery

 Manassas, Virginia 

Est. 2015

 Bare Knuckle Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

 Battle Standard 142 Navy Strength Gin 

Blue Sky Distillery

Little Water Distillery

Blue Sky Distillery

 Smithfield, Virginia 

Est. 2016

 Dog Star Vodka 

 Flying Dragon Spiced Rum 

Little Water Distillery

Little Water Distillery

Little Water Distillery

 Atlantic City, New Jersey 

Est. 2016

 Rusted Revolver Indigenous Gin 

 Prosperity Rum 

 Liberty Rum 

Belmont Farm Distillery

All Points West Distillery

Little Water Distillery

 Culpeper, Virginia 

Est. 1989

 Belmont Kopper Kettle Straight Malted Whiskey 

Weldon Mills Distillery

All Points West Distillery

All Points West Distillery

 Weldon, North Carolina 

Est. 2019

 Soldier's Cut 

 Weldon Mills Reserve 

 Royal Rhubarb Gin 

 Weldon Orhcards 

All Points West Distillery

All Points West Distillery

All Points West Distillery

 Newark, New Jersey 

Est. 2017

 All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum

 All Points West Grain and Malt Pot Still Whiskey 


Wise Men Distillery

Sadden Brothers & Co.

Sadden Brothers & Co.

 Kentwood, Michigan 

Est. 2019

 Baby Bourbon 

 Barrel Aged Spiced Rum 

 Vodka 

 Apple Pie Moonshine 

 Gin 

Sadden Brothers & Co.

Sadden Brothers & Co.

Sadden Brothers & Co.

 Brooklyn, New York 

Est. 2017

 Ocean Hill Apple Brandy 

Sauvage Distillery

Sadden Brothers & Co.

Sauvage Distillery

 Charlotteville, New York 

Est. 2014

 Upstate Vodka 

Blue Shark Vodka

Cape Fear Distillery

Sauvage Distillery

 Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 

Est. 2019

Blue Shark Vodka

Trial & Error

Cape Fear Distillery

Cape Fear Distillery

 Richmond, Virginia 

Est. 2017

 Limomcello 

Cape Fear Distillery

Cape Fear Distillery

Cape Fear Distillery

 Elizabethtown, North Carolina 

Est. 2016

 Maritime Gin 

 Cape Fear Rum 

 Frying Pan Shoals Bourbon 

Vertical Spirits

Vertical Spirits

Vertical Spirits

New York, NY

Est. 2018

Nautical American Gin

Reverend Spirits

Vertical Spirits

Vertical Spirits

 Norfolk, Virginia 

Est. 2015

 Reverend Spirits Bourbon Whiskey 

 Reverend Spirits Vodka 

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Vertical Spirits

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Bourbon

RM Rose Co 

Forefather Bourbon 

50% ABV, $60/750mL, 

 Forefather Bourbon is a select sweet tasting bourbon with vanilla and caramel notes. It is made with the finest corn, rye, and barley and aged in oak barrels for at least two years for a pleasant, smooth taste. 

Hill Top Distillery

 Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

40%ABV, $42.99/750mL

 Aged over 2 years; Smooth, complex citrus, cinnamon, and light cocoa. Rich caramel, toasted pecan and spice notes abound. Finish is silky with a long satisfying warm tail. 

 River Hill Distillery 

 River Hill 100 

50% ABV, $38.29/750 mL, $21.09/375mL

 100% corn 100 proof Bourbon 

KO Distilling

 Bare Knuckle Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

45% ABV, $39.99/750mL

 Also available in Single Barrel ($44.99) and Cask Strength ($55.99) expressions 

 Bare Knuckle Straight Bourbon Whiskey is handcrafted with 70% corn, 20% wheat, and 10% malted barley, all sourced from Virginia farms and milled onsite. It is double-distilled and aged for at least two years in new charred American White Oak barrels. It is a certified Craft, Kosher, and Virginia's Finest spirit. Bare Knuckle Bourbon features Mary "Texas Mamie" Donovan, an early 20th-century fighter, on the label. 

 Weldon Mills Distillery 

 Soldier's Cut 

41% ABV, $44.97/750mL

 Small batch bourbon whiskey produced in Weldon, North Carolina. 

Weldon Mills Distillery

 Weldon Mills Reserve 

55% ABV, $64.97/750mL

 Small batch bourbon whiskey produced in Weldon, North Carolina. Barrel Proof. 

Wise Men Distillery

 Baby Bourbon 

42.5% ABV, $44.99/750mL

 This “Baby Bourbon” was created to give our patrons a taste of what’s to come. Aged in 15 gallon barrels for 6 to 7 months, it has all the flavors and aromas of a proper down south Bourbon.
Nose: Smooth, with caramel and char undertones.
Taste: feisty, with vanilla, honey, caramelized oak and lasting smooth finish 

 Cape Fear Distillery  

Frying Pan Shoals Bourbon 

47% ABV, $49.95/750mL

 Single barrel, straight bourbon aged 2 years 

Reverend Spirits

 Reverend Spirits Bourbon Whiskey 

43% ABV, $29.99/750mL

 Age: 4 years 3 months.
Mashbill: 21% rye, 9% malted barley, 70% corn.
Barrel: #3 char
Nose: vanilla, toffee, dark cherry, apple.
Body: full bodied, hints of caramel, dried fruit, tobacco leaf, oak.
Finish: spice turning to sweet corn, moderate lingering. 

Single Malt

Hill Top Distillery

 Virginia Single Malt 

40% ABV, $37.99/750mL

 Explosive aromas of roasted barley, light chocolate and vanilla bean, sweet coconut, caramel round out the palate. Aged in the finest New American oak casks. 

Virginia Distillery Company

 Courage & Conviction 

46% ABV, $74.99/750mL

 Aged a minimum of three years, this 100% malted barley whisky is matured in former Sherry, Bourbon and Cuvée wine casks. With notes of caramel and butterscotch, Courage & Conviction, our flagship American Single Malt, evolves on the palate with hints of bright red fruit, raspberry, cocoa, barrel spice and vanilla. The finish is creamy and exceptionally smooth. 

Belmont Farm Distillery

 Belmont Kopper Kettle Straight Malted Whiskey 

43% ABV, $34.99/750mL

 Belmont Kopper Kettle Straight Malted Whiskey is made from 100% malted Barley 


American Whiskey

Mother Earth Whiskey

40% ABV, $39.95/750mL

 A handcrafted American Single Malt Whiskey. A malt concoction that is painstakingly created and distilled from the finest malts. Our perfect creation is completed by ageing in toasted and charred new American White Oak for at least two years. Barrels are blended and our signature flavors are revealed. Each batch is hand bottled and numbered. 

RM Rose Co 

Fire on the Mountain Cinnamon Whiskey 

35% ABV, $24.95/750mL, $1.50/50mL

 Fire on the Mountain cinnamon whiskey is a unique flavor of natural cinnamon with a special blend of spices. It creates a sweet, yet hot sensation; a bold, yet mellow experience for the palate. 

 Three Crosses Distilling 

 Three Crosses American Whiskey 

40% ABV, $38.99/750mL

 A blend of whiskey distilled in-house and other select whiskeys. Then artfully matured using the time-tested solera aging method. 

Virginia Distillery Company

 Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky 

46% ABV, $49.99/750mL

 Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky is made from 100% malted barley, marrying whisky from Scotland with whisky made on-site in Virginia. Cask finishing in port-style wine casks sourced primarily from Virginia adds depth and complexity.
On the nose, dried fruit and raisins are evident, along with vanilla and barrel spice. The palate displays hints of toffee, cocoa and toasted oak with a soft finish. 

Virginia Distillery Company

 Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky 

46% ABV, $59.99/750mL

 Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky is made from 100% malted barley, marrying whisky from Scotland with whisky made on-site in Virginia. The whisky is then cask finished for 8 to 12 months in cider casks coming from Virginia producers such as Potter’s Craft Cider and Buskey Cider.
Notes of apple, vanilla and pear are evident on the nose along with a hint of caramel. On the palate, some creaminess and sweetness from the malt, along with caramelized wood sugars from the oak, melds with a pleasant touch of acidity from the cider. 

 All Points West Distillery 

All Points West Grain and Malt Pot Still Whiskey

45% ABV, $56/750mL

 Connecting Ireland to Appalachia though New Jersey.
Starting with the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846, American ‘Indian’ Corn crossed the Atlantic and was used as a main component of the grain whiskeys that formed the backbone of most blended and single grain Scotch and Irish Whisk(e)ys. In 1908 a Royal Commission on the materials and process permitted in Irish and Scottish whisk(e)y forbade the heavier pot distilled versions of these grain whisk(e)ys for being too American in flavor. This restriction forever lightened the corn character of many famous 19th century UK whisk(e)ys. All Points West Distillery revives this orphan trans-Atlantic whiskey style with ALL POINTS WEST GRAIN AND MALT POT STILL WHISKEY. 



 Cape Fear Distillery 

 Solera Whiskey 2015 

45% ABV, $69.96/750mL

 This wonderfully smooth and consistently complex Solera Whiskey is the result of an arduous and rare aging process, called Solera, which is Spanish for “Ground.” Oak barrels in three vertical tiers are filled with whiskey. After one year, half of the contents of the bottom barrels are removed, bottled and replaced with aged whiskey from the barrels immediately above, which are then topped off with half of the contents of the top barrels. New whiskey is then added only to the top barrels. This cascading continues and only the oldest whiskey from the bottom “ground” barrels, or Solera, is bottled. Our Solera aging process started in 2015. 

Moonshine

Three Crosses Distilling

 Route 13 Corn Whiskey 

40% ABV, $24.99/750mL

 Traditional corn liquor made from 100% Powhatan County, VA corn. Offered in a good ole fashioned mason jar. 

River Hill Distillery

 River Hill 100% Corn Whisky 

50% ABV, $25.09/750mL, $14.39/375mL

 Clear and 100 proof from an old family recipe that was made from malted corn and corn raised here on the farm 

Flavored Moonshine

Hill Top Distillery

 Blackberry Gooch Hooch Moonshine 

20% ABV, $25.99/750mL

 Intense blackberry flavor, silky sweet, but no syrupy. The mouthfeel is more silky than oily, resembling a bright blackberry juice 

Wise Men Distillery

 Apple Pie Moonshine

25% ABV, $24.99/750mL

 This apple pie moonshine packs all the flavor of a *really* good apple pie into every sip, with tons of cinnamon, rich apple, and even the flaky, buttery crust. Viscous and quite sweet, drink this one for dessert or mix it into a cocktail to lighten it up.
Nose: sweet cinnamon and molasses
Taste: perfectly balanced apple and baking spice flavors in a sweet and viscous base 

Clear Rum

Little Water Distillery

 Liberty Rum 

40% ABV, $26.00/750mL

 Inspired by the rums that fueled early America, Liberty is the first white spirit offering from Little Water Distillery of Atlantic City, NJ. Fermented from a proprietary blend of 100% rich, golden brown, and unsulphured sugar cane molasses, Liberty's premium ingredients are GMO free and of U.S. origin. 

  Cape Fear Distillery 

Cape Fear Rum 

40% ABV, $24.95/750mL

 Hand crafted rum with notes of vanilla and butter rum 

Aged Rum

Virago Spirits

 Four Port Rum Finished in PX Sherry Casks 

40% ABV, $49.99/750mL

 Finished in Pedro Ximinez sherry casks, this limited expression of Four Port Rum offers lush aromas of pipe tobacco, oxidized sherry and cinnamon rum cake alongside warm notes of butterscotch toffee, stone-fruit cobbler and toasted walnut. An elegant sipping rum. 

Little Water Distillery

 Prosperity Rum 

40% ABV, $31.00/750mL

 This Early-American inspired rum is handcrafted in Atlantic City, New Jersey in small batches before aging for a minimum of 12 months in premium new America white oak barrels. 


 All Points West Distillery 

 All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum 

43% ABV, $39/750mL

 All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum, recreates a richer molasses and makes the most flavorful rum distilled in the Mid-Atlantic today. Distilled from original fermentation and aged under one roof in Newark, NJ. 

Spiced Rum

Three Crosses Distilling

 Crossed Rifles Spiced Rum 

40% ABV, $29.99/750mL

 Rum distilled from bagasse sugar and black strap molasses. Flavored with all natural herbs and spices. 

Blue Sky Distillery 

Flying Dragon Spiced Rum

35% ABV, $27.79/750mL 

 Flying Dragon is a modern Spiced Rum, with savory hints of vanilla, citrus, spices, and a sweetness gained from the use of local Virginia raw honey. Flying Dragon tastes delicious neat, on ice, or with your favorite mixers. 

Wise Men Distillery

 Barrel Aged Spiced Rum

40% ABV, $29.99/750mL

 How about a spiced rum with a bourbon nose? This spiced rum has all the characteristics of our white rum, albeit spicier in nature. You’ll taste the vanilla and caramel from barrel aging, and all the good of a proper rum. Great on the rocks or in your favorite soda.
Nose: char and vanilla, mild and light
Taste: vanilla, caramel and cane 

Flavored Rum

 Swamp Fox Distilling 

 The Dark Side 

45% ABV, $25/750mL

 This is our dark rum. Using Naked Rum as our base, proofed to 90, we caramelize raw sugar which we add back into the rum after distillation along with molasses to obtain a sweeter caramel taste and soft mouth feel. 

Swamp Fox Distilling

 Toasted Coconut 

30%ABV, $25/750mL

 This is our coconut rum. Using Naked Rum as our base, we proof the rum to 60, then infuse it with fresh organic coconut that we personally toast to perfection. To compliment the coconut, we slightly sweeten it with raw sugar. 

Swamp Fox Distilling

 Fox's Fire 

45%ABV, $25/750mL

 This is our cinnamon flavored rum. Using naked as our base, we proof this rum to 90, then infuse it with fresh cinnamon sticks and a small amount of crushed red pepper. Fox’s Fire has a refreshing pure cinnamon taste with no added sweeteners. 

Three Crosses Distilling

 Eve's Rebellion Apple Spiced Rum 

40% ABV, $29.99/750mL

 Our traditional rum rested on Virginia apples for more than a year, then flavored with vanilla, brown sugar and apple pie spice. Its like liquid apple pie. 

Vodka

Blue Sky Distillery

Dog Star Vodka

40% ABV, $24.79/750mL

 DOG STAR Vodka is a smooth premium “grain-to-glass” spirit made from 100% Virginia wheat, locally grown from a farm near Williamsburg VA. With clean, smooth sweet notes of butterscotch and vanilla, DOG STAR tastes great straight, on the rocks, or with your favorite mixer.....This "Dog" doesn't bite!! 

Wise Men Distillery

Vodka

40% ABV, $19.99/750mL

 A well balanced and smooth vodka, with a touch of sweetness and a hint of something fruity. Great for mixing with pretty much anything, but interesting enough to enjoy on its own.
Nose: mild and pleasant, hint of fruit
Taste: light, smooth and slightly sweet 

 Sauvage Distillery 

 Upstate Vodka 

45% ABV, $22/750mL

 Upstate Vodka is an unflavoured apple based vodka. The handcrafted spirit is produced in small batches with high-quality standards. The well-balanced handmade vodka proves that you can create a clean, simple, and pure spirit from apples. Upstate Vodka is produced in Oneonta, NY at Sauvage’ own facility from apples sourced from local farms. The product features sweet pre-taste, giving Upstate Vodka a unique flavor and taste profile. 

 Blue Shark Vodka 

40% ABV, $32/750mL

 Our unique Blue Shark Vodka is made entirely from Carolina sweet corn harvested in Polkton, NC and pure North Carolina water. Our idea for Blue Shark Vodka grew from our family's fascination with spirits, especially those with unique packaging and exceptional quality! 


Reverend Spirits

 Reverend Spirits Vodka 

40% ABV, $25.99/750mL

 Reverend Spirits vodka is made with 100% corn as it offers a bit of sweetness that you don’t get with other grains. Our vodka is well balanced with slight alcohol assertion and the telltale sweetness from the grain. The body has noticeable up front alcohol, as you should expect, giving way to a soft “buttery” mouth feel and a clean, quick finish. 


Flavored Vodka

Chesapeake Bay Distillery

 Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka 

35% ABV, $19.99/750 mL

 Smoked ghost peppers are dried and soaked in Spirits of the Blue Ridge vodka for the infused concentrate. This very versatile spirit mixes well with citrus and ginger and makes a killer Bloody Mary.

Loaded Cannon Distillery

 Jalapeno Flavored Vodka 

30% ABV, $29.99/750mL

 Extremely unique all natural jalapeno flavored vodka. A sweet / heat perfect for bloody marys or on the rocks. Very versatile in mixes.
Commonly drank on the rocks. 

Loaded Cannon Distillery

 Strawberry Flavored Vodka 

30% ABV, $29.99/750mL

 All natural, surprisingly refreshing strawberry flavored vodka. Typically drank on the rocks, but mixes well with seltzer and lemon/lime sodas. A true favorite of the tasting room. 

Gin

Mother Earth Gin 

40% ABV, $29.95/750mL

Gin is a juniper-balanced partnership with a blend of carefully selected botanicals. Our gin has a variety of botanicals like Juniper Berries, Coriander, Angelica Root, Star Anise, Grains of Paradise, Cardamom, Lemon Peel, Orange Peel, and Szechuan Peppercorns. These flavors combine to create a symphony for your taste buds starting with a subtle juniper and finishing with crisp citrus. 

 Mother Earth Barrel Rested Gin  

40% ABV, $38.95/750mL

 We took our award-winning American contemporary style gin and aged it in rich, robust Cabernet Sauvignon barrels for over a year. What ensued was a spirit unlike any other; a delicious complexity as sweet, tart berry notes reward the palette first and botanical and citrus notes linger for a more traditional finish. Expect to experience dried berry fruit, tart plum, zesty citrus, earthy botanicals, light vanilla notes, and a soft nuttiness, not to mention a gorgeous peach color. 

Loaded Cannon Distillery

 Margoza Barrel Aged Gin 

40% ABV, $34.99/750mL

 A redistilled gin with a balanced taste utilizing 17 botanicals. The gin is given a hibiscus bath, then barrel aged, up to the point where the wood adds character, but does not become the dominant flavor. Mostly drank on ice, but neat as well. Hibiscus gives the gin a nice floral bouquet. 

Virago Spirits

 Modern Gin With Oolong Tea 

45% ABV, $37.99/750mL

 Virago’s Modern Gin is suffused with piquant notes of Szechuan pepper balanced against the fragrant Oolong tea, lemon and grapefruit zest and sweet anise. 

Three Crosses Distilling

 Old Buckingham no. 14 Gin 

47.5% ABV, $31.99/750mL

 A modern take on an Old Tom styled gin using 14 natural botanicals. 

KO Distilling

 Battle Standard 142 Navy Strength Gin 

57% ABV, $34.99/750mL

 Each of our Battle Standard 142 New Western Style Gins is distilled with eight botanicals: juniper, orange peel, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, grains of paradise, angelica root, and orris root. 

Little Water Distillery

 Rusted Revolver Indigenous Gin 

40% ABV, $29.99/750mL

 Unearthed on the grounds of our distillery during construction, the revolved displayed prominently on the label and mounted in our tasting room inspired this gin recipe in so many ways. Discover, like we did, our Rusted Revolver...., a careful selection of 16 exotic and indigenous botanicals rooted in the very region we call home. 


 Weldon Mills Distillery 

 Royal Rhubarb Gin 

40% ABV, $24.95/750mL

 Rhubarb Flavored Gin produced in Weldon, North Carolina. 

Wise Men Distillery

Gin

45% ABV, $24.99/750mL

 This gin is very approachable, the smell of juniper hits you in the nose just right, alluding to the journey ahead of you. Upon taste, a bouquet of floral and citrus notes finish the gin with slight hints of juniper dancing on the tongue.
Nose: mild juniper and citrus, with light floral
Taste: mild juniper, with floral followed by a sweet citrus finish 

 Cape Fear Distillery 

 Maritime Gin 

40% ABV, $24.95/750mL

 Hand crafted gin with hints of lavender 

Vertical Spirits

Nautical American Gin

42% ABV

Floral and juniper with hints of pepper, lemongrass & grapefruit.

 

Agave Spirits

Mt. Defiance Wild Agave Spirit

40% ABV, $33.99/750mL

The story of Mt. Defiance “Wild” Agave Spirit begins in Mexico. Wild agaves grow in desert flatlands, arid hillsides, lush valleys and at extreme elevations. The agave hearts are harvested by hand and processed to extract the nectar that is delivered to our distillery in Middleburg, Virginia. The varied growing environments of the wild agaves create unique flavor profiles that are brought out by fermenting the 100% agave nectar in small batches, followed by double distillation in our copper pot still. Perfect for connoisseurs as well as those looking to branch out in the world of agave spirits.

Cordials

 Mt. Defiance Cassis Liqueur 

22% ABV, $36.99/750mL, $23.99/375mL

 Bitter, sweet, fruity … our cassis is truly something special. This delectable liqueur is an exceptional addition to desserts, champagne, and specialty cocktails. Originating in France, cassis is a black currant liqueur. Black currant cultivation in the United States was banned at the federal level until 1966. New York State legalized cultivation in 2003; however, many other states like Virginia still have a ban in effect. Our distiller travels to New York’s Hudson Valley just after harvest to collect this uncommon fruit. The black currants are then steeped in high proof alcohol for three months, imparting the berry’s bitter and fruity character, then sweetened with beet sugar. Silver medal winner in the 2017 American Craft Spirits Association annual competition. 

 Weldon Mills Distillery 

 Weldon Orhcards 

25% ABV, $24.95/750mL

 Caramel Apple flavored spirit produced in Weldon, North Carolina. 

Trial & Error

 Limoncello 

30% ABV, $19.99/750mL

 Bright Lemon citrus with a pleasent sweetnes. 

Brandy

Dida's Distillery

 Immature Brandy - American Char #1 

40% ABV, $39.99/750mL

 Aged 100% in new American Charred Oak Barrels, this brandy shares characteristics of bourbon (from the charred oak extraction), along with delicate fruit notes - and it's incredibly smooth. Made 100% from Grape, twice distilled. 

 Sadden Brothers & Co. 

 Ocean Hill Apple Brandy 

45% ABV, $42/750mL, $24/375mL

 Ocean Hill Apple Brandy is a non chill filtered apple brandy aged a minimum of two years. 


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