Built on our family’s 50-acre sheep farm overlooking Seneca Lake, Alistair’s Distillery is a testament to our ingenuity, love of chemistry, and working with our hands. Each still is designed and hand-built to extract the subtle, delicate, and sophisticated flavors from the wines produced for the spirits. The grapes are sourced from neighboring vineyards, while the botanicals for our gin are cultivated right on our land, highlighting a commitment to keeping everything as local as possible.
Because of our limited inventory, Alistair's spirits are exclusively available for purchase at the distillery during our family’s bluegrass festival, Pickin’ In The Pasture held every August, right here where it all happens.
Foraging for wild apples - could be cider, could be brandy. We aren't sure yet.
Blending trials for the Summer Gin
Crushing Catawba grapes - soon to be wine that will be distilled into brandy
Garden grown Lemongrass - we infused Catawba spirits with lots of garden botanicals including this lemongrass to make Summer Gin
Distillery Tour
Wild rose infusions
Apple foraging
Wild rose
Distilled botanical infusions - we use these to make Gin
Homemade Lemon Verbena Lemonade and Gin Cocktails.
Distillery Tour
Fennel from the garden - we also use this fennel in the Summer Gin
Cows that graze the neighboring National Forest
Sun setting in the Finger Lakes National Forest
You'll often find us cooking! Here we are cooking a pork roast in a pit we dug in the hill.
Infusion blends for the Gin
