Dogfish Head’s distilling operation has added New Jersey to its territory.
“After years of bringing our off-centered ales to the state, we are thrilled to introduce our spirits to our Dogfish Head fans and to new folks who enjoy a delicious cocktail,” Dogfish Head founder and CEO Sam Calagione stated in a company blog.
Caligione continued, “When we set out to distribute our off-centered ales in New Jersey, it was the first time our beers were available outside our home state of Delaware. To honor that milestone, I built a canoe and rowed a six-pack across the Delaware Bay. For our first case of spirits, I think I might need to recreate that moment and jump on my SUP board.” [He’s kidding … we think.]”
Dogfish Head’s distilling operation has been around since 2002. At the time, the company had a small still at its restaurant-bar in Rehoboth Beach.
Dogfish Head now has two 500-gallon copper stripping stills and a 250-gallon copper vodka column from fourth-generation Kentucky fabricator Vendome Copper & Brass Works in Louisville, KY at its brewery in Milton.
Offerings headed to the Garden State include:
Sonic Archeology – A Prohibition whiskey cocktail with whiskey, rum and apple brandy with honey, lemon and pomegranate juice.
Compelling Gin – A citrusy gin.
Barrel Honey Rum aged in new American Oak and created by Calagione 2002.
Roasted Peanut Vodka –Vodka using roasted peanuts and lightly sweetened with local honey.
Distribution begins in early March. Distilled offerings are also available in Delaware, Maryland, northern Virginia and Washington D.C.
