Family-run since day one, Eight Oaks Farm Distillery grew from a Lehigh Valley farming tradition into a gathering place where the family’s connection to the land shapes its spirits. The distillery grows its own grain, follows regenerative farming practices, and welcomes the surrounding community to its farm tasting room. Its Pennsylvania rye whiskey reflects that farm-to-glass approach.
Dad's Hat RyeFounded in Bristol in 2010 by Herman Mihalich and John Cooper, Dad’s Hat Rye distills and bottles small-batch Pennsylvania rye whiskey. The company brought rye production back to Pennsylvania after a long absence, drawing on Mihalich’s family tavern heritage and more than 200 years of regional distilling tradition. Its farm-to-bottle process uses locally sourced grain, recycles spent mash for livestock feed, and combines a traditional pot still with careful barrel aging.BRISTOL, PA
Doan DistilleryInspired by the notorious Doan Gang of Bucks County, Doan Distillery brings that local Revolutionary-era story into a modern craft distillery in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The distillery makes spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails in-house, using Pennsylvania farm grains and Poconos water, while its downtown tasting room gives visitors a place to hear the history behind the bottles.QUAKERTOWN, PA
Wigle WhiskeyIn Pittsburgh’s Strip District, Wigle Whiskey revives Western Pennsylvania’s whiskey tradition as a true grain-to-glass distillery, milling 100% local grains on site and hand-producing small-batch spirits in copper pot stills. Named for Philip Wigle, whose 1790s dispute with a tax collector helped spark the Whiskey Rebellion, it was the first distillery in Pittsburgh since Prohibition. The family-owned distillery has earned national recognition, including being named the American Craft Spirits Association’s Most Awarded Craft Distillery.PITTSBURGH, PA
Hewn Spirits LLCHewn Spirits is a Bucks County craft distillery making small-batch spirits from locally grown grains, with a tasting room in Peddler’s Village in New Hope. Founded by Sean Tracy after decades restoring historic wooden barns and an Alaskan fishing boat, the distillery brings that fascination with old wood to its aging work, including Reclamation American Single Malt finished with reclaimed timbers up to 300 years old. Its grains come from within 10 miles of the distillery, and spent grain is donated to nearby farms.PIPERSVILLE, PA