McClintock Distilling

2019 Frederick

DISTILLING

McClintock Distilling is an award-winning organiccertified distillery, located just off Carroll Creek Park in Downtown Frederick. McClintock distills gin, whiskey and vodka from non-GMO, pesticidefree grains, was named Maryland’s best gin distillery and has won multiple international double gold medals.

Sustainability is at the distillery’s core; it runs on 99 percent wind and 1 percent solar energy, has a cooling wastewater treatment system that reduces output by 250,000 gallons per year and locally sources grains from county farmers.

Friends Braeden Bumpers and Tyler Hegamyer own and operate the distillery, having met as college students. (Hegamyer is a Frederick native.) They opened McClintock Distilling in December 2016, following renovations to the 105-year-old Ideal Garage building. It was one of the first distillery operations to open in Frederick since Prohibition ended.

McClintock DistillingTyler Hegamyer & Braeden Bumpers

Forager Gin, a vapor-infused new-world style gin, using botanicals inspired by native herbs, is the distillery’s signature product. Maryland Heritage White Whiskey is aged in house for 24 hours in an oak barrel, which gives it a strong rye taste without the woody charcoal elements. Epiphany Vodka is distilled from organic white wheat and double distilled and triple filtered for a smooth taste and clean finish.

Recently, the distillery released Blood Orange Saffron Cordial, an allnatural liqueur made from organic grains, blood orange slices, ginger, carrots and saffron. It’s a beautifully bright and savory spirit made for sipping alone or adding to a specialty cocktail.

The distillery got its name from renowned 19th Century inventor McClintock Young, whose old stone cabin in the foothills of Frederick now belongs to Hegamyer. McClintock’s spirit of innovation continues to inspire the distillery’s owners.

The distillery often plays host to events, such as weddings and other celebrations, as well as cocktail-making and hands-on distilling classes, among other educational offerings.

35 South Carroll St., Frederick • 240-815-5259 • mcclintockdistilling.com

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