Absinthe Makers

• Mt. Defiance Distillery - Middleburg, Virginia

Associations/organizations

• American Craft Spirits Association
• American Distilling Institute
• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
•​ Virginia Distillers Association

Award Competitions

• Bartender Spirits Awards
• East Coast Craft Spirits Awards
​• International Spirits Challenge
​• International Wine & Spirit Competition
• Judging of Craft Spirits - American Distilling Institute
​• New York International Spirits Competition
​• San Francisco World Spirits Competition
​• SIP Awards

Barrels

"Building a Relationship with a Cooper and Your Choice of Whiskey Barrel"
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Speyside Cooperage - Atkins, Virginia
• Associated Cooperage Industries of America
• Canton cooperage
• Dirt Cheap Barrels - distributor of new & used barrels
• Gibbs Brothers Cooperage 
• Kelvin Cooperage - new & used barrels
• ISC Barrels cooperage - new & used barrels
• Nadalié cooperage - Virginia sourced oak available
• Ramoneda Brothers Stave Mill - Virginia staves, heading, oak blocks
• Speyside Bourbon Cooperage - Virginia sourced oak and barrels available
• The Barrel Mill - barrels and infusion spirals
• Tonnellerie Ô cooperage - Virginia sourced oak available
• West Virginia Great Barrel Company

Bar Ware

• A Bar Above - Professional Bar Tools & Gear
• Glass Recrafted - Custom Cut Barware (U.S.)

Bitters & Mixing VINEGAR

• Blackwater Bitters - Lynchburg, Virginia
• Mother Shrub - Virginia
• Red Root & Company - Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
• Wild Roots Apothecary - Sperryville, Virginia

Conferences/Trade shows/EVENTS

• American Distilling Institute Conference
• American Whiskey Convention
• Craft Beverage Expo
• WhiskyFest - Whisky Advocate

Distillery LicensE Information (VA)

• Virginia ABC Distillery Licensing
• Virginia Alcohol License Reform Proposal

History of Rye WhiSKey

• Learn more about the history of rye whiskey

Label Design & Printing

• Wright Global Graphics - North Carolina

Oak Staves & Heading

• Ramoneda Brothers Stave Mill - Culpeper, Virginia

Product Photography

• Beverage Photography - Specializes in Craft Distillery Product Photography

recipes

• A Virginia Sazerac - drink recipe
• George Washington's Eggnog - drink recipe
• Manhattan - drink recipe
• Old Dominion - drink recipe
• Reservoir Hot Toddy - drink recipe
• Rye Mule - drink recipe
• Simple Syrup recipe
• Virginia Rye Whiskey Cocktail Cherries Recipe

References/PUBLICATIONS

• Craft Spirits
• Distiller
• Distillers' Resource Directory
• The Whiskey Advocate
• The Whiskey Bible

RYE GRAIN SUPPLIERS

"Grain to Table" - read about 3 rye grain varieties
• Bay's Best Feed - Heathsville, Virginia
• Fairview Cattle & Grain - Culpeper, Virginia
• Grapewood Farm - Montross, Virginia
• Keenbell Farm - Rockville, Virginia
• Three Monkeys Farm - Morven Park, Virginia

Tax Information

Trademark Search

• US Patent & Trademark Office - Search page

Virginia Rye Merchandise

Print-on-demand merchandise featuring the "Drink Virginia Rye" brand. Manufactured and shipped to order by RedBubble.com.

Vermouth Makers

• Flying Fox Vermouth - Afton, Virginia
• Mt. Defiance Distillery - Middleburg, Virginia
•​ Rosemount of Virginia - LaCrosse, Virginia

Where To PURChase

• Virginia ABC stores - request your local store carry a favorite brand​​
• Virginia Distilleries - for on-site sales, delivery and out of state distribution lists

WHOLESALE VIRGINIA RYE WHISKEY

• Davis Valley Distillery - bulk wholesale Virginia Rye Whiskey, available clear or aged.​​

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