Mt. Defiance Cider and Distillery Mt. Defiance Distillery focuses on the revival of classic spirits. They bring the best of craft distilling to the process with attention to quality ingredients sourced locally whenever possible. Visit their tasting room in charming Middleburg to enjoy their seasonal mini cocktail flight or join one of their distillery tours. Copper Fox Distillery Copper Fox Distillery, located in Williamsburg and Sperryville, uses innovative techniques to craft awardwinning whisky and spirits aged with fruitwoods. It's one of the few distilleries in the U.S. that hand malts grain on a malting floor. Behind the scenes tours, craft cocktails and whisky flights are available daily. Eight Shires Coloniale Distillery Eight Shires prides itself on its research, preservation and education of the history of distillation from the Colonial American Period, encompassing the years 1578 - 1797. SPIRITED VIRGINIA | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2024 59http://catoctincreek.com