About Our
History
Since 2020
A new Connecticut
Distillery
Dan reconstructed an old horse barn, worked with state legislators on creating new law, and mastered the art of creating homemade bourbon, whiskey, fruit brandies, vodka, rum and gin as well as the old family staple, moonshine. Donna has really stepped up our amazing cocktails made with our spirits we offer drink specials every Friday and monthly cocktail menu changes to showcase our seasonal spirits
172 years later
The Beardsley family farm has been a staple in Shelton since 1849
Timeline
1849
The Beardsley family farm Started
The Beardsley family farm has been a staple in Shelton since 1849. Since then everything from hay to turkeys has been raised on the property…
1920
apple trees first planted
Apple trees planted in the 1920s, some of which are still being harvested today…
1931
making moonshine during prohibition
Deliver the alcohol, hidden in glass bottles painted white to resemble milk, to people downtown thirsting for the hard stuff…
1973
Dairy barn burns to the ground
A school bus lost its brakes and crashed into the barn in 1973, burning it to the ground…
Today
keeping up with demand!
They are open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with tours of the distillery area and tastings in the separate bar area of the reconstructed barn-turned-distillery…