Made with the purest ingredients in the heart of DC by Jon Arroyo and his team, we distill our vodka with the aristocrat of wheat, Dark Northern Spring, more commonly known as Hard Red Spring Wheat. Harvested on the Watne’s family farm in North Dakota, this grain is a trademark of excellence in the world of wheat due to its high-protein and high-quality. Mark, Michelle, and their family are fourth-generation wheat, corn, barley, and soybean farmers. Mark also serves as president of the North Dakota Farmers Union. We use the ND wheat, as well as rye and barley harvested by Bay’s Best Feed in Heathsville, VA.

Handcrafted in the heart of our nation’s capital, our American Dry Gin is distilled in small batches using grains from farmers we know and trust. We wanted to create the best dry gin perfect for a martini with a twist and a gin & tonic. And we have done it. Founding Spirits Dry Gin pours easily across our fair city and beyond, offering a rich bouquet of chamomile, bergamot, and mint that combines complexity and unexpected comfort. This is the bottle you bring… when you want to get invited back.

Throughout his travels to South America and Europe, Jon Arroyo fell in love with digestifs and aperitifs. He made it his mission to bring the magic of the before and after dinner drink home to the U.S. While amaro can have an intimidating reputation of being too bitter, Jon and his team set out on a journey to make an approachable spirit that everyone can enjoy. Our amaro can only be described as delicious and “never bitter,” as the name suggests.

Honey from The George Washington University Apiary – located on a campus rooftop in downtown Washington, D.C. – sweetens this unique, inaugural batch of our award-winning, Founding Spirits Arroyo’s “Never Bitter” Amaro. We help fund the GW Undergraduate Honey Bee Research Laboratory & Apiary project working to protect honey bees and their role in the diversity of the world’s food supply and our ecosystem. Founding Spirits made this unique spirit in celebration of GW’s research, the miraculous honey bee, and the deliciousness that we get from their hives.