Tuthilltown whiskey distillery

Tuthilltown factsheet

Name	Pronounced	AKA	Region
Tuthilltown			New York
Country of Origin	Status	Active	Whisky Type
USA	Active	2003 - Present
Website	Tours Available	Owned by	Parent Group
Tuthilltown	Not Available	Ralph Erenzo & Brian Lee (founders); Hudson brand sold to William Grant & Sons (2010)

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2001Ralph Erenzo buys the historic Tuthilltown Gristmill property in Gardiner NY (intending a rock-climbing camp), after his Manhattan climbing gym lease ended.
2002NY Governor Pataki signs a law letting distillers under 35,000 gallons get a Class-A license for $500 (down from $39,575) - which Erenzo discovers.
2003Tuthilltown established; Erenzo becomes the first legal distiller in New York in four generations (~80 years). Partners with engineer Brian Lee ('OK. Let's build a distillery.').
2007The Farm Distillery Act passes after a two-year campaign by Erenzo - distillers using >=75% NY-grown materials may run a tasting room.
2008Erenzo founds the New York Craft Distillers Guild.

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