Eight Shires Coloniale Distillery

The mission at 8 Shires Distillery, located in the heart of Colonial Williasburg, is to research, preserve, teach, and present the history of distillation from the Colonial American Period, years 1600 – 1775. During those times, methods associated with alcohol distillation for consumption developed new and much more palatable products. Rum and Genever Gin’s superior tastes opened new doors to the art of distilled spirits, overwhelming the taste and sales of the ‘moonshine like whiskies,’ and barrel aging, or “putting up,” revolutionized the whiskey industry creating what we now know today as Bourbon and Scotch. Using historic recipes and ingredients, the team at 8 Shires honors this past by creating their range of historical Gin, Rum and Bourbon.