Tag: Sourland Mountain Spirits

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Bartender, Annue
Bartender Annie, Tasting Room, Sourland Mountains Spirits, Hopewell— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 24.9 mm, 0.006 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019

Ray Disch is a co-founder of New Jersey’s first brewpub, Triumph Brewing Company in Princeton. In 2014, Ray founded Disch & Sons Distillers (DBA) Sourland Mountain Spirits and in 2016 built a distillery on the Double Brook Farm property at the foot of the the Sourland Mountain Preserven, part of a 17- mile long ridge extending from the Delaware River at Lambertville, New Jersey to Neshanic, through Montgomery Township in Somerset County and into Hopewell Township in Mercer County.

Sourland Mountain Spirits, Hopewell— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 55 mm, 0.020 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019

Drawing from an aquifer at the base of the Sourland range, our spirits are made using pure water filtered through micro-fractures in the geologic formations of the mountains, protected by the largest contiguous forest in Central New Jersey.

Ray and his wife Erica traveled to Hungary to purchase distillery equipment which was installed in a renovated barn behind Brick Farm Tavern. This location is unique to New Jersey, hosting a distillery (Sourland Mountain Spirits), a farm to table restaurant (Brick Farm Tavern & Bar), and a craft ale brewery (Troon Brewing Company). Sourland Mountain Spirits offers locally made, handcrafted, and sustainable spirits to the greater Hopewell community.

Bhavna and I love the award-winning gin, recommended it to friends and family for whom it has also become a favorite for making gin and tonic.

Sourland Mountain Spirits recently added a tasting room where visitors can sample the spirits and drink uniquely named cocktails. Tours & tastings are given every Saturday & Sunday. Bhavna and I have recently started making a visit to the distillery either before or after dining at the Brick Farm Tavern. We get to hang out with bartender Annie while sipping her latest cocktail and sometimes chat with Ray and Erica. It's a small town and I first met Erica while having breakfast at Aunt Chubby's.

Annie, Sourland Mountain Spirits, Hopewell, New Jersey— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 20.6 mm, 0.040 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019
Tasting Room, Sourland Mountains Spirits, Hopewell— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 16 mm, 0.033 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019
Tasting Room, Sourland Mountains Spirits, Hopewell— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 16 mm, 0.125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019
Barrel of Fun, Sourland Mountain Spirits— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 16 mm, 0.067 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019
FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 16 mm, 0.143 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019
Sitting Room, Sourland Mountain Spirits, Hopewell— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 55 mm, 0.001 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019
Sourland Mountain Spirits, Hopewell— FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ 16 mm, 0.001 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, ©Khürt L. Williams, May 31, 2019

Enjpying conversation with Ray and Erica Disch while sampling the spirits.. —FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ (16 mm, 0.004 sec at f/5.6, ISO2500), © Khürt L. Williams

Tasting room at the Sourland Mountain Spirts

After lunch at the Brick Farm Tavern we walked over to the tasting room at the Sourland Mountain Spirts. Erica Disch (the owner's wife) has given me the heads up that limited bottles of the new bourbon would be on sale. It turns out Ray Disch was there as well. We walked in just before another couple walked in behind us. Ray wanted us to stay for a while, but we explained that we had to pick up a child from an event at 2 PM, which prompted a conversation about how Bhavna and I would soon be empty nesters and that we would have a lot more time to hang out at the tasting room.

FujiFilm X-T2 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR @ (16 mm, 0.004 sec at f/5.6, ISO4000), © Khürt L. Williams
Sourland Mountain Spirits

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Brewery, Hollow Earth Brewing
Servis Road is in Skillman near the border with Hillsborough along the Sourland Mountain Range.??It's a semi-circular road barely wide enought for my car to pass through. The road goes up the side of the mountain. I took this at the top of the road looking down onto Hollow Road.
Attending MBA Spring Social 2018

Please join us for our MBA Spring Social! Join us at 5 PM sharp for a guided tour of the Sourland Mountain Spirits Distillery, located in Hopewell, NJ. After our tour, we will head next door to Brick Farm Tavern at 5:30 PM to enjoy Sourland Mountain Spirit cocktails and a variety of delicious snacks. Purchase tickets early to ensure that you have a spot at this fabulous event!