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It’s a family tradition.
With American family roots dating back to 1630, we have a long tradition of distilling in our blood.
The Bullock Distillery was organized in 2017 by Dusta Tanner, John Bullock and Tighe Bullock when the trio remodeled the historic building at 121 Washington Street, West, Charleston, West Virginia.
Dusta and the Tanner family have a long history of making moonshine in Roane County, West Virginia.
The Bullock family has produced spirits in Robeson County, North Carolina since before the American Revolution.
Both families are proud of their distilling traditions.
Learn More About Our Family Distillery Roots
Our Special Ingredient?
Water.
Where does The Bullock Distillery draw its water from?
Bullock’s Cave, Falling Spring Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia!
Falling Spring Mountain is truly a geologic phenomena, acting as a buffer zone for the hydrologic gradient of the Karst water system of the Greenbrier Valley. Our system in Greenbrier Valley drains deep groundwater from the base of Droop Mountain and Falling Spring Mountain.
Unlike other distilleries, The Bullock Distillery does not use reverse osmosis or carbon filtration to treat our water.
Why? Because our limestone water lacks the heavy elements present in the water of most distilleries. And it strips the natural sweet flavors of pure Karst limestone water!
Bacteria and viruses are taken care of during the fermentation and distillation processes. This ensures that only the mountain’s natural limestone filtration system touches our water.
Arborfield Farm from the Air
Meet the Team
Meet the members of our amazing team. Learn more about their histories and what makes them love Bullock Distilling!
📚🥃 History on the Rocks is back for round THREE!
We’ve had such a fantastic time partnering with the Marshall University History Department for this series, and we’re excited to keep the good history, good conversation, and good drinks rolling!
Join us on Wednesday, December 2, as we welcome Dr. Chris White for an evening exploring the life and legacy of John Brown, from his abolitionist activism to the raid on Harpers Ferry and his lasting impact on American history.
As always, we’ll have specialty cocktails and mocktails available for purchase, and you’re more than welcome to bring dinner from one of our wonderful neighbors!
📅 Wednesday, December 2
⏰ 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 The Bullock Distillery | the Elk City Historic District in Charleston, WV
This event is completely FREE and open to the public!
Come grab a drink, learn a little something, and enjoy an evening where history meets happy hour. 🥃
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For our third installment, we are welcoming Dr. Chris White to The Bullock Distillery for an evening exploring "John Brown - Abolitionist, Insurrectionist, Martyr."
With December 2 marking the 167th anniversary of John Brown's execution in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), it is the perfect time to revisit his story. From his antislavery activism to the raid on Harpers Ferry, we will take a closer look at the man behind the history and what his story can tell us about America on the eve of the Civil War.
📅 December 2
⏰ 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. (We might get started a smidge later!)
📍 The Bullock Distillery | Charleston, WV
This event is FREE and open to the public!
You can count on The Bullock Distillery to have some delicious drinks (cocktails and mocktails!) available for purchase. And feel free to bring food to enjoy during the event!
No classroom. No exams. Just good history, good conversation, and good drinks.
Bring a friend, grab a drink, and spend an evening with us! We hope to see you there!
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Royce is back behind the bar with another Trial Tuesday! 👩🔬🥃
You can come in all day long and let our very own cocktail guru whip up something brand new and never before seen. It might use a funky bitter or maybe a new syrup she’s concocted. Trial Tuesday cocktails are discounted to $9, and your input on the cocktail could help decide if it’s getting added to the menu or sent back to the drawing board.
You never know what will be shaken or stirred on a Trial Tuesday, so you’ll have to come over to The Bullock Distillery yourself to find out. 🧪
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It’s a brand new month, and that means another cocktail class at The Bullock Distillery!
Mark your calendars for November 19th. That Thursday, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, we’ll be hosting a night of cocktail making that’ll be the perfect way to sneak in a fun, relaxing night out before the family descends for Thanksgiving. You’ll get a tour of our production facility, enjoy free snacks and desserts, and make three of your very own cocktails.
Seats are limited, so make sure to grab yours now before we fill up. Tickets are $50 a person, and you can snag some for you and yours by following this link: square.link/u/HxSi1Jku
We can’t wait to see y’all there!
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Happy Halloween! 🎃
In celebration, we are running a special discount. Any costumed folks who pop through the shop today will receive Happy Hour pricing All. Day. Long. That’s $2 off anything on our cocktail menu, spirit pours, or flights! Which means you can get cheap Witch’s Brews, or anything else you might want to sip on, all day long. So, make sure to start your Halloween bar crawl with us!
Join us in having a spooky good time; you won’t regret it, we promise. 👻
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Are you excited for Halloween tomorrow??? We know we are! In fact, we’re so excited that we decided to whip up a little something special for y’all to help kick-start the night’s festivities.
Introducing The Witch’s Brew, a shiny new concoction just for this spooky occasion. We toss our Karst Water Select Bourbon, blackberry puree, apple cider, lime juice, edible glitter, and special Halloween bitters into our cauldron (AKA a shaker tin), and out comes a beautiful and enchanting cocktail that will summon spirits to haunt you all night long. We’ll be serving this, along with a mocktail version, for one day only on Halloween.
Make The Bullock Distillery a part of your Halloween plans and start the night right by sharing the perfect cocktail for the occasion along with our bony friends. We can’t wait to see all of our victims - I mean customers - tomorrow! 😈
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Do you need plans for a Wednesday night? Well, you’re in luck because in just a few hours we're hosting the second edition of History On The Rocks! 🥃
The Bullock Distillery is partnering with the Marshall University History Department to bring a wholly unique experience to Charleston’s West Side. This month we have Dr. Molly Mersman coming to give a spooky lecture called A Grave Affair: Victorian Death Culture. She’ll be diving into the macabre nature of 19th century death culture through photography, jewelry, and spiritualism. That isn’t all, either.
You didn’t think we’d host an awesome event like this without cooking up a craft cocktail for the occasion, did you? Once again, Royce has made a delicious concoction for tonight’s lecture called The Last Rites. It’s a wonderfully tart blend of our Leblanc Vodka, blackberry puree, lemon juice, plus lavender and mint bitters. We even have a mocktail for anyone who would like to enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage that adds apple cider to the mix.
The lecture starts at 6:30 PM and is free and open to the public. Come on down to Elk City tonight and sip on something spooky good while savoring some spooky knowledge from Dr. Mersman. History On The Rocks is where history meets happy hour. Cheers! 🥂
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