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Fine Appalachian Craft Spirits

Fine Distilled Spirits

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.

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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

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Bullock family with bourbon barrels

Meet the Team

Meet the members of our amazing team.  Learn more about their histories and what makes them love Bullock Distilling!

Upcoming Events

Distillery Information

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🍸 Our April cocktail class is almost here! We’ll be hosting it next Thursday, the 16th, from 6-9 PM here at the distillery. We’ll give you a tour of the distilling facility, provide complimentary snacks, and walk you through making three of your own cocktails. The cocktail menu is specially crafted for this class, featuring three never-before-seen cocktails from our bartenders, Josh and Royce.

There are a limited number of seats, so make sure to grab your tickets now before we run out: square.link/u/HxSi1Jku

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Freshly dumped barrel deliveries to local businesses!

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Our crew experiments with a lot of different cocktails at the Distillery, and sometimes the result is so good we have to share it with everyone on our cocktail menu. That is certainly the case with the Bullock Noir, a darkly sweet take on the Old Fashioned that is one of the favorites at the shop.

This drink starts with our Piney Creek Bourbon, a Rye-forward bourbon expression that is in partnership with the West Virginia Land Trust, and is complemented by Royce’s in-house brown sugar vanilla simple syrup and Appalachian Espresso bitters. And while you don’t have to, we think that this cocktail is best served smoked.

Come try the Bullock Noir for yourself and discover your new favorite cocktail. 🥃

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Happy Easter from the Bullock Distillery crew! We at the Bullock Distillery hope your Easter Sunday is filled with family, fun, and plenty of sweets. We’ll see you back at the Distillery on Monday to help get you back into the swing of things. 😉

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We don’t just sell our own spirits here at Bullock Distillery, we also support local West Virginia producers by selling their products on our shelves. We have a variety of products to come and peruse, from coffee, to honey, to beard oil and more!

Today we want to highlight one of the newest additions to our wall of West Virginia, The Stockpot. A producer of hot sauces and seasoning blends from right here in Charleston, their Dragon’s Tears hot sauce is sure to spice up any dish you use it in! Or you can try their homemade dill pickle spears. We love them and use them to garnish our Bloody Bullocks cocktail, but they are great paired with a solid sandwich as well.

Make sure to keep supporting local and buy some awesome WV-produced products whenever you stop by the distillery.

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The best way to explore all the spirits we have to offer here at The Bullock Distillery is with one of our four spirit flights.

You choose one of four selections of four of our products and get four 1oz pours to sit with and explore. Try the Four Flight to get our core spirits and our single barrel Rye, the Bourbon Flight to try some of the excellent bourbon we have on offer, the Single Barrel Flight to take it up a notch and try all the single barrel special releases that are available, or if bourbon isn’t your thing, try our light flight for a sample of all our non whiskey products. There’s a flight for everyone!

Stop in today and start your exploration.

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Our Reviews

I was there during the early conversations. I visited the water source and camped for a weekend. Now it’s finally a bottled product and reality.

Everything was great, Tighe. You done it, boy!

Picture taken in my studio for the night. No, I won’t be drinking it during my shift…maybe.

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@jeff_a_martin on Instagram

Sipping on some @thebullockdistillery 3 year rye on this fine Fryeday evening! ????

I grabbed this bottle a couple weeks ago and I’m really into it. It’s Bullock’s second expression of rye (their first being a 2 year). The nose is very grain forward, with hints of fruit here and there. The palate is “juicy” and feels fantastic while it lasts, but feels a little thin. That’s fine by me though, because the finish is what I’m here for: peppery and spicy, it keeps a tingle for quite a few minutes after a sip!

All in all, it’s a great bottle and I’m really looking forward to trying their bourbon once it’s available. Make sure to support your local distilleries people!

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@samreviewsbourbon on Instagram

The atmosphere was amazing, and the staff were so knowledgeable. We done a tasting and went on a tour! 10/10!

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Elizabeth Wells

A few weeks ago, Shawn and I (finally) checked out The Bullock Distillery. We should have gone sooner! We took a tour of the distillery with John Bullock andDusta M. Tanner. Then, Royce Tanner gave us samples to try. Shawn keeps repeating that it is the best vodka he has ever had, simply describing it as smooth. They also have some locally made items for sale. Go check them out.

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Miranda & Shawn Black