On the list of Connecticut-made food and drink, already bulging with cheese, eggs, beer, beef and bacon (to name just a few), one category is often overlooked: handcrafted liquor. Westford Hill Distillers in Ashford established the beachhead back in 1997. “There were 18 distilleries in the U.S. when we opened,” …
Litchfield Distillery emphasizing its local status
The owners of Litchfield Distillery want the community to know that their production, products and personnel are firmly rooted in the county. “We want to present our identity as being local,” said Jack Baker, a Warren resident and business partner with his brothers David of Woodbury and Peter of Southbury. …
Fairfield Business Partners Cook Up New Distillery in Bridgeport
After years of buying and selling commodities and making General Electric plants work better around the globe, Robert Schulten is embarking on a second career “giving back.” And just what is he giving back? Gin, vodka and whiskeys. Maybe a little moonshine. Welcome to Asylum Distillery in Bridgeport, a new venture …
Waypoint Joins Growing List Of Craft Distilleries.
For a generation that prefers locally sourced food — strawberries from Glastonbury, say, or tomatoes from Simsbury, wine from Brookfield and craft beer from East Haddam — it’s only natural to seek out locally produced spirits. Now locavores, as farm-to-table fans are known, need look no further than Bloomfield for …
Onyx Moonshine Opens New Tasting Room
Push back the “secret bookcase” and a door opens to Onyx Moonshine’s tasting room, the newest addition to the East Hartford distillery. The 3,000-square-foot “speakeasy,” as co-founders Adam von Gootkin and Peter Kowalczyk call it, opened softly the weekend before Thanksgiving and offers tastings of the company’s various moonshines and whiskeys, along with retail …
Hartford Flavor Co.
Six years ago, when she was making batches of cranberry liqueur for friends at Christmastime, landscape designer Lelaneia Dubay never dreamed she’d be the co-owner of an emerging city distillery. But a few years later, she began experiencing dietary sensitivity to gluten and certain alcohols and chemicals, which made it …