SALTY STASH Distillery

05/23/2026

Little barrel tasting today.

Some of this brandy is putting a little age on now and really starting to mellow out nicely!

Fruit finish for DAYS!

05/07/2026

Even a small stone can make ripples I guess.

Salty Stash has been on a rollercoaster the last 1.5 years with our relocation, renovation, etc.

We always focus on customer experiences and putting our best foot forward but sometimes we question ourselves.

Thank you guys for helping appear in Virginia Living Magazine’s “best of list” again.

We are amazed to receive this attention.

You all are fantastic.

Thank you for making our day!

02/23/2026

Come stay with us.

02/21/2026

Open.

Saturdays 12:00-5:00.
Sundays 1:00-5:00.

02/18/2026

We finally got around to doing the paper work to get our interstate signs back up.

We had them keep our signs from the Dublin exit 98 to be reinstalled on I-81 but on exit 89A. Iron Heart Winery will appear on this attraction sign too.

They have to erect a new exit sign for the exit.

Did we put exit 89A on the map? Nah… that was RJ RANCH!

02/10/2026

We’ll be back at it again 2/14.

Tasting rooms back in full swing after our winter library project.

Open every Saturday 12:00-5:00, every Sunday 1:00-5:00.

02/07/2026

We need another week… the liqour/wine gods are thwarting our efforts.

Sorry guys.

We will reopen 2/14/26.

Long story, short:

We won’t be opening this weekend 2/7/26-2/8/26

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For the readers. Here’s why.

What’s that a pic of?

That’s what we call a dime holding up a dollar! 🤣

But really, it’s a sign.

Joanna Gaines and I have been insanely torn on opening tomorrow due to yucky weather, mud covered parking lots, ice mounds, frigid temps.

We were hustling hard all week to get the tasting room ready, cleaned, restocked.

BUT… for some reason, the gods have done everything within their power to keep us from opening. One mechanical failure after another; really odd failures too. You’ll just have to believe me, it’s been nuts.

We finally fixed everything, cleaned like banshees… buttoned it all up.

I went to go move the semi trailer that’s blocking our entrance after everything was loaded and the trailer’s glad-hand (airline connection) broke off in my hand , then when attempting to fix that, the airline itself snapped…

Could we work to fix it tonight? Yes.

But sometimes you just have to say the “HECK WITH IT,” listen to the universe and just go home, drink a beer and eat dinner with your beautiful wife.

Saltydad would say, “it’ll wait til tomorrow…”🤣

We won’t be opening back up tomorrow but soon for sure. Sorry guys.

02/05/2026

Professor Baker contacted us this summer with a crazy idea!

He wanted to roll a barrel a long distance to see if it impacted the spirits positively.

After letting him roll a full barrel at the farm, he realized, that wasn’t feasible. Not to be outdone, Matt went back to the lab with students and designed a rig to roll a barrel continuously for a year.

We delivered an empty barrel to his lab today for test and tune before bringing the outfit back to the farm to be put into service!

Thanks for including us in this weird idea! We love WEIRD stuff!

01/31/2026

Today’s your last chance.

Go VOTE in Virginia Living Magazine’s “best of” survey… before we lose power! 🤣
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If you feel inclined to vote, here’s how:

If you click the link below, you will select the Southwest Region, categories will appear. When you start selecting choices it will ask you to register with your email (sending you a code to verify). It’s easy but a few steps.

You can skip around in the categories but need to click “Vote” on the bottom of each category to cast your vote in that category. You in and out of categories by clicking the three bars on top right of your screen to see the index (remember to click VOTE in categories you wish to vote before leaving).

Find our businesses in these categories:

- Iron Heart Winery in the Winery Category
- SALTY STASH Distillery in Distillery Category

We urge you to scroll through as many categories as you can to select all of the awesome NRV businesses you love.

Link:

https://bov2026.virginialiving.com/southwest

01/24/2026

A reminder: our tasting rooms are not operating in January.

We are installing Saltydad’s library.

See you in February.