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Virginia Distillery Company
Category: Distillery
Country: Holy See (Vatican City State)
Date:03/02/2017
Virginia Distillery Company is a single malt whisky distillery located amongst the Blue Ridge Mountains in beautiful Nelson County, Virginia. Our current product, Virginia Highland Malt, is an aged malt whisky which is brought over from Scotland. The whisky is then cask-finished in Virginia port-style wine barrels for an additional six to twelve months to add nuances of dried fruit, toffee and dark cocoa. The Commonwealth Collection will also be released over the next year. This limited release collection features our Virginia Highland Malt Whisky aged in cider and wine barrels from our Virginia partners. Our Virginia Single Malt, an American Malt Whisky, is currently being produced on-site using malted barley from the UK and water from Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Ex-Bourbon, sherry and wine casks are being used to age Virginia Single Malt. We expect to release this whisky in three to six years’ time from casking. Our Visitors Center in Lovingston, VA is open 7 days a week for whisky tasting and tours.