10/11/2026
Day 11 of 31 celebrating Applejack Month: The Team 🍎
Meet some of our North Garden crew members! Kevin Kennedy, assistant distiller, has spent 14 years in the mill, up at 5:30am during apple season keeping the apples flowing. Danny Swanson, master distiller and plant manager, has spent 15 years turning 4 to 5 million pounds of Virginia apples into 500 to 600 barrels of brandy every fall.
Around-the-clock stills, 500-pound barrels, and a whole lot of early mornings. Thank you to Kevin, Danny, and every member of the North Garden team.