Nauti Spirits, New Jersey’s largest farm-to-bottle destination distillery and tasting room, will host its official Grand Opening Saturday (6/3).
Founders Steve and Caroline Miller began cultivating their vision for a farm-to-bottle destination distillery nearly five years ago. In 2014, the Millers partnered with Cape May locals, Corey and Dorey Bryan, who invested their 60-acres of preserved farmland into the business in 2015. The farm is now both the site of the distillery and a source of farm-fresh sweet potatoes that form the base of Nauti Spirits’ vodka.
Nauti Spirits’ Vice President and Head of Production, Brendan Wheatley has spent over 15 years in the spirits industry developing a uniquely American approach that draws on Japanese and French distillation practices. The first American to study at Ichiro Akuto’s Chichibu distillery, Brendan further diversified his education as a distiller for California brandy producer Germain-Robin, where he learned classic French techniques for the production and cellaring of brandy. He has worked and consulted for distilleries spanning both coasts and Hawaii.