Veritable Distillery, a spirits company dedicated to crafting authentic, premium spirits, unveiled its first two expressions: Ship’s Bell Bourbon and Southwick’s American Gin. 

By reviving time-honored production techniques and using natural ingredients without the addition of industrial chemicals, Veritable Distillery captures the essence of 18th-century New England, it says.

Veritable Distillery is committed to sustainability, ethical production and transparency, it notes. By using ingredients that were historically available and commonly traded in New England over 300 years ago, Veritable ensures that its products remain true to the origins of American distilling, the company says. Veritable employs open-top fermentation for its whiskey and fractional distillation for its gin, striking a balance between artistry and science to create spirits with exceptional depth and character, it adds.

“We created Veritable Distillery to highlight the beauty and complexity of traditional spirits production — countering the mass production and homogenization of spirits by large corporations,” said Finneas Pryor, vice president and co-founder of Veritable Distillery, in a statement. “By focusing on authenticity, craftsmanship and community, we provide our customers with a better opportunity for informed consumption. Our first two releases, Ship’s Bell Bourbon and Southwick’s American Gin, honor New England’s rich history while setting a new standard for transparency in the industry.”

Ship’s Bell Bourbon is an authentic blend developed in collaboration with the Bardstown Distillery in Kentucky. Aged for three years in new American white oak casks (Quercus Alba), the bourbon is then blended with The Veritable American Single Malt Whiskey — crafted from 100% malted barley and aged for three years in ex-Rye casks from Bardstown Distillery, the company notes. The result is a blended bourbon of exceptional depth and balance, it says.

Southwick’s Gin is crafted with rarely utilized historical techniques; Southwick’s Gin uses aged rum as the base spirit, a practice dating back nearly 600 years, the company says. Distilled in a custom-designed copper pot still, three separate “fractional” groups of botanicals are prepared, macerated, vapor infused and distilled individually before being blending together in the final product, it adds. This method ensures a harmonious, layered flavor profile and allows for each of the carefully selected botanicals to shine, the company notes.

Veritable Distillery products are available online and at select retailers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.

www.veritabledistillery.com