whiskey tiiiiiiime

i can't pretend to remember all the history and processes of the new england distillery, but it was by far one of the more informative and entertaining booze tours ive ever done.  i had a 4-person groupon that was on the verge of expiring, so i dragged my sister along for the ride.  we stood in the one room garage with a group of 8 other people, as the guide [and one of 4 employees] gave the story behind the wight family, let us smell [not drink] each level of distilling product, and then poured samples of their rye whiskey, rum, and gin.

maturing in jim beam barrels

reclaimed barrel racks

the cutest little mini barrels ever [unclear what their purpose is, but ive seen them in bars too]

barrel stencil

wellies all in a row

mmmmmmm.