Far North Spirits
Minnesota, United States
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Far North Spirits
A true seed-to-glass distillery, Far North Spirits is one of only 42 distilleries nation-wide to grow its own grains. Every step of production—milling, mashing, fermenting, distilling and bottling—is carried through on-site by hand.
Introducing Far North Spirits
Located in Northwestern Minnesota, just miles from the Canadian border, the Swanson family farm is currently operated by Michael Swanson, a fourth generation farmer, and his wife Cheri Reese. The couple distills as Far North Spirits, employing a field-to-glass farming model from start to finish; hand-selecting their seed varieties, planting and harvesting all non-GMO grains, and carefully sourcing the botanicals and spices.
At Far North, the Solveig Gin is made with AC Hazlet Winter Rye (140 acres of the family’s 1,500) harvested from the family farm. Working with a 500-gallon custom-made copper-pot still, they distill their own “neutral” spirit down to 350 gallons of hearts for the base, which is then blended with botanicals that have been individually distilled, avoiding the commonly used extracts and essential oils.
Their Alander Spiced rum is distilled in small batches with Demerara and Turbinado sugars, in part from a cousin’s sugar cane farm in Louisiana, with whole bean spices, including vanilla, nutmeg, clove, allspice and espresso, which are purchased whole and infused by hand. In the wake of so many “craft-brands”, many of who work with large-scale commercial distillers, you can be sure that Far North Spirits is genuine.
