8 Shires Distillery

7218 Merrimac Trail
Williamsburg, VA 23185
United States
Overview

Formerly Williamsburg Distillery, 8 Shires Distillery is a small craft distillery in the Historic Triangle of Virginia. Our spirits are use ingredients and recipes that recreate the American colonial experience. ​The mission of 8 Shires Distillery is to research, preserve, teach and present the history of distillation from the Colonial American Period (1600-1775.)

Our spirits are hand-crafted using historic recipes and ingredients of the 18th century including. We use grain from Virginia for our bourbon and Genever gin as well as the finest organic Grade A molasses in our rum.