Fifth State Distillery
Vendor
About
Fifth State Distillery was founded in 2016 with the purpose of creating amazingly flavorful spirits using only real, natural, and local ingredients of which we could have a hand in cultivating. Sourcing local has been at the forefront of our purpose from the beginning. We have wanted to create long term relationships with all persons and organizations along the journey from farm to bottle.
Our partners are 3rd and 4th generation Connecticut farmers producing the best products for distilling. Whether its hand selecting rows of corn in the fields or carefully watching harvest time for botanicals and fruits, our family works side by side on the farms ensuring that only the best are chosen to create the spirits we bottle.
Location
Bridgeport, CT
Manager
Distiller Rob Schulten, a former chemical engineer, designed and created the distillery by hand using a combination of copper and stainless equipment specially designed for his craftwork which involves a multitude of small batch spirits. The distillery is always humming with activity as each spirit is hand crafted from fermentation to the bottle.
Bridget Schulten is the CEO and runs the business end of things for the distillery. After a long history in Human Resources, she urged Rob to follow his creative side and use his Chem E background, and thus, Fifth State Distillery was born. The distillery name reflects the owners’ pride in Connecticut and all it has to offer - Connecticut was the fifth state to join the Union in 1788.
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