As you might imagine, we take our whiskey very seriously. The industry will continue to grow and change, so the purpose of this list is to document those changes as best as we can. Whether you are looking for a new whiskey to try or want more information about one that you see, we hope that you can pull up this list and learn what you want to learn.
As you will see, this list is divided up by state. Within each state you’ll see which spirits are craft and which are not. You may also see some of our recommendations based on the distilleries that we’ve interacted with, worked with in the past, and/or have especially delightful spirits.
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John Emerald Distilling Co. , Opelika, AL. This distillery is makes a single malt smoked with pecan and peach woods. We featured JED in an episode of 50 States of Whiskey, which you can check out here.
Avondale Brewing Co., Birmingham, AL. This brewery/distillery plans to release a bourbon and a malt whiskey.
Big Escambia Spirits, Atmore, AL. This distillery is making a bourbon made from an heirloom corn grown near the distillery and McKenzie Farms Corn Whiskey.
Gibson Distilling Co., Dothan, AL. This distillery makes George Gibson Whiskey and plans to make corn whiskey and rye.
Irons Distillery, Huntsville, AL. This distillery plans to release Irons One Bourbon.
John Emerald Distilling Co. , Opelika, AL. This distillery is makes a single malt smoked with pecan and peach woods. We featured JED in an episode of 50 States of Whiskey, which you can check out here.
Straight to Ale Brands, Huntsville, AL. This distillery plans to release Shelta Cavern Spirits Whiskey.
Yellow Hammer Spirits, Calera, AL. This company makes corn whiskey. It's not clear from their label if they source the whiskey or distill it in-house.
Alaska Distillery Wasilla, AK. The furthest north whiskey distillery in the United States, Alaska Distillery makes Alaska Outlaw Whiskey, a whiskey of indeterminate mashbill.
Anchorage Distillery, Anchorage, AK. Formerly Bare Distillery, this distillery makes Arctic Ice Moonshine Whiskey and is working on AK Soul White Lightning Moonshine, a corn whiskey.
Arctic Harvest, North Pole, AK. Established in 2014, this distillery plans to make Solstice Shine Whiskey.
Fairbanks Distilling Co., Fairbanks, AK. This distillery opened in 2016 and makes vodka, but they plan to make whiskey.
Port Chilkoot Distillery, Haines, AK. Maker of 12 Volts Moonshine, a corn whiskey and planning to release Boatwright Bourbon and a Wrack Line Rye.
Adventurous Stills, Tempe, AZ. This distillery makes Peralta Moonshine. They are also working on a bourbon.
Arizona Distilling Co. , Tempe, AZ. This distillery makes Copper City Bourbon, Park Rye, Desert Durum Wheat Whiskey and Humphrey Malt Whiskey. There very first release of Copper City Bourbon, a straight bourbon, was made by MGP but they now make their own bourbon. Their first batch of wheat whiskey was made by them, to their specifications, using the stills at Las Vegas Distillery, but they now make it all at their own distillery.
Caskwerks Distilling Co., Tempe, AZ. This company plans to market a wheat whiskey. It is not clear from the label if the whiskey is distilled in-house or sourced.
Hamilton Distillers, Tucson, AZ. This distillery makes Del Bac Whiskey, a mesquite smoked malt whiskey, as well as an unaged version and an unsmoked version.
High Spirits Distillery, Flagstaff, AZ. Makers of a mesquite smoked single malt whiskey. This distillery appears to have closed.
Independent Distillery, Tucson, AZ. This distillery opened in 2015 and plans to make bourbon and other whiskeys.
O.H.S.O. Eatery + Distillery, Scottsdale, AZ. This distillery plans to make Whiskey D.I.X, Whiskey D.I.C.K. and # Whiskey. They are also bottling Bicycle Bourbon. It's not clear from the label if the bourbon is made in-house or sourced.
Thumb Butte Distillery, Prescott, AZ. Working on 1888 Rodeo Rye, Bloody Basin Bourbon and Central Highlands Single Malt.
Tombstone Distillery (Arizona Craft Beverage Inc.), Tombstone, AZ. This winery/distillery is working on a bourbon, a single malt and a rye.
Arkansas Moonshine , Newport, AR. This distillery makes corn whiskey under the labels Arkansas Moonshine XXX, Blue Flame Moonshine and Uncle Ed's Arkansas Moonshine.
Black Mountain Distillery (Franchise Enterprises), Phoenix, AZ. This tavern/distillery plans to make Black Mountain White Lightning.Core Distilling Co., Springdale, AR. This distillery/brewery is planning to make Hangin' Judge Whiskey.
Rock Town Distillery, Little Rock, AR. This distillery makes wheated bourbon, four grain bourbon, single malt, Arkansas Hickory Smoked Whiskey, a hickory smoked wheat whiskey, a rye and a corn whiskey. They are also planning to release a bourbon with sorghum, a sorghum whiskey and an unmalted barley whiskey.
White River Distillery, Gassville, AR. This distillery makes Friday Night Red Eye Corn Whiskey.
Alchemy Distillery, Arcata, CA. This distillery plans to make Boldt Clear Whiskey, an unaged wheat whiskey, Wheat Whiskey and Rye. They also plan to make bourbon and other whiskeys
Alley 6 Craft Distillery, Healdsburg, CA. This distillery is planning to release a rye whiskey and a single malt.
Amador Distillery , Jackson, CA. This distillery released a sourced bourbon distilled in Tennessee and a rye whiskey distilled in Missouri. They also released Good Honest Whiskey and Exquisite Whiskey for Corti Brothers market, Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey finished in wine casks; and Fillmore/Sacramento Whiskey for D&M, Kentucky bourbon aged in port casks. They are also planning to release a number of whiskeys under the Engine 49 label, including bourbons distilled in Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana and rye distilled in Missouri and Indiana. They are also distilling their own rye and malt whiskeys.
American Craft Whiskey Distllery, Ukiah, CA. This is a project of Crispin Cain, a distiller at craft brandy producer Germain-Robin who uses Germain-Robin's stills to make Low Gap whiskeys, including unaged wheat, corn, bourbon and rye as well as an aged wheat whiskey and a blended whiskey.
Anchor Distilling (The Griffin Group), San Francisco, CA. One of the first craft distilleries, the famous California brewery opened a distillery in the 1993 and makes the Old Potrero Single Malt Rye. They also are an importer and bottler. They bottle the Hirsch line of bourbons, which they purchased from Preiss Imports in 2008. Preiss imports is a bottler and importer that bought up the old stocks of A.H. Hirsch from the closed Michter's distillery in Pennsylvania. (The Michter's name is now used by Chatham Imports to bottle unrelated whiskey). They bottled the last of the old Michter's Bourbon as A.H. Hirsch, but then used the Hirsch name on a variety of whiskeys, including a Canadian whisky, a rye, an Indiana bourbon and an "American whiskey," none of which had any relation to A.H. Hirsch. Anchor has released Hirsch Reserve Bourbon, a Kentucky bourbon, but they are planning to release a version distilled by MGP in Indiana. In 2010, Anchor was purchased by the Griffin Group.
Ascendant Spirits, Buellton, CA. This Santa Barbara County distillery sells Breaker Bourbon, sourced from LDI, SemperFi Corn Whiskey and Silver Lightning Moonshine, a corn whiskey. They are also planning on a port cask finished expression of Breaker Bourbon, using bourbon distilled in Tennessee and a wheated version distilled in Ohio.
Bay Area Distilling Co., Brentwood, CA. This company plans to release Golden State California Corn Whiskey. It's not clear from the coloralabel if the whiskey is distilled in-house or sourced.
Blinking Owl Distillery, Santa Ana, CA. This distillery opened in 2016 making white spirits, but it has plans to make aged whiskey.
Bowen's Spirits, Bakersfield, CA. Makers of Bowen's Whiskey.
Brothers Spiris, Buellton, CA. This distillery plans to make Santa Ynez White Hawk Mesquite Smoked Malt Whiskey as well as a rye, a malt, a white dog malt and California Shine, made from barley.
The California Spirits Co., San Marcos, CA. Founded in 2013, this distillery plans to release a bourbon, a rye and a single malt.
Channel Islands Distillery, Ventura, CA. This distillery is planning to make 93001 Main Street Corn Whiskey.
Charbay, St. Helena, CA. this micro in Napa County makes hop flavored whiskey under the Charbay label, R5 and S. They also released the unaged Charbay Double and Twisted Light Whiskey and Amador Whiskey Co. Hop-Flavored Whiskey.
Cutwater Spirits, San Diego, CA. Formerly Ballast Point Spirits, when Constellation Brands purchased the Ballast Point brewery but not the distillery, the distillery reopened under this name. They make Devil's Share malt whiskey and bourbon and California Moonshine Corn Whiskey.
Desert Distilling Co., Palm Desert, CA. This distillery makes Desert Distilling Small Batch Whiskey.
Do Good Distillery, Modesto, CA. This distillery makes Nighthawk Bourbon and cherry wood, peat and beachwood smoked whiskeys. They are aging additional whiskeys including a wheat bourbon, DGD hop flavored whiskey and a Russian imperial stout whiskey. They also plan to release Benevolent Czar Whiskey, a malt based whiskey.
Dogtown Distilling, Oakland, CA. This distillery plans to make West Oakland Rye and a malt whiskey, rye and bourbon under the label Wright & Brown Distilling.
Drift Distillery, San Clemente, CA. This distillery plans to make wheat whiskey.
Dry Diggings Distillery, El Dorado Hills, CA. This distillery is planning to release Rubicon Rye and 31 N 50 Bourbon, distilled at MGP. They are also working on Bodie 5 Dog White Whiskey and single malt.
Fog's End Distillery/C&C Shine, Salinas, CA. this distillery makes Fog's End Monterey Rye, the corn based California Moonshine and an unaged rye moonshine.
Greenbar Craft Distillery, Los Angeles CA. This distillery makes an organic oat/spelt/barley white whiskey and a malt whiskey under the label Slow Hand. They are working on an aged version as well as The Game Whiskey.
Griffo Distillery, Petaluma, CA. This distillery opened in 2015 and plans to make Stoney Point Whiskey, a bourbon, a rye, a white whiskey and Stout Barrelled Whiskey.
Hanson Handmade Spirits, Sonoma, CA. This distillery plans to make a single malt.
Henebery Spirits, Vista, CA. This distillery plans to make a single malt.
Humboldt Craft Distillers, Eureka, CA. This distillery is working on Redwood Rye.
J. Riley Distillery, Redlands, CA. This distillery plans to release California Clear, a white whiskey, and Jeremiah Riley Bourbon, both made with blue corn and barley. They are also planning to release 1775 Whiskey, Jude's White Dog Corn Whiskey, Old Blue Whiskey and Kidd Riley Whiskey. They also plan to release 1775 Whiskey, distilled at MGP.
Kill Devil Spirit Co., San Diego, CA. This distillery opened in 2011. They make vodka, gin and moonshine, and are working on a rye, a bourbon and Wildfire Whiskey.
Krobar Craft Distillery (Barton Family Wines), Paso Robles, CA. This distillery is working on a rye whiskey and a bourbon, the label on the bourbon doesn't specify if it is sourced or distilled in-house.
Liberty Call Distilling, Spring Valley, CA. This distillery is planning to release San Diego County Whiskey, Explorer's Collection Four Grain Whiskey and single malt, Blue Ridge Single Malt and Freedom Whiskey Co. Bourbon.
Los Angeles Distillery, Culver City, CA. This distillery plans to make bourbon.
Lost Spirits Distillery, Salinas & Los Angeles, CA. This distillery makes peated single malt whiskeys under the labels Seascape, Leviathan and Ouroboros and is working on Steam Rye, a rye malt whiskey.
New Alchemy Distilling, El Dorado Hills, CA. This distillery plans to make White Devil Whiskey, an unaged rye mash whiskey and Chimera Whiskey.
Old World Spirits, Belmont, CA. These makers of Rusty Blade Gin and La Sorciere Absinthe also make Goldrush Rye Whiskey, Ace High Rye and Goldrun Rye Whiskey.
Paso Robles Craft Distilling, Paso Robles, CA. Founded by the owners of Villicana Winery, this distillery makes vodka and gin and is working on Re:Find Rye, Bourbon and Whiskey and Cover Crop Whiskey as well as a rye whiskey under the SLO Brew label.
Perfect Soul Whiskey, San Marcos, CA. This distillery plans to make Perfect Soul Whiskey and Bourbon.
Raff Distillerie/Treasure Island Distillery, San Francisco, CA. These two companies share distillery space on San Francisco's Treasure Island. Raff is planning on making a bourbon. They also provide bottling facilities for other companies, including Bender's Rye (Bender & Cohen) and Gold Bar Whiskey. It also appears that there are plans to bottle Workhorse Rye there.
Rubens Distilling & Brewing, El Segundo, CA. This Los Angeles area brewery/distillery will open in 2016 and plans to make Hideaway white whiskey from a corn/wheat/barley mash and is also aging whiskey.
St. George, Alameda, CA. The makers of numerous spirits, including St. George Single Malt and bourbon and Baller Single Malt, they also make Breaking and Entering Bourbon, which is a blend of Kentucky bourbons.
St. James, Irwindale, CA. Peregrine Rock single malt.
San Diego Distillery, Spring Valley, CA. This distillery is making a bourbon, a rye and a single malt whisky.
SDCA Distilling/Malahat Spirits Co., San Diego, CA. This distillery is working on a whiskey, bourbon and rye under the Malahat Spirits Co. label.
Seven Stills, San Francisco, CA. This distillery plans to make seven whiskeys from finished beer, so far they have made: Chocasmoke, a peated whiskey distilled from a chocolate oatmeal stout; Whipnose Whiskey, made from an IPA and Dogpatch, made from a sour. Sonoma Brothers Distilling, Windsor, CA. Founded in 2012, this distillery makes bourbon, rye and white whiskey. Sonoma County Distilling Co., Rohnert Park, CA. This micro-micro distillery in Sonoma County makes 2nd Chance Wheat Whiskey, Sonoma Rye and West of Kentucky Bourbon No. 1. Their initial release was 1512 Barbershop Rye, an unaged rye whiskey which they are no longer making.
Spirit Works Distillery, Sebastopol, CA. This distillery makes wheat, triticale and rye whiskey as well as a finished whiskey. They plan to release Barrel Reserve Rye finished in various casks.
Stark Spirits, Pasadena, CA. This distillery opened in 2014 making rum and other spirits. They are planning to release a rye and a single malt.
Stillwater Spirits, Petaluma, CA. This distillery makes Moylan's bourbon, rye and single malt whiskey and Barber's Single Malt Rye. They also distill the corn whiskey used in Wylie Howell Whiskey.
Sutherland Distilling Co., Livermore, CA. This distillery is planning to release Diablo's Shadow Bourbon, Rye and Corn whiskeys, and is aging a bourbon. Golden Gate Whisky Co. malt whiskey is also made on the Sutherland stills by another company that contracts to use them.
Sweet Potato Spirits/High Roller Spirits/Souza Enerprises, Atwater, CA. This distillery makes Corbin Cash Merced Rye Whiskey and a blended whiskey.
Tahoe Moonshine Distillery, South Lake Tahoe, CA. This distillery is planning to make Stormin' Whiskey and Tahoe Moonshine White Whiskey, a corn whiskey.
Twisted Manzanita Spiris., Santee, CA. This distillery is working on Twisted Manzanita Rebellious Rye and Rustic Horizon Whiskey.
Valley Spirits, Modesto, CA. Valley Spirits currently produces Outlaw Moonshine, an unaged wheat whiskey. They are also planning a barrel aged three grain (corn, wheat and rye) whiskey which they hope to put into barrels in 2012.
Ventura Spirits Co., Ventura, CA. This distillery makes a number of spirits and is aging a whiskey made from kernza, a wheat-like grain
Venus Spirits, Santa Cruz, CA. This distillery is planning to make organic bourbon, rye and single malt under the Wayward Whiskey label.
10th Mountain Whiskey and Spirits Co., Gypsum, CO. This distillery is planning to make a rye, a bourbon and Mountain Moonshine, a corn whiskey.
Anvil Distilling, Longmont, CO. This distillery plans to make Swindler's Light Whiskey.
Axe and the Oak Distillery, Colorado Springs, CO. This distillery which opened in 2014 plans to release a whiskey that appears to be from bourbon mash and is also planning a bourbon.
Bear Creek Distillery, Denver, CO. This distillery is planning to make a white whiskey, a wheat whiskey, a bourbon and a rye.
Black Bear Distillery, Colorado Springs, CO. Opened in 2014, this distillery is planning to make an Irish Style malt whiskey, a corn whiskey and Poteen, Irish style moonshine. They also plan to release Black Bear Bourbon and Black Bear Legacy Artisan Moonshine Whiskey.
Blank & Booth Distilling Co., Denver, CO. This distillery is planning to release Ripple corn whiskey and Benchcraft corn whiskey.
Black Canyon Distillery, Longmont, CO. This distillery makes a corn whiskey and Old Blue Bourbon.
Boathouse Distillery, Salida, CO. This distillery plans to release Colorado Moonshine and Rocky Mountain Bourbon and Rye. It is not clear if these are made by the distillery or sourced.
Bouck Brothers Distilling, Idaho Springs, CO. This distillery plans to make Miner's Moonshine Corn Whiskey, Mountain Whiskey, Bouck Brothers Idaho Springs Whiskey and Caballo Blanco, an unaged bourbon mash whiskey. They also plan to make Bouck Brothers Bourbon, a blend of Colorado and Kentucky bourbons.
Breckenridge Distillery, Breckenridge, CO. This distillery is bottling Breckenridge Bourbon, which, according to the company, is their own distillate occasionally blended with Bourbons sourced from elsewhere. They have also made malt whiskey and are planning to release Peat Fetish Single Malt, which does not disclose on the label whether it is sourced or distilled in-house.
Cockpit Craft Distillery, Colorado Springs, CO. This company plans to release P-51 Mustang Whiskey, a bourbon mash whiskey. It's not clear from the label if it is distilled in-house or sourced.
Colorado Gold, Cedearedge, CO. This distillery makes Colorado Gold Bourbon and Rye and Colorado's Own Corn Whiskey. It appears that some of the whiskeys may be sourced.
Dancing Pines Distillery, Loveland, CO. This distillery makes Dancing Pines Bourbon and is working on Wilderness Whiskey, Awry Rye and Glen Pines Single Malt.
Deerhammer Distilling Co., Buena Vista, CO. This distillery is planning to release an unaged malt whiskey under the label Whitewater Whiskey and is also planning on an aged malt whiskey under the labels Down Time and Deerhammer Single Malt.
Distillery 291, Colorado Springs, CO. This distillery makes 291 Colorado Whiskey Aspen Stave Finished, 291 Colorado Rye Whiskey White Dog, 291 Fresh Colorado Whiskey, 291 E (Experimental) Whiskey, 291 HR (High Rye) Bourbon and 291 American Whiskey.
Downslope Distilling, Centennial, CO. This Colorado distillery makes Double Diamond Whiskey, an Irish style whiskey and is working on a malt whiskey.
Durango Craft Spirits, Durango, CO. This distillery plans to make Cinder Dick Bourbon.
Elevation 5003 Distillery, Fort Collins, CO. This distillery plans to make Lunarshine Corn Whiskey.
Elkins Distilling Co., Estes Park, CO. This distillery plans to make Elkins Corn Whisky and Elkins Colorado Whiskey.
Elwood Distilling Co., Boulder, CO. This distillery plans to make a single malt.
Feisty Spirits Distillery, Fort Collins, CO. This distillery makes a number of whiskeys including bourbon, rye, wheat, corn, millet, quinoa, amaranth and triticale whiskeys. They also bottle BackCountry Bourbon, distilled in Indiana, for Hale & Bradford.
Geek Spirits, Boulder, CO. This distillery makes Formula 51 Bourbon.
Golden Moon Distillery/Maison de la Vie Ltd., Golden, CO. This distillery makes a number of spirits on their own stills, including Golden Moon Single Malt, and also bottles Gun Fighter Bourbon which has been sourced from various Kentucky and Tennessee distilleries. The current Gun Fighter 7 year old is a high rye bourbon sourced from a Tennessee distillery. They are also planning to release Gun Fighter Double Cask American Bourbon and Gun Fighter Rye, both distilled in South Carolina.
Idlewild Spirits, Winter Park, CO. This distillery plans to make a single malt, Woodcutter's Whiskey, a five grain whiskey, and white whiskey.
JF Strothman Distillery, Grand Junction, CO. This distillery is planning to make bourbon, corn whiskey and malt whiskey. The corn whiskey will be under the label Judge's Choice.
KJ Wood Distillers, Ouray, CO (formerly in Berthoud, CO). This distillery is working on Dead Drift White Whiskey, Dead Drift Aged Whiskey and Ourye Whiskey, a rye.
(Gargoyle Enterprises), Denver, CO. This distillery is working on A.D. Laws bourbon, a wheat whiskey, a corn whiskey, Hordeum Straight Malt and a rye.
Leopold Bros., Denver, CO. Leopold Bros. Distillery makes a variety of spirits, including a corn-based American Whiskey, a Maryland style rye and a number of flavored whiskeys made from new make spirit. They are working on a Tennessee style whiskey.
Mobb Mountain Distillers, Fort Collins, CO. This distillery plans to release a rye whiskey.
Mystic Mountain Spirits, Larkspur, CO. This distillery make a number of "moonshines" as well as Aces High Bourbon and is planning to bottle Outlaw Whiskey, a bourbon, and Mystic Legacy Straight Whiskey, both of which may be sourced.
Old Town Distilling Co., Fort Collins, CO. This distillery is planning to make Old Standard Single Malt Rye, Rye, Bourbon and Moonshine Corn Whiskey.
Peak Spirits, Hotchkiss, CO. This distillery makes CapRock spirits and is working on Luna White Dog, a white whiskey made from a mash made by Wynkoop Brewery.
Peach Street Distillers, Palisade, CO. This distillery makes Colorado Straight Bourbon, a smoked rye and a single malt.
Sand Creek Distillery, Hugo, CO. This distillery plans to make a malt whiskey.
Spirit Hound Distillers, Lyons, CO. This distillery makes a White Dog Moonshine, a white whiskey and a malt whiskey.
Spirits of the Rockies, Pueblo, CO. This distillery plans to release a rye whiskey. It is not clear from the label if it is sourced or distilled in-house.
Spring44 Distilling, Loveland, CO. This company bottles, rye, light whiskey and single malt under the Weaver's Spirits label and bottles Kentucky bourbon, single malt and "Colorado Whiskey" made from a corn, rye, barley mash under the Spring 44 label. They also market Helluva Good Whiskey. They recently started making Spring 44 Colorado Single Malt, which appears to be distilled in-house. State 38 Distilling, Golden, CO. This distillery plans to release a bourbon and a peated malt.
Stranahan's (Proximo Spirits), Denver, CO. Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, a single malt.
Syntax Spirits, Greeley, CO. This distillery makes Class X White Dog, an unaged, peated whiskey made from malt and wheat, Class X White Cat, an unaged wheat whiskey, Class X Bourbon and Big Cat Whisky, a wheat whiskey.
Telluride Distilling Co., Telluride, CO. This distillery plans to release a malt whiskey.
Tighe Brothers Distillery/Denver Whiskey Co., Denver, CO. This distillery plans to make Tighe Brothers Bourbon, Rye and American Whiskey.
Trail Town Distillery, Ridgeway, CO. This distillery makes a number of spirits including Coyote Light Whiskey, a whiskey made from a corn mash.
Two Guns Distillery, Leadville, CO. This distillery plans to make Two Guns Wild West Whiskey and Single Six Rocky Mountain Moonshine. This distillery appears to have closed.
Vapor Distillery, Boulder, CO. Formerly Roadhouse Spirits, this distillery is planning to release Boulder Bourbon.
Whistling Hare Distillery, Westminster, CO. This distillery makes malt whiskey and blue corn bourbon.
Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Salida, CO. This distillery makes Tenderfoot Whiskey, a malt whiskey and is working on a rye.
Woodshed Distilling, Pagosa Springs, CO. This distillery makes Smoke Shine Whiskey.
Woody Creek Distillers, Basalt, CO. This distillery makes vodka and is working on a rye and a four grain whiskey. They also bottle The Steward's Solera Bourbon, a blend of Woody Creek's own bourbon with sourced bourbon from Kentucky, LDI and Tennessee, for the Steward's Solera company.
