Tradition & Family Values

Dean comes from a long line of hardworking entrepreneurial Americans. And craftsmen always have a signature—his handlebar whiskey is no exception.

Born and raised in Akron, Dean began flexing his artistic muscle and growing the trademark handlebar mustache in 2010 when he started building guitars in his basement.

Moonshiners were known for artisanship and driving fast cars. Old Scotland Road Distillery was driven by a dream that would quickly come alive in March of 2019 when he left corporate America behind to build the first legal distillery in the Town of Newstead, NY.

Visit them at 7010 Scotland Rd., Akron, NY 14001

If you’d like to explore Their facilities and find out all about their process, request a tour with the master distiller himself. Of course if you happen to stop by more casually, they’d love to show you around.

HOURS

Mon – Sat: 12-6pm

Sunday: 1-6pm

Outdoor Patio & Tasting Room

Open year round! Our patio is both heated and enclosed.

Looking back on the days of Prohibition, (January 17th, 1920 — December 5th, 1933) we take note of the curiosity, creativity and ambition of those 5,071 dark days.

While we’ve upgraded from the old ways of innovation, it’s a time in history that surely fuels us. Back then, folks made their own “hooch” in stills far more antiquated than what we use today.

Come take a peek at our new-age copper pot still to see how similar the construction still is!

We’re proud to be a part of the long, colorful, storied history of distilling in America, and we hope that Handlebar Whiskey will become a part of that history in the future.