Waitsfield Farmers Market
This Saturday (May 16th) is the first Farmers Market of the season, and it's going to look a lot different, but we're excited and thankful we can still be there! This year pre-ordering online is highly encouraged for efficient shopping. You can make purchases from us online here. To understand the new setup of the […]
WE'RE OPEN! (Limitedly)
Our Retail Store is now open for bottle sales! Curbside pickup is also available and highly encouraged. Our bar remains closed. Please continue adhering to social distancing guidelines by remaining 6ft apart from other patrons and our employees. Please wear a face mask inside the store, and please do not visit if you are feeling […]
Gift Cards
We now have Gift Cards available online! Gift Cards can be used at our Burlington Tasting Room for items in our Retail Store (bottles, bar tools, bitters, apparel) or at our Bar (cocktails, snacks). *They cannot be used at liquor stores to buy our bottles or online for our apparel store.
Hand Sanitizer
While our Burlington store remains closed and the Taste Place is accepting curbside orders only, we have been busy at the distillery making hand sanitizer for weekly Mad River Valley giveaways. As you know, we don't make vodka or gin, so to re-distill our rum to a high proof for sanitizer takes time!! It's very […]
Covid-19 Closure
To Our Mad River Fans, March 25, 2020 In light of the recent Shelter in Place order for Vermont and the rapidly evolving situation with Covid-19, Mad River Distillers has closed both our distillery in Warren and the tasting room and cocktail shop in Burlington. Where you can find our spirits: Most liquor stores remain […]
Newsweek Press!
Our President, Mimi Buttenheim, was featured in Newsweek as one of five Vermont women changing the beverage business. THESE VERMONT WOMEN ARE CHANGING HOW WE THINK AND DRINK BY ALEXANDER CAVALUZZO ON 4/3/19 AT 11:31 AM EDT
Vermont Bartender of the Year!
Josh Wilcox, the bar manager of our Burlington cocktail shop, was runner up in the Vermont Bartender of the Year finals. The competition took place at Main + Mountain Restaurant in Ludlow, Vermont, on March 28, 2019. Six bartenders competed in the finals, where they were tested on their service skills and bar demeanor. Three […]
Featured Bartender - Catherine Hood
Eight Seas Pop-Up Tiki Bar Proprietor Catherine Hood featured Mad River Distillers cocktails in her Dean Hotel Pop-Up Wednesday, October 17. Catherine is based in Providence, Rhode Island. See our cocktails section for the recipes! Catherine founded Eight Seas in 2017 as a pop-up cocktail experience inspired by historic and contemporary tiki cocktails and culture. […]
Vermont Foliage Events
Check out the upcoming Fall events, including two big festivals in Vermont in Manchester and Stowe! Facebook Events here!
Boston Bartender Bout Winner Taylor Smith
Congratulations Taylor Smith from Lion's Tail for winning the final round of the Boston Bartender Bout! Her winning drink was made with Revolution Rye. Thanks to Wink & Nod for hosting!
Featured Bartender - Patrick Murphy
Visit the Trophy Room in Boston for Patrick's incredible cocktail “Don’t Chai Me” featuring Chai Tea infused Vanilla Rum, Foro amaro, espresso, Thai coconut milk & 'Elemakule Tiki’ bitters. Trophy Room 26 Chandler St, Boston, MA 02116
Vermont Bartender of the Year 2018
Congratulations Chelsea Harris! Chelsea beat out 12 bartenders over three rounds of competition. The finals were held at the Copper Grouse in Manchester, VT on April 10th. The winning cocktail featured Revolution Rye. The "market basket" for the final round consisted of Revolution Rye, Fernet Branca, a coconut, and a choice of four ice cream […]
Mad River Distillers Forced To Rename Malvados Apple Brandy
WARREN, Vermont (April 4, 2018) – Sometimes the need to change is inevitable. Other times it is forced by nature. But in this case, Mad River Distillers is choosing to rename its award-winning Malvados apple brandy to both avoid a wicked legal dust up and use the opportunity to enlist the public's help. The Warren, […]
Featured Bartender- Jarek Mountain
Jarek Mountain is the proprietor of Lion's Tail in Boston Named one of the hottest new bars in America by Zagat, Lion's Tail is know for their innovative cocktail menu. "A Cocktail Named Francis" features Mad River Revolution Rye, cognac washed with maple syrup and bacon, punt e mes, allspice, vanilla bean and smoked clove. […]
Bourbon and Bacon Fest 2018!
Boston fans! Saturday, March 10th. Returning for its third year, we'll be there pouring whiskey!
Featured Bartender- Rory Caviness
Rory is the bar manager at La Voile in Boston, MA, and has worked with the whole Mad River Distillers line of spirits since we debuted in Massachusetts. The Sunset Fire cocktail features Revolution Rye and Tahitian Moon highlights Vanilla Rum. Find Rory on Instagram @50shadesofrory Tahitian Moon 1.5 oz Mad River Vanilla Rum 0.5 […]
Maple Cask Rum in the HuffPo!
Survive Thanksgiving In Style With These 9 Delicious American Spirits 11-20-17 Tony Sachs, Contributor Writer of words, drinker of booze, eater of food, listener of music, watcher of baseball. MAD RIVER MAPLE CASK RUM (46% ABV, $43). This Vermont-based distillery has been producing some mighty fine whiskey and rum for more than 1/20th of a century […]
