Philadelphia Distilling used in the making bitters include prickly ash bark from a tree in Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia. The company's Bluecoat American Dry Gin won a double Gold Medal for Best Gin at the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. It also won a Gold Medal and the Best In Class award for Best Gin at the 2007 International Wine & Spirits Competition. Philadelphia Distilling Philadelphia Distilling is a microdistillery founded in March 2005 in the Byberry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the first craft distillery to open in Pennsylvania since before Prohibition. Robert Cassell got the idea to begin
Jersey Spirits Distilling Co. for actual places in New Jersey and include illustrations by a local New Jersey artist. The operation is eco-conscious with the spend grains from distilling going to a Sussex County farm to feed cattle. The tasting room and manufacturing area utilizes materials reclaimed from barns and farms from in New Jersey. The distillery offers tours, tastings, cocktails and retail at their location during their operating hours. The company is in the process of distributing to bars, liquor stores and restaurants. Jersey Spirits Distilling Co. Jersey Spirits Distilling Company is a craft distillery located in Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey,