Tag: Gin

Land, Locals, and Culture Connect Craft Beverage Makers to Orange County

There is a symbiotic relationship between business, community, and the land in Orange County. We talked to four craft beverage makers about the magic of living and owning a business here.

Orange County Distillery at Brown Barn Farms

Located on a fifth-generation farm in the Black Dirt region of Orange County, NY, Orange County Distillery is a true farm-to-bottle craft distillery. Their focus is on quality, not quantity. They grow everything on their farm that is needed to produce quality spirits.

Bourbon Gin Rye Vodka Whiskey

Taconic Distillery

Four hundred years of history and hospitality make the Hudson Valley an ideal location for production of our own native spirit – bourbon whiskey.

Bourbon Gin Rye Whiskey

Milea Estate Vineyard

The 98-acre Milea Estate Vineyard is a very successful winery in the historic Hudson River Region, dedicated to capturing the unique, natural environmental benefits of soil, climate, and sunlight to produce outstanding, award-winning wines.

Cabernet Franc Chardonnay Gin Merlot Pinot Noir Riesling Vignoles

Stoutridge Vineyard & Distillery

scene with pond and building in background

Stoutridge Vineyard is a premium estate winery and distillery located in Marlboro, NY, 70 miles north of Manhattan. They are members of the Shawangunk Wine Trail, as well as the Meet Me in Marlborough Farm Trail.

Cabernet Franc Gin Merlot Noiret Rye Seyval Blanc Vodka Whiskey

Quartz Rock Vineyard

view of Glorie Farm vineyard with barn in background

Glorie Farm Winery is exactly what lawmakers had in mind when they passed the New York Farm Winery Act of 1976. The new law allowed grape growers in New York to establish wineries and sell directly to the public. In other words: Farm + Winery = Farm Winery.

Cabernet Franc Chambourcin Chardonnay Gin Marquette Peach Wine Pinot Noir Riesling Seyval Blanc Strawberry Wine

Harvest Spirits

Harvest Spirits Farm Distillery products are crafted in the “tree to bottle” method, with the apples grown steps from the distillery then pressed, fermented, distilled and bottled all on-site.

Applejack Brandy Gin Vodka Whiskey

Warwick Valley Winery & Black Dirt Distillery

The story begins in the orchard. In 1989, Warwick Valley Winery purchased an orchard and began to learn how to cultivate fruit. The passion for creating wines and ciders soon evolved into an idea to begin distilling and to open the first distillery in the Hudson Valley since Prohibition.

Applejack Baco Noir Bourbon Brandy Chardonnay Gin Riesling Rye Vodka

Superior Efficiency, Superior Products at Stoutridge

You came at a good time, actually,” says Stephen Osborn as he lifted the lid off of a giant wooden fermenter filled with hundreds of pounds of cherries that are in the process of fermenting into a deep, rich slurry.

Gin Rye Vodka Whiskey