The Sauvage Distillery sits on 20 acres of land 2000 feet above sea level in Charlotteville, New York. Some of the apple trees on the property are 100 years-old and still bear fruit.
Dating back before the Civil War, the property had been a Methodist Seminary with more than 3,000 students from 1850-1854, but burned to the ground in a suspected arson-related fire.
Following the Civil War in 1867, it housed a hotel, and from 1875 to the 1950’s was used as farmland.
From the 1950’s to around 1998 a book binding company, called Storyhouse Corp, used the location as a book bindery. Their primary client was Scholastic and there as still some Harry Potter books in the building. That is why, to locals, it will always be known as story house.
After meticulously restoring the properties’ five buildings, equipment was added and the distillery and fermentation room were expanded to accommodate increased demand.
The Sauvage Distillery sits on 20 acres of land 2000 feet above sea level in Charlotteville, New York. Some of the apple trees on the property are 100 years-old and still bear fruit.
Dating back before the Civil War, the property had been a Methodist Seminary with more than 3,000 students from 1850-1854, but burned to the ground in a suspected arson-related fire.
Following the Civil War in 1867, it housed a hotel, and from 1875 to the 1950’s was used as farmland.
From the 1950’s to around 1998 a book binding company, called Storyhouse Corp, used the location as a book bindery. Their primary client was Scholastic and there as still some Harry Potter books in the building. That is why, to locals, it will always be known as story house.
After meticulously restoring the properties’ five buildings, equipment was added and the distillery and fermentation room were expanded to accommodate increased demand.
