Twin Valley Distillers

Front of Twin Valley Distillers

Type| Private
Industry| Manufacturing of Distilled Spirits
Founded| Rockville, Maryland, U.S., 2013
Founder| C. Edgardo Zuniga
Headquarters|

Rockville, Maryland

U.S.

Products| Distilled spirits
Owner| C. Edgardo Zuniga

Number of employees

| 2
Website| www.twinvalleyd.com

Twin Valley Distillers is a distiller based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. It was the first distiller in Montgomery County, Maryland and one of the few in Maryland since 1970.[1][2] Twin Valley Distillers is a member of the Maryland Distillers Guild.

Their main products are Jamaican style rums, Vodkas, Corn Whiskeys, and Maryland's first bourbon actually produced in Maryland.

## Contents

* 1 Maryland's First Bourbon
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Maryland's First Bourbon[edit]

Historically Maryland is not known for bourbon products and was the third largest producer of rye whiskey behind Kentucky bourbon and Pennsylvania rye up until the early 1900s with the last distiller closing its doors in 1983.[3] In 2013, Lyon's Distilling in Blackwater's Eastern Shore was the first to start distilling a true Maryland rye whiskey.[4]

Twin Valley Distillers claims to be the first producer in Maryland of a bourbon product.[4][5] There are two known Maryland distillers that either bottled or had bottled bourbon products- Sherwood Distilling Company in Westminster, Maryland and the Majestic Distilling Company in Lansdowne, Maryland. Although neither of them actually produced the product.[6]

According to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulation, a bourbon is not to exceed 80% ABV from not less than 51% fermented corn mash and to be stored in new charred oak containers, but the regulations does not specify the length of time, the type of oak or the nature or size of the container. Those bourbon products known as straight bourbon must be stored in new charred oak containers for at least 2 years or more. Twin Valley Distillers' bourbon product is not a straight bourbon product but it is technically a bourbon.[7]

## See also[edit]

* Whisky
* Bourbon
* Rum
* Distilled beverage

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Exploring Montgomery County's Only Distillery – Twin Valley Distillers". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
2. ^ "Raising his spirits: Ex-restaurateur takes a shot at liquor business in Rockville". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. ^ Bready, James H. "Maryland Rye A Whiskey the Nation Long Fancied But Now Has Let Vanish" (PDF). Maryland Historical Society. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
4. ^ a b Jensen, Brennen. "Local Liquor: A spirited look at our homegrown hooch". City Paper. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
5. ^ "We are proud to present the first true authentic bourbon produced in Maryland". Twin Valley Distillers. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
6. ^ "Twin Valley Distillers - Bourbon Whiskey REVIEW E-man Booze". E-man Booze on YouTube. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|url=` (help)
7. ^ "Subpart C—Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits". Retrieved August 7, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* http://marylanddistilleries.org/