Sagamore Spirit Distillery Opens In Baltimore

By Susannah Skiver Barton

Charm City just got another attraction that’s sure to entice whiskey fans. After about 18 months under construction, Sagamore Spirit Distillery opened on april 21 ^st in the Port Covington neighborhood on Baltimore’s waterfront. The facility spans five acres and includes a distillery, a processing building, and a visitors center, with restaurant and event space that will open in the fall. Production of Sagamore’s rye whiskey—currently made at MGP—began on april 10 ^th .

Sagamore Spirit launched last year as a blend of two straight rye whiskeys—each with a different proportion of rye in the mash...