The first clue that Jersey Spirits Distilling Co. is not your usual night-out spot is the address. You are not pulling up to some polished Main Street storefront with Edison bulbs in the window and a chalkboard pretending to be rustic.
You are heading into the Pio Costa Manufacturer’s Complex in Fairfield, past the kind of working buildings where New Jersey actually makes things.
Then, tucked inside Building 7, Unit 40B, you find the surprise: a true grain-to-glass distillery turning regional grains, fruit, botanicals, and a lot of hands-on know-how into vodka, bourbon, whiskey, gin, rum, grappa, and Jersey Hooch…