Honesty and simplicity are at the heart of our spirits. We believe you have the right to know what you put in your body, and what we put in our alcohol. Fresh farm raised grains and potatoes form the base for our whiskies. Hardwoods harvested from our forests lend their color, character and aromas, and fruit from our orchards and maple syrup fired in springtime temper our spirits with their sweetness. That's it. That's our secret. Grow the best ingredients, and craft them into the best spirits.

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Spruce

Our boreal take on botanical dry gin. Distilled with fresh red spruce tips, garden herbs and hops harvested on our farm, Spruce overflows with bright flavors of our forest and fields. Our customers often say “it’s like a walk in the woods.” Use as you normally would a gin. Pairs exceptionally well with a twist of lime. 80 proof. Available in 750ml and 375ml

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Thorn Fernet

How about a fernet that actually tastes good? Mission accomplished. Infused with hawthorn fruit, herbs and spices including mint, and our own hops and rosemary, it’s delicious. Earthy, minty, with a pleasant bitter finish, we sweeten it with pure Cabot, VT maple syrup. Goes great with ice after a big meal, and our distiller is fond of it with cola in the Argentinian fashion. 80 proof. Available in 750ml and 375ml

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Spirited Cider

Hand-pressed on a timber frame and straw cider press we built on the farm, our sweet cider is sourced from our own organically grown apples. Blended with just enough light rum, our Spirited Cider is sweet and smooth at 40 proof with a fantastic apple bouquet. We use it often in martinis, also excellent with club soda and a dash of bitters. Available in 750ml

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Wood Heat

Everyone’s fire needs to be stoked now and again. We’ve taken our double-distilled spirits of farm-raised mixed grains and infused them with toasted white ash wood, perhaps the best firewood tree there is. Throw in some roasted habanero peppers and our own wood-fired maple syrup, well that should be enough heat to warm up any drafty farmhouse. Bottled at farmer strength, 90 proof. LIMITED RELEASE HOLIDAY 2019

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Sugarmaker

Have you ever taken really good bourbon mash whiskey, the kind where you can still taste the grain and corn in the mash, where you get that beautiful vanilla aroma that comes from the charred white oak swirled up in a hint of smoke, and then carefully mixed the bourbon with a splash of perfect, actual gravity-fed, mountain spring water and just enough extra-dark amber Vermont wood-fired maple syrup to make the world’s best drink? We have. And we put it in a bottle just for you. 50 proof. LIMITED RELEASE HOLIDAY 2019

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Molly’s Falls Anisette

This is our twist on a very classic continental european high-proof distilled liqueur. We started with some original recipes for anisette from the mid 19th century and we wanted to adapt them to our own region and farm. What we came up with was this rich and wonderful fennel-based anisette that lands somewhere between Northern Italy and Northfield, Vermont. For those who enjoy licorice, this liqueur is a must. 90 proof.
LIMITED RELEASE WINTER 2019/2020

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Maple Mint

We really enjoy taking a theme or a flavor and bringing that across from multiple angles in a single spirit. This liqueur showcases wild spearmint, peppermint and watermint, all harvested from our farm in Cabot, Vermont. Using several different distilling techniques for this one spirit, including botanical infusion and redistillation, as well as steam distilling a botanical hydrosol of the mints, gives the finished spirit an immense complexity and depth of mint flavors that pair perfectly with a touch of maple syrup. Outstanding in hot chocolate as well as coffee. 70 proof.
LIMITED RELEASE WINTER 2019/2020

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We practice traditional (pre-prohibition) distilling practices whenever possible. Why? Because those people put flavor over profit and so do we.
All our grains and potatoes are open-top fermented using a sour mash technique that perpetuates our own distillery's strain of yeast microbiota. We ferment on the grain with the hull on. We Twice-Distill every batch of our alcohol in a traditional direct fired pot still. We only use native hardwoods for coloring and flavoring and toast them in a wood-fired oven. Oh, and did I mention we grow the grain? 

Is any of this efficient? No.
Does it make better sprits? Oh, yes.