Hewn 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.
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
County Seat SpiritsFounded in 2014 by Lehigh Valley natives Anthony Brichta and John Rowe, County Seat Spirits is an independently owned craft distillery making spirits in Allentown and serving them at its tasting room and cocktail bar in Easton. The company’s small-batch approach includes local-grain sourcing and hands-on work from recipe development through bottling, with its flagship Zero G vodka distilled from non-GMO American sugar cane and Three Cities Whiskey made from local malts. Production takes place at the Bridgeworks Enterprise Center in the Lehigh Valley.EASTON, PA
Eight Oaks Farm DistilleryFamily-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.NEW TRIPOLI, 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