John Fitch Distilling Co.
Connecticut cornfield at first light

Connecticut · Pennsylvania

Heritage bourbon distilled in Connecticut, now taking root in Pennsylvania, just as John Fitch did. Small batches built on relationships with farmers we know by name.

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John Fitch Distilling
Stories from the barn

A ledger of small American history.

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The Water of Life in Penn's Woods: A Story of Whiskey in Colonial Pennsylvania

May 2026

The Water of Life in Penn's Woods: A Story of Whiskey in Colonial Pennsylvania

On the limestone-fed creeks of the Cumberland Valley, an Ulster-born settler turns rye into spirit, into currency, into a way of becoming Pennsylvanian.

Powder, Spirits, and the Cause: John Fitch and George Washington in the Shadows of Revolution

April 2026

Powder, Spirits, and the Cause: John Fitch and George Washington in the Shadows of Revolution

An imagined encampment, a quiet trade, and the supply lines that kept a revolution moving, one musket, one barrel at a time.

The Stolen Bottle

The Stolen Bottle

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John Fitch distillery water tower at first light
Two states, one ledger

From CT to PA.

A South Windsor still and a Philadelphia outpost: the Liberty Ridge Region. Same ledger, two zip codes, one slow pour.

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Spirits of the Republic — book cover
Pre-order — Releasing December 2026

Spirits of the Republic

Rum, whiskey, and the making of early America — a new history from John Fitch Distilling Company. Now available to pre-order.

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