Distilleries

8 Shires Distillery is a small craft distillery in the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg Virginia. ​Our mission at 8 Shires Distillery is to research, preserve, teach, and present the history of distillation from the Colonial American Period, the years 1600 – 1775.

Blue Sky Distillery is a microdistillery in Smithfield VA creating premium handcrafted spirits. Our first product, DOG STAR Vodka, is a smooth premium vodka made from 100% locally grown wheat. A portion of the net proceeds from each sale of DOG STAR Vodka will benefit the welfare of dogs.

Brewery & Sprits line of products coming out of The Vanguard Venue  

Our flagship brand is Spirits of the Blue Ridge Vodka. One of the first batches won a gold medal at the International Tastings Institute. And we have only gotten better since. Our vodka is based on the distillates of regional corn. We are GMO and gluten-free. For our rum fans, Read more [...]

Fine hand crafted spirits made locally with local grains.

Our whisky is hand-crafted with original ideas. We start from scratch, hand-malting our own barley and flavoring the grain with apple and cherrywood smoke. The spirit is aged a little over a year with a progressive series of hand-cut, toasted fruitwood. We welcome visitors, and would love to show you Read more [...]

Dead Reckoning Distillery is a Veteran owned craft rum producer located in Norfolk, Virginia.

Ironclad's exclusive-to-Virginia bourbon hails from the Port of Newport News. We use small batch production methods and premium Virginia grains in our proprietary four-grain mash bill. We ferment and distill one batch a time, all under one roof. And then we let the brackish air from the James River and Read more [...]

Reverend Spirits is home to R.D.Wilhelm Distilling Co. and is a micro craft distillery located in Norfolk’s Chelsea Business District. Their focus will be Straight Bourbon, Straight Rye and Old Tom Gin

In the great American south, whiskey is in our blood. It's an inevitable infusion. We began making it hundreds of years ago, and it's production has never stopped. (Although many have tried.) But the whiskey always was, and shall be. In Virginia Beach in the 20's, roaring as they were, Read more [...]