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<\/p>\nA new face into Rochester culture, Black Button Distillery is the first craft distillery within city limits since prohibition.<\/p>\n
Found at 85 Railroad St., next door to Rochester staple brewery Rohrbach Brewing Company and just a block from the Rochester Public Market, Black Button is a small batch crowd-funded distillery producing whisky, gin, vodka, moonshine and even a barrel aged maple syrup for our sweet tooth ! Black Button therefore offers a pretty cool range of spirits, all with their own signature twist, I’m particularly thinking about this Apple Pie Moonshine which is combinating two of the greatest things in life : pies and alcohol \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
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Gino Fanelli from Reporter<\/a> explains that the road to opening a distillery that pumps out upwards of 400 bottles a week was a legal struggle nearly two years in the making due to strict regulations that have kept New York’s craft liquor industry stifled.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst we had to get our farm distillery license, then our CDS [Controlled Dangerous Substance] license, then our liquor license; all in all, the process took over a year and a half,<\/em>\u201d said Barrett.<\/p>\n “Well worth the wait, the flavor of love is found in each sip of every spirit. The gin, a warm, orange-y romp backed by the light presence of Juniper is a sweet, mild take on a classic liquor. The vodka: packed wheat and full of complex flavors not typically expected from a neutral spirit. And the moonshine is something different altogether. The flavor of corn is first to come to the table, but soon followed by a rich flavor reminiscent of a refined, aged whiskey (though it is not) and finished with a smooth, gentle kick. It’s unique, strange, harsh, smooth and just downright wonderful.” Gino F.<\/p>\n The building housing the distillery is said to be approximately 100 years-old, the main door having been built by its neighbour brewery which brought huge support to Jason Barrett’s project. According to The Rochesteriat<\/a>, the vintage building has been re-used in a way (mixing new and old) that’s well-perceived both by the hipsterish crowds and the preservationists alike.<\/p>\n Regarding the name “Black Button Distilling”, Jason Barrett, its founder, explains :<\/p>\n \u201cMy family has owned a button factory on Monroe Avenue for four generations, I’m colorblind, so the joke’s always been that I could always sort the black buttons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n It’s then in this spirit of fun, and combined with a true passion for the art of distillation that Black Button makes their brews, in a way where you can taste every hint of grains, yeast, water and whole bunch of love.<\/p>\n The amazing team behind Black Button (Jason Barrett is on the right)<\/em><\/p>\n Black Button Distilling is also offering tours and events, book your visit here !<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/reporter.rit.edu\/sites\/pubDir\/slideShow\/03-14\/85-409-2060834201.jpg\")
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