Don Quixote Winery and Distillery
Don Quixote Distillery Hand Crafts Each of its Stills for both our environment and the spirit being produced.
We have a whiskey (pot) still specially designed to make American style whiskey. Our process not only improves on legendary American still designs, it utilizes a Moonshine era doubler/thumber, worm, and a natural convection process to slow chill the ethanol vapor back to a liquid. We engineered a Vodka (reflux) still with an optimal vapor rise to diameter ratio to produce our gentle vodkas and a copper Brandy (alembic) still to make our brandies, Pisco, and grappas.
Author: Caroline Porsiel
Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay from Ellijay, Mt. Frozen Knob Vodka, and Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. The distillery won a 2024 Best of Georgia Award and a 2025 Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for its Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. As a founding member of the AMBRU Campaign, launched in 2020, Porsiel advocates for the global recognition of American Brandy and Rum. She continues to drive innovation in the craft spirits industry from her active distillery in the heart of Georgia’s apple country.
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