New York distillers are churning out some of the best small-batch whiskey on the planet and impacting the booze industry in a big way. Right now there are close to 30 artisan distilleries from Brooklyn to Buffalo mixing up high-grade hooch. Watch your back, Kentucky, the Yanks are coming. Here are seven must-try bottles from New York.
From left to right:
Catskill Distilling: Defiant Rye Whiskey
Hillrock Estate Distillery: Hillrock Solera Aged Bourbon Whiskey
Finger Lakes Distilling: McKenzie Pure Pot Still Whiskey
Myer Farm Distiller: John Myer Wheat Whiskey
Van Brunt Stillhouse: Stillhouse Malt Whiskey
Tuthilltown Spirits: Hudson New York Corn Whiskey
Black Dirt Distilling: Black Dirt Bourbon