Montana Made

Brian Anderson winds along a sparkling Flathead Lake in his pick-up, on this way to little family farm near Ronan, Montana. He bumps along the road past pretty blonde fields to the grain elevator and loads up his truck with a ton of grain to take back to Bigfork where it will be used to make hand-crafted spirits at Whistling Andy Distillery. 

Entrepreneurs across Montana have found yet another way to take advantage of Montana’s natural resources, using great grains, fruits, and botanicals along with superb water to make distinctive crafted spirits. 

Microdistilleries seem to be popping up across Montana like mushrooms, alike in that they both rely on the ground and water to flourish. There are presently eight licensed microdistilleries in Montana with four more ready to pop. 

And like the mushroom, there was a lot going on beneath the surface before...