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Young Spirits: Du Nord Social Spirits
Du Nord is the first Black-owned distillery in the United States to distill its own products. Its story is much like many other small distilleries’ stories—sort of.
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Young Spirits: J. Reiger & Co.
“Once we have our own bourbon and rye, they easily step in and become products that are sold alongside,” Rieger said. “They complement the original whiskey. They don’t replace it.”
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Young Spirits: JK Williams Distilling
“If you think about just bourbon, based on what we taste today, we know only a couple of colors in the spectrum. We don’t know all the colors that were there years ago. Discovering that is fun stuff for me.”
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Young Spirits: Spirits of French Lick
“If you think about just bourbon, based on what we taste today, we know only a couple of colors in the spectrum. We don’t know all the colors that were there years ago. Discovering that is fun stuff for me.”
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Young Spirits: Hillrock Estates
The owners of this Ancram, New York, distillery are keen on terrior.
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Young Spirits: Frey Branch Estate Distillery
“Everything we sell here was 100 percent grown, mashed, distilled—everything—right here on the farm,” explains Ashley Frey, Colby’s wife and the distillery’s marketing manager. “Within a mile radius, basically. Nothing has left our possession until you buy the bottle—it’s totally under our control.”
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