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An integrated, multi-use farm distillery in the heart of the Hudson Valley
Tasting Room & Farm Store hours: Thurs-Sun 12-5
Tours: Saturdays at noon & by appointment

***Proud wifey appreciation post***Today is a very special day, y’all! For on this exact day 54 (FIFTY FOUR!!!) years ag...
10/10/2026

***Proud wifey appreciation post***

Today is a very special day, y’all! For on this exact day 54 (FIFTY FOUR!!!) years ago, an extraordinary human entered the world. Kevin Pike in da house!!!

Let’s take a moment to reflect on how much Kevin does to make other people’s lives and our planet a better place, shall we?!

Kevin is:
a dedicated, loving father; a generous friend; an amazing husband and partner; a Renaissance man equally in his element tinkering with a tractor as he is antique clocks and cars; a talented cook; a knowledgeable w**e professional; an entrepreneur and visionary; a distiller; a land steward and farmer committed to improving soil health; a competitive card shark; a good dad to all species; an involved member of his community and an active Town Board Councilperson; a baby whisperer; a curious and well-rounded guy; a fair and transparent businessman; an all-around good egg.

I am the luckiest to have him by my side through all of it. Please send a little extra love and kindness out into the world today. It’s the perfect tribute to a kind and loving human. Enjoy this carousel of Kevin Pike pics 💚

Wheat Wh***ey Release party next Saturday!!!Come say hello to your new favorite wh***ey! Join us at the farm for a Wheat...
09/26/2026

Wheat Wh***ey Release party next Saturday!!!

Come say hello to your new favorite wh***ey! Join us at the farm for a Wheat Meet n Greet on Saturday, October 3rd (2-5pm).

We will be sampling the long-awaited second release of our limited Wheat Wh***ey, mixing up cocktails, and celebrating one of the most historic grains tied to the human condition. We will be joined by other maker friends sharing their products too. Osteria Romanaccio Romanaccio will be here with porchetta sandwiches on their homemade bread. T-Spoon Kitchen TSpoon Kitchen will have a selection of savory and sweet baked goods for you to enjoy. And our neighbors from Slow Fox Farm Brewery Slow Fox Farm Brewery will be here with their delicious beers.

We love a good party and we can’t wheat to celebrate the season’s harvest with you!

Fridays at the Farm Harvest Moon Edition:THIS FRIDAY, Sept 25th (4-8pm)!Please join us for a celebration of the season a...
09/22/2026

Fridays at the Farm Harvest Moon Edition:

THIS FRIDAY, Sept 25th (4-8pm)!

Please join us for a celebration of the season as we slide into fall on the eve of this month’s harvest moon

Oyster Party will be serving up harvested delicacies from the sea and Dewey’s Wines will be popping up with w**es and co-ferments for you to enjoy by the glass or bottle.

Branchwater Martini bar and specialty food boards from our kitchen will round out the offerings. DJ Mikey Palms Mikey Palms will bring the tunes and Mara Rudzinski will be sprinkling her hospitality magic around the farm.

See you this Friday at the Farm!

Cari amici!For this month’s edition, Fridays at the Farm meets La Dolce Vita for una festa italiana. It’s no secret that...
08/24/2026

Cari amici!

For this month’s edition, Fridays at the Farm meets La Dolce Vita for una festa italiana. It’s no secret that we love Italy and hey, we live in Milan so let’s summer fest it up Italian style here on Salisbury Turnpike!

Friends from Romanaccio will be popping up with delicious seasonally-inspired wood fired pizzas (pre-order link in our bio). DJ Mikey Palms Mikey Palms will be setting the tone with some sweet Italian tunes. Hostess with the mostest Mara Mara Rudzinski will be sprinkling that hospitality magic around. Kevin will be mixing up Negronis and Spritzes and Robin will be fixing up a few Italian-inspired summer sides. That’s amore!

If you only make it to one FATF this season, make it this one.

We’ve extended FATF hours so you can extend the fun. Fridays at the Farm are now 4-8pm

Ci vediamo venerdi!

Summer is quite literally a blur. Hanging on tight and soaking up all that we can. How are you faring?
08/14/2026

Summer is quite literally a blur. Hanging on tight and soaking up all that we can. How are you faring?

Fridays at the Farm Viva España edition this Friday, July 31st (4-7)In honor of Spain’s recent World Cup victory, we tho...
07/28/2026

Fridays at the Farm Viva España edition this Friday, July 31st (4-7)

In honor of Spain’s recent World Cup victory, we thought it would be fun to give this Friday’s event some Spanish accents.

How about some tapas for the table?
Sangria anyone?
Maybe some Spanish language beats courtesy of DJ Mikey Palms?

Come see July off with a fiesta at the farm!

Please join us on Sat, June 20th for our very first on-farm dinner! We are excited to partner with culinary force Gina C...
06/09/2026

Please join us on Sat, June 20th for our very first on-farm dinner! We are excited to partner with culinary force Gina Citarella for an evening celebrating small farms and Hudson Valley abundance. This family-style meal will feature Branchwater pasture-raised chickens, harvested just a few days prior on our farm, and dishes highlighting of-the-moment produce from local farmer friends. A selection of w**es will be served with the meal and the long-awaited second bottling of our Wheat Wh***ey will be making a sneak debut as well. In fact, a field of wheat will serve as the backdrop for what we hope will be an enjoyable and memorable evening for all.

Please join us at 5:30 for apéritifs, canapés, and conversation, with dinner to follow. This event will be held outside, so please dress accordingly. In the case of inclement weather, dinner will be moved inside the distillery.

*Guests must be 21 or over to attend.
*No dogs allowed.

We will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions. Please reach out to [email protected] with any concerns and we will work with Chef Gina to provide you with alternatives.

Tickets at link in bio

We love the month of May and our dear friend and hostess of Fridays at the Farm with the mostest thought it would be fu...
05/22/2026

We love the month of May and our dear friend and hostess of Fridays at the Farm with the mostest thought it would be fun to throw a themed party. Can you all use a party too?!

Please join us for Fridays at the Farm: British Invasion / Jam Fest Edition!
Friday, May 29th (4-7pm)

We will be joined by two very talented UK-born artists now living in New York State — one who expresses her creativity through amazing culinary creations, and one who does so through vinyl.

Mimi Beaven — baker and maker of extraordinary skill will be here with an array of her jams and baked goods. Her jams and jellies are all hand-made in small batches with the highest quality locally grown or home grown fruit. She will also have cookies, scones focaccia and her highly addictive granola available for purchase. You can place your pre-orders here or cross fingers you get here before it’s all gone!

DJ Misbehaviour — passionate collector of vinyl with eclectic taste, London-born Trish Mann bought her first record at the age of 9. Spinning under the name DJ Misbehaviour, she will be putting us all in the mood to groove with disco, soul and hip hop tunes. Put on those boogie shoes, and be warned: you may be going home sweaty!

We’ll be serving up cocktails and offering a selection of New York State w**es, ciders, and beers. Plenty of nonalcoholic options too! Specialty food boards will also be available for purchase, featuring jams and focaccia from Mimi, and you can shop our farm store for local provisions as well.

If you’re not up for dancing, you can pull up a chair and meet your neighbors or chill in the lower field with our flock of ducks. Bring a book or your current knitting project. It’s Friday - come get your weekend off to a great start at the farm!

*Pets are not permitted inside the distillery and must be leashed at all times when at the farm.

Labeling more of our Rye today and thought we’d pop in to share what makes ours unique. • Firstly, we grow it here, in r...
05/21/2026

Labeling more of our Rye today and thought we’d pop in to share what makes ours unique. 

• Firstly, we grow it here, in rotation with wheat, cover crops and animals on 24 acres of fields which were previously cut for hay. 

• We don’t have a mash bill. Just as with our eaux de vie, the contents of our wh***eys are 100% what is shown on the label. 

• We make lower quantity in favor of higher quality. Our wh***eys are distilled at an average of 84% alcohol by volume, making for a much smoother alcohol once aged and proofed. Even though our Rye meets the requirement for a Straight Rye designation (aged 2 years in barrel), we can’t use that term because the government requires distillation at 80% by volume or less, which is the industry standard. Some distilleries brag about their cask strength wh***eys which are typically between 54-58% ABV. We water down to over 70% when going into barrel. 

This 2nd bottling of farm-grown Danko Rye was made in 2021 and left to age for over 3 years in 200-liter barrels (with staves that were aged for over 4 years) and (with staves aged for over 5 years) from Minnesota and Missouri forests. 

We bottle, label and number every spirit we produce by hand here at the distillery. We like having control over every step of production. We are uncompromising when it comes to quality and we hope that translates into every spirit we put out into the world.

Cheers!
Kevin & Robin

Cover Crops are planted in the spring in the fields just vacated by animals. It is important to plant different familie...
05/03/2026

Cover Crops are planted in the spring in the fields just vacated by animals. It is important to plant different families of cover crops.

“Every plant exudes its own unique blend of sugars, enzymes, phenols, amino acids, nucleic acids, auxins, gibberellins and other biological compounds, many of which act as signals to soil microbes. Root exudates vary continuously over time, depending on the plant’s immediate requirements. The greater the diversity of plants, the greater the diversity of microbes and the more robust the soil ecosystem.”
Dr. Christine Jones, “Light Farming”

We plant a mixture of oats, buckwheat, peas, red clover and sunflowers.

Oats (Poaceae family, grass) support mycorrhizal fungi, and when buckwheat (Polygonaceae family, knotweed) is planted with peas (Fabaceae family, legumes), the pea produces more nitrogen because it senses that the buckwheat is robbing it. Sunflowers (Asteraceae family) are planted for biodiversity, biomass and joy.

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Milan, NY

Opening Hours

Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+18457588628

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