Founded in 2023 by four friends, Sunset Distilling Company makes Appalachian spirits on a farm in Yellow Spring, West Virginia. Its 200-gallon copper still anchors production, turning Appalachian water and carefully selected grains into vodka and whiskey, while the farm’s persimmon appears in one of its distinctive infusions. The company is preparing to open in 2026, alongside its Tuscan-inspired Puesta Del Sol Farm event venue.
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
Devil's Due DistilleryKnown for tying its spirits to the land and farming communities of Appalachia, Devil’s Due Distillery is a West Virginia craft distiller with a hands-on grain-to-glass tradition. Its team works with regionally sourced grains and carries each batch through production by hand, giving visitors a direct connection to the distilling process through the tasting room and daily tours.KEARNEYSVILLE, WV
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
Hudson Valley DistillersSince 2014, family-run Hudson Valley Distillers has been hand-distilling farm-to-bottle spirits in New York’s Hudson Valley and turning them into ready-to-pour bottled cocktails. Husband-and-wife team Chris and Jennifer Moyer run the operation with Jennifer’s brother, Stephen Theiss: Chris distills, Jennifer develops the cocktails, and Stephen handles packaging. The veteran-, woman-, and LGBT+-owned business sources ingredients from nearby farms and grain growers, keeping its spirits closely tied to the local community.CLERMONT, NY