Our Story

The Windows Distillery Story

Over the past 15 years, more than 2,500 craft distilleries have emerged across the country. Each one proudly proclaims: “Local! Craft! Distinct! Water! Weather! Transparency!” They put spirit in barrels and wait to see what comes out—each aiming to sell every drop they make. All of them vying for space on the shelf, in your bar, and in your home.

That’s a lot of choices.

We took a different path.

We spent our time mastering what we call Spirit Bending—an amalgamation of ancient and innovative techniques focused not on production volume, but on flavor. We honed our craft over years, then spent even more time tasting whiskies from around the world. Hundreds upon hundreds. Eventually, we stopped counting.

Our conclusion? There are some truly remarkable spirits—some famous, some not—and a whole lot that simply aren’t. That’s when we saw it clearly: there were flavor gaps on the whiskey shelf. Only then did we move forward, not to join the noise, but to create spirits that fill those gaps.

We don’t bottle a spirit because the rickhouse is full or the banker’s patience is thin. We don’t produce the same old whiskey from the same old still. In fact, we’ve never owned a still—and never will.

Why? Because symphonies aren’t played on one instrument. Stills are tools, and thanks to long-standing relationships with legacy distillers across the globe, we have access to the right tools at the right time.

This approach solves a lot. We’re never forced to bottle too early. We don’t rely on tired stories of “craft” that fall short. And most importantly, we can create spirits designed with one goal:

Be delicious.

It’s a simple goal—but one often lost in a haze of marketing hype and copycat ambition. Our process starts with a desired flavor profile, and we work backward from there—reverse-engineering the spirit through a blend of tradition, innovation, and countless mistakes on the way to breakthrough.

Transparency is good. Delicious is better.

We’ve invested deeply in developing proprietary methods for spirit bending. They’re a point of pride—and because of that, we don’t offer tours, tastings, or public peeks behind the curtain. We’re not just sourcing and blending—we’re aging, finishing, and crafting entirely new paths to flavor.

And the results speak for themselves.

We’ve entered only a handful of top-tier spirit competitions—those where you’re tested against the world’s best, not judged by friends or local fans. See how we fared against legacy distillers with a century-long head start. [Click here to view our awards.]

But beyond awards, the greatest honor has been being welcomed into your homes. Hearing from retailers about second-bottle sales is incredibly rewarding. We understand—it’s hard to take a chance on something unfamiliar in a sea of disappointing new names.

We’ll keep creating uncommonly smooth, thoughtfully made spirits. Always designed with flavor first.

And always—delicious.