Sourland Mountain Spirits founder and principal Ray Disch took to Instagram on Oct. 16 to announce that the Hopewell-based distillery is going out of business.
The distillery plans to be open this weekend for three final days before closing its doors for good. Listed hours are Friday noon to 8 p.m.m, Saturday noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. The distillery is located on the grounds of Double Brook Farm, 130 Hopewell Rocky Hill Road, Hopewell Township.
Sourland Mountain Spirits is a small-batch distillery that makes vodka, gin and bourbon. Founded in 2015, it produced its first products in March 2017.
When Sourland Mountain Spirits opened, it was one of several complementary businesses that started up at the Double Brook Farm site, which is owned by Robin and Jon McConaughey. The others were Brick Farm Tavern, a restaurant specializing in seasonal, local cuisine, and Troon Brewing, a quirky microbrewery owned by Alex Helms.
“I’ve got some sad news and also exciting news-ish,” Disch said in a video posted to Instagram. “We’re gonna be closing after a great year 10-year run. I want to thank all our employees and all of our customers and everybody who came and supported us over the years. And I’m very very thankful for everything.”
The distillery will be holding a going-out-of-business sale throughout the final weekend. Details are on their Instagram post.
Sourland Mountain Spirits will close for good on Oct. 20.,
