Belmont Farm Distillery

Aside from unique qualities of the liquor, what distinguishes craft distilleries from commodity-focused corporate producers and makes their products much more attractive are the people. It’s the personalities and their intriguing history at Belmont Farm that give every bottle a value and character that can’t be matched by the generic brands.

Founded by Chuck and Jeanette Miller in 1988, this is a family business. They recently passed the management to daughter Chrystal, and master distilling to son-in-law, Jay Durkee. Inspired by his grandfather’s legacy, producing moonshine during the Prohibition era, Chuck transformed the 189-acre farm into a distillery. The family’s commitment to quality and tradition is reflected in every aspect of production, from the grains farmed on their land to the use of a 1933 solid copper pot still.

Nestling in the Virginia hills, close to Culpeper, the distillery adopts production processes reminiscent of earlier times. Belmont’s range of Virginia whiskeys feature toasted oak and apple wood chips soaked in the new make spirit before barreling, grains grown on rich loamy soil and pure, clear water for distilling and proofing drawn from a limestone aquafer via the farm’s own well.