Cannabis Dispensary Near Tuthilltown Spirits
The closest Farmers Choice to Tuthilltown Spirits is our New Paltz farm stand, about 7 miles away, roughly a 15-minute drive.
Farmers Choice New Paltz
What is Tuthilltown Spirits?
Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner is the distillery that brought whiskey making back to New York, the state's first whiskey distillery to open since Prohibition and the birthplace of the Hudson Whiskey line. It sits on a historic mill property along the Shawangunk Kill, where the 1788 Tuthilltown Gristmill ground flour for two centuries before the stills moved in, and the whole compound of weathered timber buildings, mill race, and ridge backdrop looks the part. The tasting room pours the house whiskeys and gins, tours walk the barrel rooms, and the bottle shop sends visitors home with something aged a few hundred yards away.
Why it is worth the trip
Spirits people make the pilgrimage because this is where New York craft distilling started, and the pours come with the story of how a gristmill became a whiskey landmark. Everyone else comes because it is simply a great Gardiner afternoon: a tasting flight in an old mill, a walk along the creek, and the Shawangunk cliffs standing over the whole scene. The distillery anchors a corridor of orchards, farm stands, and tasting rooms along Routes 44/55 and 208, so it slots neatly into a day of eating and drinking your way through the valley with the ridge always in view.
Plan your visit
The tasting room keeps regular hours most of the year, tours generally run on weekends, and reservations are smart for groups, so check the distillery's site before you commit the afternoon. From Farmers Choice New Paltz, take Route 299 west, turn south through the farm fields toward Gardiner, and follow Albany Post Road to the mill, about fifteen minutes of orchard country. Pace yourself at the tastings, pick a designated driver before the first pour, and never mix your drive with either the flight or your Farmers Choice purchase, because New York law is strict on both.
Good to know
Fall is the showcase season, when the ridge turns color behind the mill and the tasting room fills with leaf-peepers coming off the mountain, so weekday visits are the calm move in October. The Shawangunk Wine Trail and the Gardiner orchard stands share the same back roads if you are building a full tasting day, and Skydive The Ranch operates just up the road, which means the patio occasionally comes with a view of parachutes drifting down over the fields. Summer thunderstorms move fast off the ridge here, worth remembering if you planned to linger by the creek.
Make Farmers Choice part of the day
The farm stand sits at Thruway Exit 18 on the New Paltz end of the same country roads, which makes it an easy first stop before Gardiner or the last errand on the way back to the highway. Order Now from the New Paltz menu before you leave the mill and your pickup is usually ready when you roll back into town, or Visit Us and Ask Our Team what pairs with a slow evening after a tasting day, on a different night. Bring a valid 21+ ID, keep everything sealed in the car, and never consume in a vehicle or before driving.
1 Old Route 299, New Paltz, NY 12561, get directionsDaily 8AM to 10PM845-419-2420Find us on the way
Farmers Choice New Paltz sits at 1 Old Route 299, right where Route 299 meets NYS Thruway Exit 18, about 7 miles from Tuthilltown Spirits.
Tuthilltown Spirits questions
Is there a dispensary near Tuthilltown Spirits?
Yes. Farmers Choice New Paltz is about 7 miles from the distillery, roughly a fifteen-minute drive through Gardiner farm country to Route 299 at Thruway Exit 18.
What is Tuthilltown Spirits known for?
It was New York's first whiskey distillery after Prohibition and the original home of Hudson Whiskey. The stills sit on a mill property whose gristmill dates to 1788, and the tasting room pours what is aged on site.
Do I need a reservation to visit the distillery?
Walk-ins usually work for the tasting room, but tours and groups are better booked ahead, especially on fall weekends. Check the distillery's own site for current hours before you go.
Can I visit Tuthilltown and Farmers Choice on the same trip?
Yes, they are fifteen minutes apart on the same run of country roads. Just plan a sober driver and keep every purchase sealed in the car, since New York law prohibits consuming in a vehicle.
Can I consume cannabis at Tuthilltown Spirits?
No. The distillery is private property with its own rules, and New York law prohibits consuming in public and in vehicles. Save your Farmers Choice purchase for home or wherever the property owner allows it.
What else is near the distillery in Gardiner?
Skydive The Ranch is minutes away, the Minnewaska carriage roads are up Route 44/55, and the orchards and farm stands of the Gardiner and New Paltz corridor line the drive back toward the Thruway.