Raise a Glass to Veteran Owned Whiskeys

Starting a whiskey distillery takes perseverance, dedication, and courage, at a minimum. There are a host of distillery founders who have these qualities embedded in their blood; they are U.S. military Veterans. They have served our country and are now distilling the spirits of America.

In honor of Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11^th, consider filling your glass with whiskey distilled by a Veteran or a distillery that donates a portion of its sales to a Veteran cause. Better yet, for those that offer tours or tasting rooms, pay them a visit and thank them for their service. Here is just a sampling of Veteran-owned whiskeys.

21st Amendment
Vero Beach, Florida
Tours and tasting room
rye, bourbon, rum, gin, vodka, and agave

Black Patch
Madison, Alabama
Tours and tastings
rye, bourbon, flavored whiskey, moonshine, and agave

Eight Oaks
New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
Tours and tasting room
rye, bourbon, gin, rum, vodka, and applejack

Four Branches
Nashville, Tennessee
bourbon

Gorget
Lugoff, South Carolina
Tours and tastings
bourbon, whiskey, moonshine, rum, vodka, and liqueur

Horse Soldier
St. Petersburg, Florida
Tastings available at Urban Stillhouse
bourbon

Hotel Tango
Indianapolis, Indiana
Tasting room
bourbon, rye, rum, vodka, gin, and liqueur

Leadslingers
Moore, Oklahoma
American single malt, rye, bourbon, flavored whiskey, and rum

Leatherwood
Pleasant View, Tennessee
Tours and tasting room
rye, bourbon, whiskey, moonshine, and flavored whiskey

MB Roland
Pembroke, Kentucky
Tours and tastings
rye, bourbon, malt, wheat, corn whiskey, moonshine, flavored whiskey

Merica
Houston, Texas
bourbon

Old Line
Baltimore, Maryland
Tours and tastings
American single malt

Regimental Spirits Co.
Owensboro, Kentucky
bourbon, whiskey

Smoky Quartz
Seabrook, New Hampshire
Tours and tastings
bourbon, moonshine, rum, and vodka

Three Rangers
Sheridan, Oregon
bourbon

Three Rivers
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Tours and tastings
rye, bourbon, moonshine, rum, vodka, gin, and liqueur

Willie’s
Ennis, Montana
Tasting room
bourbon, Canadian whisky, moonshine, vodka, and liqueurs