Craft Distilleries Locations Locator Map and Directory

Craft Distilleries (also called "microdistilleries) are small, often family-owned and run, distilleries that produce alcohol in small quantities. Microdistilleries originated in Europe hundreds of years ago, typically in the form of cognac distillers supplying larger cognac producers, or single malt whiskey distillers selling niche brands for the blended Scotch whiskey market. In the United States, craft distilleries experienced a rapid resurgence several decades after the Great Depression, and today there are over 300 registered microdistillers across the country producing everything from Bourbon to Eau de Vie to seasonally-flavored vodkas. The modern craft distilling movement can be traced to the growth of the microbrewing industy in the 1970s; some of the best known microdistilleries today, including Anchor Brewing Company, Dogfish Head, and Leopold Bros., started out as microbreweries.