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We never fully understood what was drawing us to this place.but we do now.

It also happens to be in the same region where we now forage for the beach rose pedals that are used in our flagship Tulsi Rose gin. Our grandfather, Arthur (center with a jug of what we presume to be homemade hooch) and his seemingly not so enthused wife Ruth (the lovely lady with the disapproving glare), together with friends and family, share a moment in time, on a rock, in a place that it is ironically close to a cluster of islands off the coast of southern Maine where we too have gathered with friends and family to play, to celebrate, to relax + escape. WeвЂ™d love to see you.This image from the 1920s prohibition era is one that has intrigued us for years. All while using some of the cleanest, best tasting water on the planet.В Consider visiting some or all of us on your next trip to Maine. Some distilleries use Maine-grown, Maine-made white oak barrels to age their spirits to capture the best possible flavor of Maine. Nothing but 100% pure Maine maple syrup is used in Chadwick Craft Spirits. Bartlett Spirits of Maine uses local apples, pears, berries and other fruit that make their way through crushing, fermenting and distilling grown in Maine. Many of the herbs and botanicals used in Tree Spirits award-winning absinthe such as - anise, fennel, wormwood, petite wormwood, hyssop and lemon balm - are locally sourced. Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery goes through 70,000 pounds of Maine-grown fruit and grains each year including apples for their cider and apple brandy from Hope Orchards, blueberries for their award-winning Back River Gin from Blueberry Valley Farm in North Union, and over 3,500 pounds of cranberries for their cranberry gin from growers in Washington County. Their blueberry vodka is made with wild, lowbush organic blueberries from Elderflower Farm in Lincolnville. Split Rock Distilling in Newcastle make a horseradish vodka using horseradish grown on Snakeroot Organic Farm in Pittsfield. Liquid Riot Bottling uses hundred of pounds of Maine grains in its whiskeys each year, including Maine-grown rye and buckwheat, and even some homegrown sweet Maine corn in their bourbon.Д¬old River Vodka sourced and distilled over 1.4 million pounds of Maine potatoes for their vodka and gin. Maine Craft Distilling used over 300,000 pounds of Maine-grown malted barley, and uses over 20,000 pounds of Maine blueberries annually in its blueberry Blueshine, and apples from Doles Orchard in Limington to make their Whipple Tree Apple Brandy.

Like many of our amazing restaurants where youвЂ™ll find a bevy of locally raised, grown, sourced вЂ“ even foraged ingredients on their menus, youвЂ™ll find the same attention to both detail and the use of local agricultural products in the craft spirits made by members of MaineвЂ™s Distillery Guild.

WILD BEVY DISTILLING FULL

Now, along with Maine lighthouses and lobster shacks, the Maine Distilling Industry is chockablock full of adventure and reward. From Brewer to Biddeford, York to Gouldsboro, and Freeport to Union, Maine you can traverse our beautifully scenic state sampling some of the finest hand crafted, small batch spirits anywhere in the world.

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