Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits
American Whiskey was born here.
PA Spirits' Story
America’s original whiskey, made by people who never asked permission.
PA's Craft Heritage
Tasting rooms, trails, and the unhurried craft behind them.
Craft Experiences
The grain, the ground, and the makers.
Spirits of PA Initiative
For distillers, growers, DMOs, and the trade.
Before there was bourbon, there was Pennsylvania rye — the spirit that built an early nation and fueled its independent nature.
But this isn’t a history lesson, and it isn’t a checklist of stops. It’s a way to spend a day: walk into a tasting room, see the stills at work, talk to the people who actually made what’s in your glass, and slow down enough to understand what you’re really tasting. You’ll appreciate whatever PA spirit you prefer knowing the craft and story behind it.
100+
craft distillers
11
regions
40+
pour tours and trails
What is Spirits of PA
The Spirits of PA is a statewide effort to showcase the prestige and depth of Pennsylvania’s storied distilled spirits culture, past and present. We connect the full grain-to-glass process to people looking for stories and experiences beyond just the product. One movement, told the honest way.
Pennsylvania Regions
Find the craft spirits experience closest to you, or plan a weekend around a regional trail.
Whether it’s growers, distillers, or mixologists, each region offers its own unique contribution to Pennsylvania’s craft distilling story — the legacy of the Pittsburgh Countryside, the tradition in the Laurel Highlands, the post-Prohibition revival in the Dutch Country Roads and Philadelphia Countryside, and the flavor innovation of the Great Lakes.
Come find your next pour.
Thousands of stories and experiences across PA ready to be poured.
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