Long Island Spirits is a microdistillery in Baiting Hollow, New York. Founded in 2007, it is the first craft distillery on Long Island since the 1800s."Official Site" October 18, 2012 Surrounded by 5,000 acres of potato farms, Long Island Spirits is a full farm-to-bottle hand craft distillery operation. No Grapes for Merlot, but Potatoes for Vodka from the New York Times, by Marcelle S. Fischler, published March 23, 2008; retrieved October 18, 2012
Products
LiV Vodka
LiV is crafted using 100% sustainably and locally farmed marcy russet potatoes from Long Island, resulting in a gluten-free spirit. LiV is created using small batch pot and column distillation, bottling only the heart of the distillate."Official Site" October 18, 2012
Sorbetta Sorbettas are the first potato-based liqueurs to be available in the United States. They are made micro-batches from the spirits of the company's vodka, combined with hand-peeled citrus fruit and locally-grown berries. LiV Vodka on Channel 12 News by LiVVodka, published January 26, 2012; retrieved October 18, 2012 Long Island Spirits offers five different flavored Sorbetta's; lemon, lime, orange, strawberry, and raspberry.
Pine Barrens Whisky Pine Barrens is an American single malt whiskey crafted from a Barley Wine Styled Ale, and is the first to be distilled on Long Island. It is pot-distilled in small batches, then aged in charred American Oak casks.Baiting Hollow distillery produces LI’s first whisky from the Riverhead News Review, by Gianna Volpe, published April 20, 2012; retrieved October 18, 2012
Rough Rider Bourbon Rough Rider is handcrafted by Long Island Spirits in a proprietary manner incorporating hand selected barrels of aged straight bourbon whisky, using local Long Island wine casks and a unique 180 proof brandy "cask finishing wash". The bourbon starts out as a highly refined mash bill, consisting of 60% corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley, and is aged for several years in charred new American white oak barrels.
Awards Received Double Gold - Best Domestic Vodka 2012- The Fifty Best Gold – San Francisco Spirits Competition 2012 - SF Spirits Comp 2012 Gold – NY International Spirits Competition 2011 - NYISC Riverhead Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Green Key Award - Riverhead News Review
Media coverage
LiV Vodka NY Times 2008
Pine Barrens Whisky NY Times 2012 Riverhead News Review 2012
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