Perfect Cocktail Pairings for Your Thanksgiving Dinner
From pre-dinner drinks to full-flavor cocktails and post-dinner sippers, we’ve picked our top cocktail pairings for your Thanksgiving holiday.
Cocktail Dos & Don’ts: Top Tips from the Mad River Team
There are do’s and don’ts when it comes to making a good cocktail. Here, we tap into the Mad River team’s cocktail-making expertise to offer you our top tips for creating excellent cocktails from home.
Must-Have Items For Your Home Bar
Barware comes in both “need to have” and “nice to have” categories. Here, we share our “must have” items to set your home bar up for success.
Source Spotlight: Kelvin Cooperage
Among the most significant decisions a distillery can make is who they partner with for barrels. A lot of facets impact the flavor of a spirit, but the barrel can make or break the flavor. Learn about Kelvin Cooperage and how their barrels help impart the distinctive flavors in our spirits.
Source Spotlight: Wood’s Vermont Syrup Company
Learn how Mad River Distiller's partnership with Wood's Vermont Syrup Company results in two excellent products—Rum Barrel Aged Maple Syrup and Maple Cask Rum.
The Difference Between Mad River’s Rums
Learn the difference between our five Mad River rums, what makes each of them unique, and some suggested cocktails you can mix at home.
What is a Control State?
If you’re a purveyor of alcohol—whether beer, wine or liquor—then you may have heard of the term “Control State.” What exactly does that mean? Well, it’s not a nod to […]
Bartender Spotlight Series: Emily Morton of The 126
Have you discovered The 126? Located at 126 College Street in Burlington, Vermont is The 126. Step inside and you will discover a bustling cocktail lounge filled with soft jazz […]
Featured in Forbes
We're featured in Forbes for this refreshing and easy summer cocktail, the Tap & Press, which includes our award-winning Maple Cask Rum.
Virtual Cocktail Class for a Cause to Benefit Breakthrough Greater Boston
When: June 17th, 2021 Time: 7 - 8 pm via Zoom Join Taylor Sacco as he demos cocktail making basics with an Old Fashioned, a Manhattan and a Mint Julep. […]
Come work with us!
We are hiring for the following positions: Part Time Retail Sales and Tasting Room Server - Burlington Come work in a fun and fast paced environment at our downtown tasting […]
We're Hiring in Burlington, VT!
Tasting Room and Cocktail Shop Manager This is a full time, salaried, year-round position located in Burlington, Vermont. Our shop sells our own spirits as well as mixers, bitters and […]
Featured in New York Times
Check out the New York Times write-up on distilleries across the nation reviving the famed liquor, apple brandy, in new and unique ways!
Hot Chocolate Week!
Celebrate Hot Chocolate Week this February! From the 1st to the 7th we'll be celebrating this delicious week with Boozy Hot Chocolate Kits! A package with all the fixings you […]
Canned Cocktails To Go Now Available!
Everything from the classics, to house favorites, to seasonal weekly specials! Now available for purchase online or in store 12pm-6pm Wednesday-Sunday.
Black Friday & Small Business Saturday Sale!
Join us at our Burlington Tasting Room or online for our Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Sales! 20% off all retail items (excludes alcohol). Grab that shaker you've been […]
Cocktail Recipes for Thanksgiving!
Hot Toddy It's getting chilly so what better way to warm up than a hot drink? Bourbon Manhattan A classic drink for a classic meal. Smokey Bokey If you're smoking […]
2020 Mad River Distillers Holiday Gift Guide
Click here to view our list of the best gifts this year!
Mad River Rye Finished in Silver Oak Cellars Cabernet Barrels.
The Mad River Valley Meets Napa Valley In the almost-famous Mad River Valley, five villages and two ski areas abut rolling farmland along the flank of Vermont's Green Mountains. And […]
