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Red Hook’s 13-year-old whiskey maker, Van Brunt Stillhouse, has closed, founder Daric Schlesselman confirmed on Thursday — and New York fans of the brand have been scrambling to buy up some of its last bottles. Online resale prices for Van Brunt products have more than doubled, with some websites selling 750 ML bottles for nearly $190. Previously, such bottles would have retailed for around $60.
“When I even heard an inkling that they could have been going under, I was like, ‘There’s an opportunity here,’” said longtime Van Brunt fan and Bushwick resident Jon Pichaya Ferry…