Founded in 2014 and named for the Conecuh Ridge area of Alabama, Conecuh Brands is a creative incubator for super-premium spirits brands. Its 30-plus-person team builds authentic brand stories and distributes them across all 50 states and internationally, while a new distillery in Troy, Alabama, brings production closer to the company’s Alabama roots.
The Albany Distilling CompanyFounded in 2011 as Albany’s first distillery since Prohibition, The Albany Distilling Company makes small-batch spirits in downtown Albany using both traditional and modern methods. Its portfolio includes Ironweed whiskey made with New York State grains, along with other house brands and contract-distilling work for emerging spirit companies. The company also operates a house bar where its products can be enjoyed.ALBANY, NY
The Cooper Spirits CoEstablished in 2006 by Robert J. Cooper and Katie Cooper, The Cooper Spirits Co. is an independent maker of distinctive spirits, best known for Hochstadter’s Slow & Low Rock & Rye, a bottled cocktail built around aged straight rye whiskey. The company also develops carefully composed liqueurs and whiskey expressions, including the revived Crème Yvette and its aged Lock Stock & Barrel rye portfolio.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Heaven Hill BrandsFounded in 1935, Heaven Hill Brands is a family-owned spirits producer that grew from a single distillery into one of America’s largest independent distilled spirits suppliers. Now led across three generations, the company distills and bottles spirits and operates production facilities in Kentucky and Texas. Its portfolio includes American whiskey and spirits brands such as Evan Williams and Deep Eddy.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Sovereign BrandsFour generations of family experience shape Sovereign Brands, a family-owned, family-run company that has created wine and spirits brands since 1999. Working with family-owned producers around the world, it develops new beverage brands from the ground up and supports their distribution across more than 100 countries.New York, NY