Van brunt in the media

Best Distilleries to Visit in New York

Now 10 years into the game, Van Brunt Distillery is expanding like never before. Founder Daric Schlesselman recalls that just a decade ago, only a handful of stores carried local spirits but now, almost every boutique shop has a section dedicated to the category. ‘I think all the NY distilleries are worthy of visiting,’ says Schlesselman. (2022)

Drink up! NYC Council ‘legalizes’ distillery industry

Schlesselman, who also owns Van Brunt Stillhouse in Red Hook, praised the city for taking steps to regulate the industry “in a practical way” but believes it “missed an opportunity to revolutionize” how fire codes across America address each kind of alcohol. (2021)

The New York Craft Distillers Building the Empire Rye Movement

It is about place, about process and stakes a high standard of how the whiskey is made. It is inherently a whiskey by a maker, not a huge producer,” says Daric Schlesselman, head distiller of Van Brunt Stillhouse, an early adopter of the label. “To put a flag in the ground that this is quintessential New York State whiskey.” (2021)