SPIRITS
From beginning to end, all of our spirits are produced right here on our farm in Goshen, New York, where we grow, harvest and malt all of our own grains. We also mash, ferment and distill, age and bottle everything on-site. a true farm to bottle operation from top to bottom.
AGED SPIRITS
BOURBON
Orange County Distillery’s first aged spirit, the grain bill typically follows that of mostly corn with malted barley. Our bourbons are aged in 15-gallon and 30-gallon barrels for 3 years or more. The tannins extracted from the oak barrels over time gradually lend their beautiful colors and distinct flavors to our whiskey. The whiskey noses initially of dried hay or tobacco - reminiscent of the corn itself - before molding into aromatic notes of caramel, butterscotch, and even praline. These borderline sweet notes make way for a baking spice-like finish.
Available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml formats.
RYE WHISKEY
Our Rye Whiskey is 100% rye based, of which 15% is malted, and is typically aged in 15-gallon or 30-gallon barrels for 3 years or more. This all-rye grain bill produces beautiful spicy, herbal notes accompanied by notes of charred cedar chip and vanilla. The phenomenally smooth mouthfeel of the earth and barrel-tannins combine to make an easily sippable whiskey.
Available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml formats.
HONEY WHISKEY
Our used Bourbon whiskey barrels are filled with honey, sourced directly from our farm, and then left to rest for several months. Once the honey is dumped, the barrel is filled again with our own Corn Whiskey to age for three years or more. What we end up with is a wonderfully aged, slightly sweet Honey Whiskey. Not too sweet though, just a hint of honey to linger on the tongue and nose.
Available in 50ml and 375ml formats.
MAPLE WHISKEY
Imagine taking the same idea as our honey whiskey only switching it up with local organic maple syrup, a used rye barrel, and our unaged ‘white’ rye whiskey. Well, that is exactly what we have done with our Maple Whiskey using Finding Homes Maple Syrup from Greenville, NY. It starts subtle, holding closely to the exquisite rye whiskey form, then finishes with the slight nose and mouthfeel, reminiscent of the maple syrup itself.
Available in 50ml and 375ml formats.
AMERICAN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY PEATED
Our oldest aged spirit is 100% barley malt aged in 15-gallon barrels for 4 years or more. Peat is harvested directly from our own Black Dirt farm fields. The peat is then sundried for several months and then once dried sent to our grain smoke house to slowly burn. We channel the peat smoke over the dried barley, allowing it to slowly infuse. It drinks like an Islay scotch, boldly earthy and smoky - a thick peaty body. As the spirit begins to settle on your tongue it will garner more of its natural barley character, finishing like a lowlands scotch, a tea-like or grassy herbalness.
Available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml formats.
AMERICAN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY UNPEATED
100% estate malted barley whiskey aged on new American charred oak for 4 years or more. In contrast to our Peated Single Malt Whiskey, the barley is not peated, so it is light and fruity on the palate with subtle hints of oak, caramel, vanilla and stone fruits.
Available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml formats.
BARRELED GIN
Orange County Distillery Gin aged in used Orange County Distillery single malt whiskey barrels. The simple yet beautiful marriage of smoke and herbs.
Available in 375ml format.
OLD-FASHIONED
A simple cocktail in theory, yet so difficult to master. Bourbon, simple syrup, bitters and maybe a garnish or two. When done correctly, it’s about as good as a cocktail can get.
Just pour over ice and garnish with an orange twist. If you want to mimic exactly how we do it though, then follow these instructions. Pour 2 ounces slowly over one large cube of ice, garnish with an orange twist, add one dark cherry (not a maraschino cherry, please), stir gently, sip and enjoy. Each bottle makes about 6 cocktails.
Available in 50ml and 375ml format.
CLEAR SPIRITS
ABSINTHE
Our wildest expression yet. Distilled from rye grains and select botanicals including wormwood, star anise, coriander and dried blood orange peel. You’ll notice black licorice mixed with a bit of an herbal and citrusy aroma.
Available in 50ml and 375ml formats.
UNAGED RYE WHISKEY
Each whiskey derives its own unique character from the grains used to compose it. In the case of our Rye Whiskey, it is 100% rye, of which 15% is malted. Being entirely rye, this whiskey has a wonderful herbal - white pepper or arugula - spiciness to it. This is contrasted by an equally wonderful, and smooth, mouthfeel, which makes for a truly sippable white whiskey.
Available in 375ml format.
UNAGED SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
Exact same malting process as our Single Malt Whiskey, except this whiskey is not aged. Similar characteristics to Mezcal. Perfect as a substitute for tequila in your cocktails.
Available in 375ml format.
SUGAR BEET VODKA
Where it all started for us. These large white beets make up 100% of this spirit, each bottle taking roughly six pounds to create. The high level of congeners that this vodka retains gives it a phenomenally aromatic nose and taste. Nosing true of the earthy beet, with hints of banana peel as well as raspberry fruit and leaf. This earth complexity carries over to the taste, which with a smooth, palate coating mouthfeel, forms a perception of “sweetness”. Great as a sipping vodka.
Available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml formats.
WHEAT VODKA
Originally devised to act as a more neutral mixing vodka for Brown Barn Farms, our cocktail bar. This spirit is 100% wheat in its make-up and is distilled at least four times to diminish the congeners. Although it is more restrained in its aroma and taste, the wheat vodka does withhold that almost-signature earthy mouthfeel. It lends itself beautifully to the cocktail, due in part to its subtle grassy, grainy body.
Available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml formats.
GIN
At the base our gin is made from 80% corn and 20% wheat. Built upon layers of botanicals, a blend of cedar juniper, angelica root, green coriander, citrus mint, lemon balm, staghorn sumac, and a hint of lavender. Our gin has a mild complexity about it - a thicket of herbal and grassy-notes, followed by streaks of floral, earthy, and even anisette -none of which are particularly ‘in your face’.
Available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml formats.
OCD CORN WHISKEY
A grain bill of 85% corn and 15% malted barley. With such a high corn bill, you will certainly find the taste has a distinctive grassiness to it. This creates a canvas for the beauty of the Black Dirt to shine through in the form of a dense organic matter, or earthy overtone. On the palate the hot grassy ethanol pulls through initially, before ending on a lovely, sweet corn or even creamed corn note.
Available in 375ml format.
WE ALSO PRODUCE AND BOTTLE SPIRITS FOR LOCAL CRAFT PRODUCERS
Applewood Winery Gin
Applewood Winery Apple Vodka
Bad Seed Cider Apple Vodka
Gardiner Brewing Mistucky Spirits Apple Vodka
Pennings Farm Cidery Apple Vodka
Red Barn Cidery Apple Vodka
Valkyrie Coffee Roasters Coffee Vodka
If you are a craft producer interested in on doing a collaboration with us, shoot us an e-mail at info@orangecountydistillery.com