Bloomery SweetShine is a Charles Town, West Virginia mini-distillery that handcrafts fruit cordials and other flavored spirits from a 12-acre farm anchored by a restored 1840s log cabin. Founded by Tom Kiefer and Linda Losey after a 2010 trip to Italy sparked their search for an American limoncello, the distillery became known for its farm-grown lemon and raspberry cordials, including a limoncello with more than 20 international awards. Its tasting room closed in 2018, while the owners continue developing the SweetShine brand and MixAlchemy canned cocktails.
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Mountain State SpiritsRooted in the historic mountains of West Virginia, Mountain State Spirits is an award-winning craft distillery shaped by Appalachian craftsmanship. It makes small-batch Bourbon Ratafias, a modern North American cordial created with old-world infusion techniques, including its Honey Pear expression.
Pathfinder Farm DistilleryPathfinder Farm Distillery is a family-owned, veteran-owned farm distillery in Pleasant Valley that turns its heritage Bloody Butcher red corn and Appalachian spring water into small-batch moonshine and whiskey. Founded by veterans Nate and Natalie Kraft in 2019, the operation pairs a working farm in Keedysville with a year-round tasting room in a historic log home in Boonsboro. Its Bloody Butcher Bourbon earned Best Farmer-Distiller Bourbon and Best of State honors at the 2025 Heartland Whiskey Competition.KEEDYSVILLE, MD
Last Shot DistilleryOpened in December 2015 on the site of a former 1840s distillery, Last Shot Distillery is a small farm distillery in Skaneateles that handcrafts spirits from locally grown New York ingredients. Co-owner and distiller Chris Uyehara, a chef with 37 years of experience, developed the Japanese-style four-grain whiskey after winning on Discovery’s “Master Distiller,” while the distillery is also known for its gold-medal crème brûlée and orange cream liqueurs.SKANEATELES, NY
Grazin’ Spirits, LLCGrazin’ Spirits, LLC is a small, local, Veteran-owned farm-to-bottle distillery founded in 2017 in Columbia County, New York. It produces peach-flavored whiskey, corn whiskey, and bourbon using sourced and farmed ingredients, with in-house production, distillation, barreling, hand bottling, and labeling.GHENT, NY