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Vermont’s Craft Pours

We are known for craft beverages. Beer, wine, cider, spirits – Vermont makers incorporate the flavors of the Green Mountains. Vermont has more breweries per capita than any other U.S. state, but it’s not just about the beer. Vermont’s winegrowers are shaping one of North America’s newest wine regions with expressive wines made from resilient regional grape varieties. Cider makers press apples to create impeccably crafted hard ciders. Vermont distillers have earned global acclaim, from ryes aged in Vermont oak to botanical gins finished with raw honey. Vermont makers are innovating in non-alcoholic drinks, too, from botanical bubbles to beers without the buzz.

Vermont Distillers

Globally recognized Vermont distillers work hand in hand with local farmers, foresters, and apiaries. Every bottle reflects a deep sense of place that’s rooted in Vermont’s mountain water, locally grown grains, maple syrup, and botanicals. The spirit of Vermont is alive and well at tasting rooms and taprooms statewide.

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Smugglers Notch Distillery

Recognized internationally, this distillery at the foot of Mount Mansfield produces vodka, gin, rye, rum, bourbon, and liqueurs and offers guest experiences at four tasting rooms across Vermont.

Barr Hill at Caledonia Spirits

Named America’s most awarded gin, Barr Hill is made with local honey by Caledonia Spirits, with a tasting room in Montpelier.

Village Garage Distillers

This Bennington hot spot serves cocktails and a full menu with seasonal outdoor seating in addition to selling spirits.

Boyden Valley Spirits

Surrounded by the rolling farmlands of Cambridge, Boyden Valley distills farm-grown whiskey that captures the terroir of the Champlain Valley’s ancient seabed soil.

Mad River Distillers

Producing award-winning spirits, including rum, apple brandy, and bourbon, in the scenic Mad River Valley.

SILO Distillery

Small-batch spirits are distilled with Vermont-grown grain and local ingredients in Windsor.

WhistlePig Whiskey

Makers of the world’s most awarded rye whiskey, WhistlePig’s tasting rooms in Quechee and Stowe offer an elevated drinking experience.

Vermont’s Craft Distillers Offer Unique Pours

Vermont’s craft distillers support an industry burgeoning with innovation and creativity. Sample craft pours and take home a few bottles of your own.

Vermont Wines

Thoughtful farming and cold-climate consideration are making Vermont one of the nation’s newest wine regions. From the Champlain Valley to the Green Mountains, discover wines that embody the character of Vermont’s landscape and seasons.

Ellison Estate Vineyard

Vermont’s largest and oldest single grapevine planting lives here in the Champlain Islands. With tasting rooms in both Stowe and Grand Isle, sample its wines and learn about the regenerative farming restoring the land.

Shelburne Vineyard

Cold-hardy hybrid grapes, including La Crescent and Marquette varietals, set this Champlain valley vineyard apart in New England.

Lincoln Peak Vineyards

In Vermont’s Champlain Valley, sip and swirl wines pressed from cold-hardy grapes with notes like lemon rind, dried apricot, crushed pineapple, and sage, along with local cheese, charcuterie, and live music.

Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery

Experience tours, tastings, live music, and events at this shoreline vineyard and winery in South Hero.

Specialized and cold-hardy hybrid grapes such as La Crescent, Marquette, and Frontenac Gris grow in Vermont, as do more widely known varietals such as Riesling and Baco Noir.

Vermont Cider

Vermont’s apples lean neither sweet nor tart. Cider made here incorporates both for a more interesting flavor profile thanks to high-acid fruit and cold-weather growing conditions. Sample Vermont cider throughout the state.

Woodchuck Cider

Founded in 1991, Woodchuck Cider innovates hard cider with flavors like blueberry, pear, and sangria. Their Middlebury tap house features tours and tastings.

Champlain Orchards

One of the oldest operating orchards in Vermont, Champlain Orchards crafts cider from 175 varieties of apples, peaches, pears, plums, and more.

Eden Ice Cider

Local, cold-hardy fruit is naturally cold-concentrated as it freezes and then pressed into sweet, delicious ice wine.

Stowe Cider

Sample flights and take in live music and events at this Stowe cidery.

Scott Farm Orchard

Wild yeasts and a slow, winter-long fermentation keep the terroir in this cider, made from heirloom apple varietals in southern Vermont.

Vermont orchards grow more than 150 varieties of apples.

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Microbreweries, Macro Flavor

Craft Beer

With several beers named best in the world, Vermont’s brewers are heavy hitters. The Green Mountains’ craft beer industry is booming, leading the nation in breweries and brew pubs per capita and racking up honors and awards for quality and innovation.

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Non-Alcoholic Beverages

There’s nothing dry about Vermont’s non-alcoholic craft beverages. When you want the taste of an IPA, a crisp cider, or something bubbly without the buzz, Vermont’s craft beverage producers have you covered.

TÖST

White tea, white cranberry, and ginger elevate this non-alcoholic sparkling beverage brewed in Dorset.

Bitter Bubble

Botanical bitters blended with seltzer liven up this non-alcoholic Vermont beverage.

Shrubbly

This lightly sparkling drink is made with an old-time mixer called shrub.

The Spirit of Sustainability

Vermont’s distillers work with sustainability in mind. At SILO Distillery, spent grains are sent to farmers to use as feed and water is recycled.

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