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.[1] Surrounded by 5,000 acres of potato farms, Long Island Spirits is a full farm-to-bottle hand craft distillery operation.[2]

Long Island Spirits Craft Distillery
Company typeDistillery
FoundedJanuary 5, 2007 (2007-01-05)
FounderRichard Stabile
Headquarters
2182 Sound Avenue, Baiting Hollow, NY 11933
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USA
ProductsLiV Vodka, Sorbetta Liqueur, Pine Barrens Whisky
Websitelispirits.com

Products

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LiV Vodka

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Vodka bottle and view of the farm

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.[3]

Sorbetta

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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.[4] Long Island Spirits offers five different flavored Sorbetta's; lemon, lime, orange, strawberry, and raspberry.

Pine Barrens Whisky

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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.[5]

Rough Rider Bourbon

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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

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Media coverage

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LiV Vodka

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Pine Barrens Whisky

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Site" Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine October 18, 2012
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Official Site" Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine October 18, 2012
  4. ^ LiV Vodka on Channel 12 News by LiVVodka, published January 26, 2012; retrieved October 18, 2012
  5. ^ Baiting Hollow distillery produces LI’s first whisky from the Riverhead News Review, by Gianna Volpe, published April 20, 2012; retrieved October 18, 2012

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