Review: Ashuelot Vodka
Ashuelot Vodka is triple distilled from locally grown apples and potatoes and blended to proof with mountain spring water. It is crafted at New England Sweetwater Farm and Distillery located on the banks of the Ashuelot river in Winchester New Hampshire. Ashuelot is pronounced ash-will-it. After his mother passed away in 2010 and left her 50 acre farm to him, Robert Patton-Spruill decided to invigorate the town instead of selling the farm. Robert had great memories of spending his childhood summers learning the craft of distilling from his grandfather, so he purchased a 100 year old former hardware store for $135,000 and spent another $250,000 renovating the property. Since 2015 this family owned distillery has been producing vodka, gin, whiskey, rum and moonshine. In 2020 sisters Alisa Lawrence and Nilaja Young along with their spouses purchased NESW from their cousin Robert Patton-Spruill. Read more 