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Last minute shopping? Enjoy free hot cocoa on Christmas Eve between 12pm and 3pm!

Make it a boozy hot cocoa for $13, or order any of our classic or seasonal cocktails while you shop from our retail section.

Cheers, and Happy Holidays!

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Need some last minute gift ideas? Be sure to stop into our Burlington Tasting Room. You can find spirits, barware supplies, syrups, chocolates, flasks, glassware, apparel, books, and more. Plus, you can grab a quick snack and a cocktail while you’re there!

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This riff on a French 75 is a new addition to our menu for the holidays. Made with our PX Rum, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, @thebitterqueens Figgy Bitters, and topped with Prosecco, our PX75 is a sparkling cocktail unlike ANY other!

Be sure to stop into our Burlington Tasting Room this month to sip on something seasonal AND unique!

#PXRum #holidaycocktails #wintercocktails #newyearscocktails #bitterqueens #craftcocktail #drinkvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers #burlingtontastingroom

For National Cocoa Day, we’re sharing a simple recipe to make a boozy but minty hot cocoa from home. Here’s what you’ll need:

👉 6 oz. of prepared @lcchocolates traditional hot chocolate
👉 1.5 oz. of Vanilla Rum
👉 a few dashes of @feebrothersofficial Mint Bitters

Measure and pour the Vanilla Rum into your coffee mug. Prepare 6 oz. of hot chocolate mix, and add it to the mug. Add the mint bitters, then stir all ingredients in the mug. Top with whipped cream. For fun, add a peppermint candy for garnish!

Find the Vanilla Rum, mint bitters and hot cocoa mix at our Burlington Tasting Room.

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If you`re a fan of seasonal sippers, then do not miss the Festive Sips menu @juniperbtv. This cocktail is Caitlin`s Winter Daiquiri, which is created from our Rum 44 infused with plums, Velvet Falernum, spiced simple syrup and lime juice. Shout out to @cvit_ryvn for this delicious creation.

They`re also featuring a Sweater Weather cocktail that combines our Maple Cask Rum with Vermont apple cider, maple, fig and cinnamon bitters, and Ploughgate butter.

This is a limited menu, so be sure to stop in @hotelvermont soon!

#juniperbarandrestaurant #hotelvermont #burlingtonvt #festivesips #Rum44 #MapleCaskRum #craftcocktail #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

In a recent review of our limited Founders Reserve, Breaking Bourbon summarized our 10 year Rye as “Bending and possibly breaking rye lovers’ understanding of rye whiskey.” The review by writer Eric Hasman went on to describe it as “Richly layered, velvety, and bucking every expectation of what a rye should taste like.” His recommendation? “If you ever wanted to take a walk on the wild side of rye whiskey, Mad River Founders Reserve 10 Year Rye is your bet in 2024.”

Thank you @breakingbourbon for the great review! To read more, see link in bio!

The Founders Reserve is very limited, distributed only in Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Find a bottle at our Tasting Room while supplies last.

#breakingbourbon #foundersreserve #ryewhiskey #madeinvt #vermontmade #craftdistiller #burlingtontastingroom #madriverdistillers

For National Bartenders Day, we don’t just celebrate the incredible bartenders at our Burlington Tasting Room. We celebrate the hardworking bartenders all over the country, serving up delicious cocktails like this KT Old Fashioned made with our Bourbon.

Thank you to @kitchentablebeverly owner Bill Fogarty for supporting craft distillers like us. 👏

#nationalbartenderday #thankyoubartender #kitchentablebeverly #craftcocktail #whatsinyourglass #cocktailrecipe #cocktailsforyou #cocktailsathome #drinkvt #burlingtonvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madrivervalley #madriverdistillers

Thanks to National Repeal Day on December 5, 1933, we’re able to craft and share our various spirits with all of you. It also allowed us to make unique offerings like our boozy “Double Tapped” Rum Maple Syrup!

Available in limited supplies at our Burlington Tasting Room, this maple syrup was aged for years in our rum barrels, and contains 17.2% alcohol.

Stop by our Burlington Tasting Room to celebrate with a tasting, a cocktail, or a bottle purchase. Our retail section is stocked up for all your gift-giving needs.

Check out our gift guide if you need ideas (link in bio!).

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This holiday season, be sure to stop by our Burlington Tasting Room to sip on something tasty and to get a little energy boost from one of our Cheddar or Vegan Boards. Afterwards, cross off some of your shopping “to-do” list with gifts from our retail section.

#shoppingbreak #madriverdistillers #burlingtontastingroom #burlingtonvt #drinklocalvt #drinklocalbooze #madeinvt #vermontmade #supportlocalvt

Deli 126 is well-known for their delicious sips and cool atmosphere. This is their Fog Cutter cocktail, made with a blend of rums (including our distinctive PX Rum), Fino and PX sherry, New Amsterdam London Dry gin, pistachio orgeat, lime and orange juice.

Our PX Rum is carefully aged in a mixture of toasted and charred barrels, then finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, which imparts nutty and smoky aromas and flavors. So, this cocktail has a lot of great flavor! Be sure to stop in @the126vt and order one!

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We’ve compiled our favorite cold-season cocktail recipes incorporating autumn ingredients that are perfect for the Thanksgiving dinner table. We’re talking pumpkin spice, cider, cranberry, and more! Find a recipe to go with your meal plans. See link in bio!

#thanksgivingrecipes #thanksgivingcocktails #autumncocktails #rumcocktails #bourboncocktails #craftcocktails #whatsinyourglass #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

Jenny at @skybokx109 in Natick, MA serving us this traditional sipper from their holiday cocktail menu —Tiny Tim’s Old Fashioned, made with a combination of our Straight Bourbon and Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur.

#skybokx109 #natickma #oldfashioned #craftcocktail #Straightbourbon #solerno #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

Double Barrel Bourbon is back on our limited menu at the Burlington Tasting Room! This is our Straight Bourbon with extended aging that is finished in a Cabernet barrel from Napa California. If you haven’t tried it yet, stop in while you can to order a limited Bourbon Flight, which includes a tasting of this spirit, as well as our Straight Bourbon, Burnt Rock Bourbon and Corn Whisky.

#bourbon #straightbourbon #burntrockbourbon #cornwhisky #doublebarrelbourbon #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #burlingtontastingroom #madriverdistillers

Once again, we’re offering $8 daiquiris all day on National Happy Hour Day! Stop into our Burlington Tasting Room on Tuesday, 11/12 for a great deal on a classic daiquiri. Cheers!

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Join us for a Whiskey 101 Class hosted by Jesse Luberoff in the Burlington Tasting Room on Sunday, 12/1 from 2-3:30pm. You’ll enjoy a curated tasting of our Bourbons, Ryes, and Single Malts, ranging from our flagship spirits to current limited releases, and even some cellar selections from over the last 10 years! All attendees will receive 10% off all non-liquor purchases on 12/1 from our retail shop.

Space is limited, so sign up today! Link in bio.

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LIMITED! The Summit Single Malt is distilled from 100% Non-GMO Northeast-grown barley, and aged in charred American oak barrels for just under 6 years. This whiskey has notes of porridge on the nose, and has a medium body with cedar and malt flavors. Available in both a 350ML & 700ML size in limited quantities, exclusively in Vermont (including at our Burlington Tasting Room), Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Find a bottle while you can!

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Starting 11/4 through November, order our Stick Season Toddy benefit cocktail, and we’ll donate to the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive organized by the Mad River Valley Interfaith Council.

Here’s how it works: you order this delicious cocktail, and we’ll donate $1 of the cocktail price, along with a $1 match from our co-founder Maura Connolly to support the Thanksgiving Basket Project.

This special hot toddy cocktail features our Straight Bourbon or Maple Cask Rum, hot local cider, lemon juice, local raw honey, and Bogart Cardamom bitters. This is one Fall sipper that will have you feeling great for so many reasons. Cheers!

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Have you tried our new limited Founders Reserve Rye? This is the oldest whiskey ever released by our distillery! Distilled in 2014 and aged for 10 years, this whiskey is crafted from a unique blend of rye varietals, beautifully balancing both spice and sweetness.

Supplies are extremely limited, with bottles available only in Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Get a bottle before they sell out!

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Our popular Burnt Rock Bourbon used to be a seasonal offering released in the Fall each year. Luckily, we now offer this spirit all year long! Made from smoked barley over maple wood that is added to a Bourbon mash, Burnt Rock explodes with flavor and spice with just a touch of smoke. It’s great on its own, or in a cocktail! If you need recipe ideas, be sure to check out our Burnt Rock Bourbon recipes blog post, or explore all of our recipes on our website. See link in bio!

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Mark your calendars! Starting on Monday, October 28th, we’ll be offering a special Halloween cocktail flight at our Burlington Tasting Room. This flight includes:

🎃 Midnight Shadows combining our Maple Cask Rum with Angostura Amaro, @bittercube Blackstrap Bitters and @cocktailandsons Spiced Demerara.

🎃 Smashing Pumpkins combining our Mad Apple Brandy with a house-made pumpkin syrup, house-made Rum 44 orange curacao, @linchpin_amari, lime juice and a black salt rim.

🎃 Pitch Black combining our First Run Rum with fresh Pineapple juice, a house-made lime cordial, Fernet Vexia from @arcanabotanicavt and activated charcoal.

Come in and order one before they sell out! Special thanks to @vtjuiceco for providing the fresh squeezed juices in this cocktail flight, and to the @railyard.apothecary for the ingredients used in our curacao.

#cocktailflight #halloweencocktails #MapleCaskRum #FirstRunRum #MadAppleBrandy #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers #BurlingtonTastingRoom

Who is ready to mix (or shake) up some adult Halloween treats this year?

We have new Halloween cocktail recipes, so you can add some spooky-themed flair to your upcoming party plans. See link in bio!

#halloweencocktails #craftcocktails #whatsinyourglass #cocktailrecipes #cocktailsforyou #cocktailsathome #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

We love a good seasonal cocktail sipper! This Cherry Apple Bourbon Smash beauty from @americanflatbreadwestdover was incredible, made with our Straight Bourbon, local apple cider, an Amarena cherry reduction and cherry garnish. What also makes this special is the use of local ingredients! 🙌

#americanflatbreaddover #seasonalsippers #seasonalcocktails #StraightBourbon #supportlocal #craftcocktail #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

Announcing two new limited releases—The Founders Reserve Rye and the Summit Single Malt!

The Founders Reserve Rye was distilled in 2014, and aged for 10 years in #3 charred American oak barrels. Crafted from a unique mashbill of 100% Northeast-grown Danko Rye, complemented by un-malted, malted and chocolate rye variations, this aged Revolution Rye is sweeter with less coffee-forward notes. With malt and oak on the nose, and peppercorn and tobacco on the palate, it is unparalleled in both depth and character.

The Summit Single Malt is distilled from 100% Non-GMO Northeast-grown barley, and aged in charred American oak barrels for just under 6 years, This whiskey has notes of porridge on the nose, and has a medium body with cedar and malt flavors.

Both spirits are very limited, and available in two sizes (350ML & 700ML bottles) exclusively in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Find a bottle at our Burlington Tasting Room!

#limitedspirits #limitedreleases #exclusive #foundersreserverye #summitsinglemalt #burlingtontastingroom #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

Recently, we hosted a Happy Hour event at @conspiracymdltwn, a craft cocktail and cheese bar located in Middletown, CT. This special menu included the Black Stripe, a tiki drink combining our flavorful PX Rum with Falernum, black cocoa and macadamia orgeat, lime juice, grapefruit juice and earl gray bitters.

If you haven’t tried our PX Rum yet, this is a great time of year to enjoy our double-gold winning rum, which is finished in PX Sherry barrels, giving it a complex dark fruit and toffee flavor. Stop into our Burlington Tasting Room to give it a taste!

#PXRum #PXSherry #rumcocktails #craftcocktail #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #burlingtontastingroom #madriverdistillers

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and all month long, we’ll be offering our Pink Ribbon cocktail at our Burlington Tasting Room, made with our Vanilla Rum, a raspberry shrub and Prosecco. For every one of these sold this month, we’ll be donating $1, along with a $1 match from our co-founder Maura Connolly, to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The @bcrfcure foundation is dedicated to ending breast cancer by advancing the world’s most promising research, and it is the highest-rated breast cancer organization in this country.

Help us in supporting this important research with your next visit to our Burlington Tasting Room.

#breastcancerawarenessmonth #breastcancerresearchfoundation #siptosupport #cocktailsforacause #PinkRibbon #VanillaRum #craftcocktail #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

If you’ve been to @hotelvermont, then you’ve probably enjoyed a meal and a drink or two at @juniperbtv because they always deliver on deliciousness, and this drink is no exception. This Clarified Mojito is really cool, because it’s made with our Rum 44, lime, mint, sugar and a milk wash. For the uninitiated, a milk wash is made when high fat milk reacts with the citric acid in a cocktail. The result is a clarified, clear cocktail with a silky-smooth texture. 👏

#hotelvermont #juniper #clarifiedmojito #Rum44 #rumcocktails #craftcocktail #whatsinyourglass #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

Our seasonal Mad Apple brandy is quickly getting picked from the shelves at our Burlington Tasting Room, and there`s no telling how much longer it will be available. So, if you were hoping for a bottle of our European-style dry apple brandy (distilled entirely from Vermont apples), you should pay us a visit ASAP. And, if the mood strikes, order a tasty sipper while you`re there!

#appleseason #MadAppleBrandy #applecocktails #brandycocktails #craftspirits #craftcocktails #craftdistiller #madeinvt #burlingtontastingroom #madriverdistillers

This National Coffee Day (on 9/29), ”Rye Not” make yourself this tasty pick-me-up?

RYE NOT INGREDIENTS:
👉 2 oz. of Revolution Rye
👉 1 oz. of Borghetti Espresso Café
👉 1 oz. of cold brew coffee
👉 .5 oz. of demerara simple syrup

To make this cocktail, add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake well, then strain into a chilled coupe. Add a few coffee beans on top for garnish!

#nationalcoffeedayl #revolutionrye #jointheryevolution #ryecocktail #coldbrewcoffee #craftcocktail #whatsinyourglass #cocktailrecipe #cocktailsathome #drinkvt #madeinvt #craftdistiller #madriverdistillers

Earlier this month, we stopped into @oakbarreltavernma in Sudbury, MA and met bartenders CJ and Poe, who served us this delicious Caribbean Rum Punch featuring our First Run Rum and Rum 44. We highly recommend a visit, both for this tasty vacation-inspired cocktail, and for the rustic tavern eats.

#oakbarreltavern #caribbeanrumpunch #FirstRunRum #Rum44 #craftdistiller #madeinvt #drinkvt #madriverdistillers

Autumn has arrived! And the holiday season will be here before we know it. Which means… It`s time for a brand new seasonal cocktail guide! We’ve got some great new Fall & Winter cocktail recipes to carry you through the cool seasons, available when you sign up for our biweekly emails. Also when you sign up, you’ll receive a free tasting at our Burlington Tasting Room. Sign-up link in bio!

#fallcocktails #wintercocktails #cocktailrecipes #craftcocktails #cocktailsforyou #cocktailsathome #vermontmade #drinklocalvt #drinklocalbooze #craftdistillery #madriverdistillers #burlingtontastingroom