Currantly Closed Maple Lane Spirits, Preston This is one of those pages that I write while never being 100% convinced I'm guessing its veracity correctly. I am very certain that Maple Lane Spirits ceased operations in 2018 or 2019. I can't find any sort of announcement to that effect, and therefore I'm not … [Read more...]
Connecticut Valley Distillery (RIP)
Smuggler's Done Connecticut Valley Distillery (RIP), Ellington RIP 2018 You have found yourself on (yet another) page on CTMQ that exists for no other reason than to satisfy my list-completion OCD. I not only never visited the Connecticut Valley Distillery, I never drank any of its signature Smuggler’s Rum. I … [Read more...]
Westford Hill Distillers
Eau-de-Wheeeeeeee! Westford Hill Distillers, Ashford June 7, 2013 Westford Hill is internationally renowned and yet it's fairly likely you've never heard of them. Westford Hill is on Chatey Road in Ashford and is owned and operated by Louis and Margaret Chatey and I'm pretty sure you don't live on a road named … [Read more...]
Onyx Spirits (RIP)
BACDAFUCUP Onyx Spirits Company, East Hartford January 2016 2019 Update: Onyx closed this location in May 2018 with stated plans of reopening “somewhere.” As of May 2019, Onyx had updated their website and stated they planned to re-open in a still-unannounced town in mid-summer of 2019. But in September 2019, one … [Read more...]
Waypoint Spirits
Point the Way to the Booze Waypoint Spirits, Bloomfield August 7, 2015 Waypoint closed in 2019, but in late 2020, they say they are re-opening under new ownership. Did you know this is the very first post I’ve written about a distillery in Connecticut? Of course you didn’t – how could you? That would be … [Read more...]
Distilleries
Hootchy Cootchy Connecticut Distilleries & Spirits Producers I am not a big booze drinker. I go months on end without touching hard alcohol. But... here we are, on my page listing all of Connecticut's distilleries and spirits producers. Granted, there aren't that many and of those, very few actually have a … [Read more...]
Hogans Cider Mill
I’m Mulling This One Over Hogans Cider Mill, Burlington October 31, 2010 I’m conflicted. You know I love long-lasting local businesses who use local goods. And who wouldn’t love a century-old cider mill on a perfect fall day in north central Connecticut? Apparently, that would be me. Back when I put … [Read more...]