ABOUT

OUR STORY

Tenth Ward Distilling Company is a woman owned micro-distillery, located in the heart of downtown Frederick, Maryland.

Specializing in whiskey, brandy, seasonal liqueurs and absinthe, we pride ourselves on challenging the traditional style of distillation while making a product which flavor profile is influenced by our local ingredients.

The name “Tenth Ward” is a reference to the way Frederick City was divided during the late 19th century. Our distillery is located in what used to be considered the Tenth Ward. Drafted at the Frederick Historic Society, the map to the left depicts the boundaries of Frederick’s Tenth Ward in 1873.

STAFF

Monica

FOUNDER & BOSS LADY
@monquavitae

How you take your whiskey
With one ice cube

Favorite Cocktail
Rye old fashioned

If you could be an animal…
Turtle

John

HEAD DISTILLER
@distillasaurusrex

How you take your whiskey
Neat, with more whiskey

Favorite Cocktail
Absinthe, 1:3 parts water

If you could be an animal…
Dragon

Jackie

@Jaxiejayy

How you take your whiskey
Splash of ginger ale

Favorite Cocktail
Jack Rose

If you could be an animal…
Penguin

Sara

@szoemitchell

How you take your whiskey
Neat

Favorite Cocktail
Boulevardier

If you could be an animal…
Pink Flamingo

Valerie

MUSIC MAVEN
@valeriepacke

How you take your whiskey
Depends on the whiskey – One big rock 😉

Favorite Cocktail
Sour classic cocktail family – how do you pick just one?

If you could be an animal…
Tropical bottlenose whale or a rad fish!

Amanda

EVENT SPECIALIST
@hey_burrss

How you take your whiskey
On the rocks

Favorite Cocktail
Mule – with ginger beer and lime

If you could be an animal…
Dog! Specifically, my dog Tito!

Christene

SALES ASSOCIATE
@christene75

How you take your whiskey
On the rocks with a touch of ginger ale

Favorite Cocktail
Evening Shade – whiskey and peaches!! Yum

If you could be an animal…
Eagle

Verbal

#kittysoze

How you take your whiskey
In a Saucer

Favorite Coctail
Whisker Sour

If you could be an animal…
Pizza Cat

SUSTAINABILITY

With a background in sustainable resource management, the Boss Lady here at Tenth Ward is committed to keeping our environmental footprint minimal and sourcing everything as local as possible. Take a look to see where everything in your whiskey is coming from!

Grain– All of our grain is grown, malted and sometimes smoked by our favorite farmer Rusty at Ripon Lodge Farm out of Rippon, WV.

Cider– Proud to say that we ferment and distill our apple brandy (the base for Applejack and our seasonal liqueurs) using cider from our neighbors right down the road in Frederick, MD at McCutcheon’s Apple Products.

Mead– Distilled mead?! Wha?? Yeah it’s pretty awesome and we call it Honeyjack. The mead is sourced from our industry comrades out at Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery in Middletown, MD.

Honey– We also use honey to sweeten our seasonal liqueurs. Always picked up at Hay’s Apiary in Smithsburg, MD by the boss lady in her Prius.

Bottles– MADE IN AMERICA! And proud of it. The three major bottling manufacturers out there are located in the US, Europe and China. We’re proud to source our bottles from Piramal’s manufacturing plant in Park Hills, MO.

Labels– Printed out of the Niagara region in Akron, NY, all of our labels come from Niagara Labels.

Barrels– Newly cooped barrels are currently sourced from The Barrel Mill our of Avon, MI. Although stay posted because we are waiting for a brand new cooperage to open up right here in Maryland!

Used Barrels– While barrels tend to get passed around in this industry quite alot, most of our used barrels previously had bourbon in them from A. Smith Bowman Distillery out of Fredericksburg, VA.

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