Berkshire Mountain Distillers

Good spot with great staff. They really know their stuff! The products are great and you are able to sample all of their sprits. The tour was a good option, as long as you have an hour to spend … They take you on a tour of their whole process. Very informative and interactive! Check it out.

Sign said open for tastings yesterday, so naturally had to pull in and check it out. I have had their bourbons before and recently dined at a fine food establishment in Huntington, NY where the only gin in the bar was Berkshire. It made for a herbaceous dry gin martini (three olives please).
The sign at the tasting bar said up to 6 samples and unlike New York, they were free of charge. The distiller ws passionate about his craft and explained the differences between his spirits that told a troy of each one’s origin. They distill vodka, rum, bourbon and gin and have a number of variations. The ethereal gins were very floral, the cask aged bourbons unique.
I left with a 4 pack of pre-​made cocktails– gin and tonic, made with their own tonic water which had a light amber hue and was unlike any other tonic I have had before, well nuanced and balancing sweet and bitter perfectly. (they were the perfect beverage for late afternoon, early evening sipping at Tanglewood!

Picture one of these scenarios, because we have all been there (be honest with yourself…):
1. You are driving up Route 7 Northbound, headed to your family’s place for the weekend, or maybe to meet your significant-other’s family for the weekend. All you keep thinking is «oh no, I need something really good to drink».
2. Perhaps you survived the above-​referenced weekend, and are now headed on the Southbound side of Route 7. Or maybe you are with someone who has announced «OMG, we are in Sheffield, and there are 30 places to go antiquing! Yay!». Visions of your car stuffed with end tables, lamps, silverware and something that smells like Grandma’s basement run through your mind, which is also followed by the thought of «please get me a drink».
While you may get stuck with crazy Uncle Stan for the weekend, 15 kisses from Grandma and an overstuffed car, help can be found at Berkshire Mountain Distillers, right on Route 7; forget everything else, and just pull right in…
Go for a tour of their new distillery, and then have a tasting. Gin, Vodka, Rum, Whiskey or Bourbon? All of the above? Try them and bring home your favorites, you’ve earned it. Forget buying all that «other stuff» which you have heard about; this is the real deal, made RIGHT HERE, and made with love.
P. S. Try the Bourbon Maple Syrup… and get a bottle to take home ($ 12)!