Located at Golden Harvest Farms in Valatie, New York, Harvest Spirits Distillery is a small-batch, farm-distilled operation in the Hudson Valley that transforms homegrown apples and other fruits into craft spirits. The distillery specializes in apple-based spirits including vodka, applejack, gin, and brandies, with some products aged in bourbon and applejack barrels. They’re known for their award-winning Core Vodka made from 100% homegrown apples and their unique John Henry Single Malt Whiskey.
Made by soaking sweet Bing cherries in 3-year-old Applejack, bringing it down to 35% ABV, then aging an extra year in quarter casks. With 4 years total production time, it features rich black fruit flavors blending into toasted oak and a slightly spiced finish, with a robust body that’s thick but not viscous.
Fresh, homegrown black raspberries are macerated in Core Vodka then redistilled in the French ‘framboise’ style, with a trace of black raspberry juice added for a magnificent violet color at 40% ABV. This unsweetened, naturally colored spirit provides profound aromas and a dry flavor of juicy black raspberries.
Distinctive because it’s made from 100% homegrown Hudson Valley apples rather than grains, giving it a softer, smoother mouthfeel. Distilled four times with just 3 botanicals (juniper berry, coriander, and lemongrass) at 40% ABV, it features a soft floral aroma with subtle juniper tang and a smooth, well-balanced finish. It’s gluten-free with no charcoal filtration, sugar, or additives.
Made from 100% homegrown apples, this distinctive vodka is triple-distilled from hard cider with a singular filtration, featuring a bright floral nose, dry mid-palate, and long clean finish at 40% ABV. A single 750ml bottle is crafted from over 60 lbs of fresh apples and is lightly filtered, unsweetened, and unadulterated.
Made from 100% homegrown apples, this applejack is carefully double-distilled from fermented cider in small batches, then aged for 5 years in 50-gallon American oak ex-bourbon casks at 60% alcohol before being carefully diluted to 40%. It’s more like a bourbon whiskey than a brandy, offering a sweet, distinctive spirit that’s smooth and warming with no charcoal filtration, sugar, or additives.
A classic batch of the finest applejack, distilled twice and aged 11-13 years since 2010, bottled at an ideal sipping strength of 40%. Full-bodied with depth and character unlike the standard version, it has a brandy-like profile with rich vanilla notes and a captivating warmth, enjoyable chilled or neat.
Sourced from Taconic Distillery with a mash bill of 75% corn, 20% rye, and 5% other grains, this bourbon is aged for 3 years in original 52-gallon American oak barrels of medium char #3 at 42% ABV. Non-chill filtered with natural color from the oak casks, it develops rich aromas of toasted oak, walnuts, and buttered popcorn.
Named after the farm manager John Benjamin Henry, this small-batch whiskey is double-distilled from 90% two-row malted barley and 10% peated malt, then rested in new oak and aged in applejack barrels for 5 years at 42% ABV. It offers a wonderful balance of malt and smoke, making it approachable for both connoisseurs and newcomers.
Fresh-picked peaches are macerated in Applejack for a year of soaking and flavor marrying, then filtered and aged in barrels at 30% ABV. This sweeter brandy gets its full-bodied flavor from honest stone fruit with rich flavors of spice and oak from 3 years total barrel aging, making it a true fruit spirit.
A pure distillation of Bartlett pears, crushed whole and fermented on the skins, minimally distilled twice to retain fresh pear aromas. Aged 2 years in charred American oak barrels with a single filtration at 40% ABV, it’s surprisingly dry with a long toasted oak finish reminiscent of European-style brandy.