Long Island distilleries sell spirits on the East End and North Shore
A selection of the Long Island o'OldTymer, and whiskey moonshine made in copper stills at Twin Stills Moonshine, a bar and distillery in Riverhead. Credit: Heather Walsh
Long Island, known for its excellent wines, also boasts a handful of innovative distilleries. At Twin Stills Moonshine in Riverhead, for example, the cocktail menu includes The Bootlegger, made with strawberry moonshine and 100-proof whiskey, and the o’Oldtymer, 50-proof apple pie moonshine drizzled with caramel sauce.
Visitors can also sample small-batch vodka, vermouth, liqueurs, bourbon and rye whiskey. Here are some local distilleries that make and sell the “hard stuff.”
