• Daria Bishop
• Bar Hill distiller Caledonia Spirits

Barr Hill — At the impressive Capital City distillery, try award-winning vodkas and gins unique for their use of raw honey. USA Today counts this place among the "10 craft gin distilleries in the U.S. you need to know about."

Other Finalists

• Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
• Mad River Distillers
• Smugglers' Notch Distillery