Sure. Every New England neighborhood has a brewery (or three…or five). What about those who want to find a stiffer local drink?
Like the small wineries and breweries that have proliferated in New England over the past few decades, more than 60 liquor distilleries are now operating in the region, most of them opening within the last decade. The majority are microdistilleries making hooch in small batches for largely local consumption. Some producers who have barely begun selling product, or don’t distill locally, or don’t have bottling facilities, or are largely known for wine didn’t make it onto our map.
C O N N E C T I C U T
Westford Hill Distillers, Ashford
Pear William, Kirsch, Apple Brandy
Connecticut Valley Distillery, Manchester
Smuggler’s Rum
Onyx Spirits, East Hartford
Moonshine, Private Barrel Moonshine
Litchfield Distillery, Litchfield, CT
Batchers’ Bourbon Whiskey, Batchers’ Double Barreled Bourbon Whiskey, Batchers’ Gin
Elm City Distillery, Wallingford
Velocipede Vodka, Nine Square Rye
AppStrawBrandies, Branford
Brandies: apple (aged and unaged), pear, strawberry
M A I N E
New England Distilling, Portland
Ingenium Gin, Eight Bells Rum, Gunpowder Rye Whiskey
Maine Craft Distilling, Portland
Alchemy Gin, Ration Rum, Fifty Stone Whiskey
Cold River (Maine Distilleries), Freeport
Traditional Gin, Blueberry Vodka, Maine Potato Vodka
Boston Brands of Maine, Lewiston
Mr. Boston Coffee Brandy
Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery, Union
Three Crow Rum, Apple Brandy, Maple Smash
Bartlett Spirits of Maine Distillery, Gouldsboro
Rusticator Rum
The Northern Maine Distilling Company, Brewer
Twenty 2 Vodka
M A S S A C H U S E T T S
Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Sheffield
Greylock Gin, Rugged Mountain Rum, Berkshire Bourbon Whiskey
Copper Moon Distillery, Indian Orchard
Devil’s Daughter Moonshine
Nashoba Valley Spirits, Bolton
Nashoba “Single Malt ” Whiskey, Foggy Bog Vodka (made from apples), Cherry Brandy
AstraLuna Brands, Medfield
Sippiwisset Gin, Whydah Cape Cod Dark Rum, Old Ringo Tequila
Damnation Alley Distillery, Belmont
Nick the Sipper Vodka, Massachusetts Whiskey (various kinds)
Privateer International, Ipswich
Silver Reserve Rum, True American Rum
Turkey Shore Distilleries, Ipswich
Lab & Cask Reserve Rum, Tavern Style Rum, Greenhead Spiced Rum
Ryan & Wood Distilleries, Gloucester
Folly Cove Rum, Beauport Vodka, Knockabout Gin
Short Path Distillery, Everett
Gin, Rum
Bully Boy Distillers, Roxbury
White Rum, Boston Rum, American Straight Whiskey
GrandTen Distilling, South Boston
Wire Works American Gin, Fire Puncher Vodka, Amandine Almond Liqueur
Boston Harbor Distillery, Boston
Putnam New England Whiskey, Lawley’s New England Spirit, Seymour’s Local Roast Coffee Liqueur
Bradford Distillery, Hingham
Vodka, Chesterton’s Gin
Dirty Water Distillery, Plymouth
Better Knot Amber Rum, Ginger Vodka, Bogmonster Cranberry Gin
South Hollow Spirits, North Truro
Twenty Boat Rum, Twenty Boat Spiced Rum,
Triple Eight Distillery, Nantucket
Triple Eight Vodka, “The Notch” 10-Year Single Malt, Blueberry Mint Liqueur
RB Distillery (Running Brook Vineyard & Winery), North Dartmouth
Black Sheep Brandy
N E W H A M P S H I R E
Tamworth Distilling, Tamworth
Garden Apiary Gin, White Whiskey, The Good Reverend’s Universal Spirit
Tall Ship Distillery, Dover
White Island Rum
Flag Hill Winery & Distillery, Lee
General John Stark Vodka, Josaiah Bartlett Aged Apple Brandy, White Mountain Moonshine
Sea Hagg Distillery, North Hampton
Sea Hagg Silver Rum
Smoky Quartz Distillery, Seabrook
Solid Granite Vodka, Granite Coast Rum, V5 Bourbon
Djinn Spirits, Nashua
Distilled Gin, Beat 3 White Whiskey, Krupnik Spiced Honey
R H O D E I S L A N D
Newport Distilling Co., Newport
Thomas Tew Single Barrel Rum
Sons of Liberty Spirits, South Kingstown
Uprising and Battlecry (single-malt whiskeys), Pumpkin Spice Whiskey, Hop Flavored Whiskey
V E R M O N T
Shelburne Orchards, Shelburne
Dead Bird Apple Brandy
WhistlePig Whiskey, Shoreham
10-year, 12-year Old World, Boss Hog
Appalachian Gap Distillery, Middlebury
Mosquito Fleet Rum, Snowfall Vermont Whiskey, Kaffevän (coffee liqueur)
Mad River Distillers, Warren
Rye Whiskey, Corn Whiskey, Malvados (apple brandy), Vanilla Rum
Green Mountain Distillers, Stowe
Organic Gin, Organic “Sunshine” Vodka, Organic Lemon Vodka
Smuggler’s Notch Distillery, Jeffersonville
Rye Whiskey, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Hopped Gin
Elm Brook Distillery, East Fairfield
Rail Dog Barrel Aged Maple Spirit, Literary Dog Premium Sipping Vodka
Caldonia Spirits, Inc., Hardwick
Barr Hill Gin, Barr Hill Vodka, Barr Hill Reserve Tom Cat (aged Gin)
Dunc’s Mill, St. Johnsbury
Maple Rum, Elderflower Rum, Backwoods Reserve Rum
Vermont Spirits, Quechee
Vermont Gold Vodka, Coppers Gin, No. 14 Maple Spirit
Silo Distillery, Windsor
Lavender Vodka, Aged Whiskey, Reserve Gin
Saxtons River Distillery, Saxtons River
Sapling Maple Bourbon, Sapling Maple Liqueur, Perc Coffee Liqueur
Vermont Distillers, West Marlboro
Metcalfe’s Maple Cream Liqueur, Metcalfe’s Vermont Maple Liqueur, Metcalfe’s Raspberry Liqueur
