Whisky Distilleries in United States
76 distilleries · 283 expressions documented · distilling here since 1773
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- Andalusia Whiskey Co. Texas Hill Country single malt and bourbon. Stryker (peated), Revenant (unpeated), Triple Distilled expressions. Floor m…
- Angel's Envy Louisville distillery founded by the late Lincoln Henderson (former Woodford Reserve master distiller) and his son Wes. …
- ASW Distillery Atlanta's second legally licensed distillery since Prohibition, producing the first single malt whiskey distilled in Atl…
- Balcones Texas craft distillery pioneer in Waco, famous for blue corn whisky (Baby Blue/True Blue), Texas Single Malt, and Brimst…
- Bardstown Bourbon Company A revolutionary collaborative distillery model in the heart of bourbon country. Offers custom distilling programs where …
- Barton 1792 Large-capacity Bardstown distillery producing 1792 bourbon range, Very Old Barton, and contract-distilled spirits. One o…
- Blue Run Spirits
- Breckenridge Distillery World's highest distillery at 9,600 ft. Award-winning blended bourbon. Colorado Whiskey Distillery of the Year 2013, 201…
- Buffalo Trace One of America's oldest continuously operating distilleries, producing an extraordinary range including Eagle Rare, Blan…
- Bull Run Distillery Portland distillery crafting Oregon Single Malt from 100% Klamath Basin malted barley. Founder co-founded House Spirits …
- Castle & Key Stunning restoration of Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr.'s historic Old Taylor distillery (est. 1887) in Millville, Kentucky. The…
- Catoctin Creek Distilling First legal distillery in Loudoun County, Virginia since Prohibition. Certified organic and kosher microdistillery. Roun…
- Cedar Ridge Distillery Iowa's first licensed distillery since Prohibition. Family-owned winery and distillery. ADI Distiller of the Year 2017. …
- Chattanooga Whiskey First distillery in Chattanooga since Prohibition. Experimental distillery producing 1 barrel/week. Released 31+ experim…
- Coppersea Distilling Hudson Valley farm distillery using heritage techniques including on-site floor malting — one of only four US distilleri…
- Copperworks Seattle waterfront distillery founded by two craft brewers, using brewing-inspired techniques for American single malt. …
- Copperworks Distilling Seattle waterfront distillery producing American Single Malt from Washington State malted barley. ADI Distillery of the …
- Corsair Distillery One of America's most experimental craft distilleries, founded in 2008 in Nashville by Darek Bell and Andrew Webber. Sta…
- Dry Fly Distillery Washington State's first distillery since Prohibition. Spokane-based farm-to-bottle. Wheat whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka …
- FEW Spirits Craft distillery in Evanston, Illinois -- a city that was the birthplace of the temperance movement and Prohibition. Nam…
- Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Bourbon and Rye. Pioneer of NY farm distilling. Uses 100% NY grain. First NY distillery with farm distillery li…
- Four Roses Unique among bourbon distillers for using 10 distinct bourbon recipes (2 mash bills x 5 yeast strains). Spanish Mission-…
- Garrison Brothers First legal bourbon distillery in Texas, located on a ranch in Hye. Uses Texas-grown corn and wheat, with extreme heat a…
- George Dickel Tennessee's second whisky (spelled without the 'e', Scottish-style). Uses the Lincoln County charcoal mellowing process …
- Green River Distilling Historic Owensboro distillery revived. Original Green River bourbon brand restored. One of Kentucky's oldest continuousl…
- Heaven Hill Largest independent family-owned distillery in America, based in Bardstown. Produces an enormous portfolio including Eli…
- Heritage Distilling Company Craft distillery in Gig Harbor, Washington, founded 2011 by the Stiefels and Kellermans (US Army veterans). Most awarded…
- High West Park City, Utah blending and distilling operation, famous for pioneering American whiskey blending as an art form. Signa…
- Hillrock Estate Distillery Hudson Valley estate distillery with on-site floor malting. Handcrafts bourbon, rye, and malt whiskey. Late master disti…
- Ironroot Republic Purple corn bourbon and French-method whisky. Harbinger and Hubris expressions. WWA World's Best Bourbon 2019 (Hubris). …
- Jack Daniel's World's best-selling American whiskey, located in Lynchburg (pop. ~800). Famous for the Lincoln County Process -- charco…
- Jeptha Creed Distillery Ground-to-glass bourbon using Bloody Butcher heirloom corn grown on the family farm. Mother-daughter founded. 60 acres o…
- Jim Beam World's best-selling bourbon, producing over 90M LPA annually across the Clermont and Boston facilities. The Beam family…
- Journeyman Distillery Certified organic and kosher grain-to-glass distillery in historic Featherbone Factory in Three Oaks, Michigan. Portfoli…
- Kings County Distillery New York City's oldest operating whiskey distillery since Prohibition, founded in 2010 by Colin Spoelman (a Kentucky nat…
- KOVAL Distillery Chicago's first distillery since Prohibition. Certified kosher and organic. 100% independent, woman-owned, family operat…
- Laws Whiskey House Colorado's premier craft distillery. 2024 World's Best Small Batch Bourbon winner. First Colorado distiller to bottle bo…
- Leopold Bros. Three Chamber Rye revival — recreated pre-Prohibition three-chamber still. Also produces Maryland-style rye, American Sm…
- Lux Row Distillers A major Kentucky bourbon distillery in Bardstown built by Luxco (now part of MGP Ingredients following the 2021 merger),…
- Maker's Mark National Historic Landmark in Loretto, famous for its red-dipped wax seal and wheated bourbon recipe (no rye). One of th…
- MGP (Ross & Squibb) America's most prolific contract distiller, producing bourbon, rye, and grain whiskey for dozens of well-known brands. T…
- Michter's Fort Nelson Louisville distillery reviving the historic Michter's name (originally Shenk's, Bomberger's in Pennsylvania). The Fort N…
- Michter's Shively Michter's full-scale production distillery in the Shively neighborhood of Louisville, complementing their smaller Fort N…
- Nelson's Green Brier Revival of the original Charles Nelson distillery (est. 1860), once Tennessee's largest pre-Prohibition. Brothers Andy a…
- New England Distilling Eight Bells Rum and Gunpowder Rye. Maine's first distillery in decades. Founded by descendant of New England rum-trading…
- New Riff Newport, Kentucky distillery founded by Ken Lewis (former owner of The Party Source, one of America's largest liquor sto…
- Pinhook
- Rabbit Hole Louisville distillery founded by Kaveh Zamanian, featuring a striking modern architectural design. Known for unique grai…
- Reservoir Distillery Virginia's first legal bourbon distillery. Single-grain expressions: 100% wheat, 100% corn, 100% rye, and blended bourbo…
- Sagamore Spirit A Maryland rye whiskey distillery founded by Under Armour founder Kevin Plank, aiming to revive Maryland's lost rye whis…
- Santa Cruz Distillery / Venus Spirits Wayward American single malt and El Ladrón bourbon. Wine country approach to American whiskey. Pinot noir barrel finishe…
- Santa Fe Spirits New Mexico's first craft distillery, producing Colkegan single malt whiskey smoked with mesquite rather than peat -- a S…
- Smooth Ambler A West Virginia craft distillery in Maxwelton, in the scenic Greenbrier Valley, founded in 2009 by TAG Galyean and John …
- Spirits of French Lick Lee W. Sinclair Bourbon and Old Clifty Bourbon. Uses Indiana heritage grain varieties. Historic French Lick resort town.…
- St. George Spirits Pioneer of American craft spirits movement in Alameda. Four decades of operation. Produces single malt, breaking & enter…
- Starlight Family-owned distillery at Huber's Orchard in Borden, Indiana (7th-generation farm, est. 1843). Known for innovative bou…
- Still Austin Austin's first whiskey distillery, founded in 2015 by three friends determined to make grain-to-glass bourbon and rye in…
- Stranahan's Colorado's first legal distillery since Prohibition, producing American single malt whiskey from 100% Rocky Mountain bar…
- Taconic Distillery Dutchess County bourbon and rye. Hudson Valley farm distillery. Cask-strength straight bourbon and rye expressions. Dutc…
- Tom's Foolery Distillery One of Ohio's first craft distilleries, established 2008 by Lianne and Tom Herbruck. Second legal distillery in Ohio sin…
- Town Branch Lexington's first legal distillery since Prohibition, named after the Town Branch of Elkhorn Creek that runs beneath the…
- Treaty Oak Distilling Fourth distillery ever established in Texas, founded 2006 by Daniel Barnes. Relocated in 2016 to 28-acre Ghost Hill ranc…
- Tuthilltown Spirits Historic 1788 grist mill in Hudson Valley. First legally distilled grain spirits in NY since Prohibition. Produces Hudso…
- Uncle Nearest
- Virginia Distillery Company Courage & Conviction American single malt. Scottish heritage approach in Virginia Blue Ridge. Forsyths copper pot stills…
- Westland Pioneer of the American single malt category, using Pacific Northwest barley and Belgian-style pot stills. Known for inn…
- Westward Portland, Oregon distillery (originally House Spirits) producing American single malt from Pacific Northwest two-row pal…
- Whiskey Del Bac American single malt smoked with mesquite instead of peat. Dorado (mesquite-smoked) and Classic (unsmoked) expressions. …
- WhistlePig Rye whiskey specialist on a 500-acre farm in Shoreham, Vermont. Started sourcing aged Canadian and MGP rye, now distilli…
- Widow Jane Brooklyn distillery proofing whiskeys with pure limestone mineral water from Rosendale Mines, 100 miles north of Red Hoo…
- Wild Turkey Iconic bourbon distillery on the Kentucky River bluffs in Lawrenceburg, led by legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell …
- Wilderness Trail Danville, Kentucky distillery founded by fermentation scientists Shane Baker and Pat Heist. Uses a sweet mash process (n…
- Willett Distillery Family Estate Bottled bourbon and rye. Iconic pot still-shaped bottle. Reopened own distilling 2012 after decades of sou…
- Woodford Reserve Historic Versailles distillery using both copper pot stills (triple distilled) and column stills, giving Woodford its di…
- Woodinville Whiskey Company Washington State bourbon and rye. 100% local grain, aged in own rickhouses. Acquired by Moet Hennessy 2017. Straight bou…
- Wyoming Whiskey Wyoming's oldest distillery. Family-owned by fourth-generation ranchers. 100% Wyoming ingredients. Water from 6,000-year…