official vodka sponsor of 2024 azalea festival
End of Days Distillery proudly takes center stage as the Official Vodka Sponsor, adding a touch of sophistication and flavor to the annual 2024 Azalea Festival
feast wilmington
Wilmington’s Premier Food and Drink Festival
End of Days Distillery is the official spirits sponsor of Feast Wilmington. Read the full article at: https://feastwilmington.com/partners/To purchase tickets visit: https://feastwilmington.com/tickets/
SOUTHERN LIVING
Check out our shout out in Southern Living Magazine article “Wilmington, North Carolina, Is The South’s Best City On The Rise”.
This article is a great read showcasing all the greatness Wilmington has to offer! We are thankful to be included along with other great local businesses and hotspots of the city.
European Expansion
European Expansion: EOD Distillery Launches Dedicated Website for European Customers
cocktails for the chilly season
Cocktails for the Chilly Season featured in Cape Fear Living
End of Days Distillery Unveils Wilmington's First PX Finished Whiskeys, Set for November Release
End of Days Distillery has spent the last 7 months finishing its Survivor’s Cut Whiskeys in Pedro Ximénez (PX) port sherry wine casks, due to release the first weekend of November 2023.
EOD Distillery wins best cocktails
Wilmington’s publication, Star News Online, conducted its annual Community Choice Awards. The Wilmington community votes on its favorite on the best in many categories. EOD Distillery is thrilled to receive the 2023 Community’s Choice of best cocktails in town.
Port city craft cocktail week
Port City Taste is southeastern North Carolina’s premier restaurant week, hosted by news source Port City Daily, in collaboration with its media partners and sister companies, Penguin 98.3 and The Dude 93.7.
Castillo 1815
Castillo 1815 Blue Agave Spirit, a small-batch creation, crafted with meticulous attention, raises the bar for premium spirits with its exquisite blend of flavors. Castillo 1815 captures the essence of the Blue Agave plant, offering a symphony of flavors that balance rich earthy sweetness with subtle notes of pepper, sweet cream, and fruit. With a crisp and clean profile, Castillo 1815 offers an ultra-premium experience that embodies the purity of its ingredients and the dedication of our distillation process. Its pristine taste reflects the essence of our dedication to crafting exceptional spirits.
A Dozen North Carolina Distilleries Worth the Drive—or Drink
Raleigh Magazine
Let’s go distillery-hopping! Leaning into state spirit—ahem, literally—we poured together a list of some of NC’s distillers worth drinking (or taking a detour for) the next time you’re looking to mix it up.
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End of Days Distillery Celebrates Its Three-Year Anniversary
Wilmington, NC. February 1, 2023 – End of Days Distillery’s team has been hard at work for the last three years creating, producing, and marketing new products from their original location on Castle St. in Wilmington North Carolina.
‘Cool little whiskey scene’: New downtown collective puts focus on unique single barrel bourbon
Last week at End of Days’ Survivor’s Cut Rye Whiskey release, Westlye and Jay Tatum of Brooklyn Arts Center mentioned the initiative to EOD owners Shane Faulkner and Oliver Earney. It didn’t take long before ILM Downtown Brown’s next single barrel was decided upon: Survivor’s Cut — either a single barrel rye whiskey or bourbon. Details are still being hashed out.
End of Days Distillery adds space and Releases Ready to Drink Cocktails
Wilmington, NC. June 8, 2022 – End of Days Distillery’s team has been working to perfect recipes and processes for its line of RTD (Ready to Drink) Cocktails since early in 2020 when it’s first line of take-home cocktail mixers was released. To achieve statewide distribution renovations on a warehouse on the corner of Newton St. and Wrightsville Ave began after the facility was purchased in March.
The Distillery has sold spirits from its location on Castle St. since February of 2020. Its first line of spirits Port of Entry Vodka, Rum, and Gin were released for statewide distribution during that same year. We have been working to gain market share and shelf space at ABC stores and restaurants throughout NC and we have been so appreciative of our loyal customers and fans who request our spirits at their local ABC stores. Each of these spirits has also achieved critical success by winning multiple awards at International Spirit Competitions. These three premium spirits form the foundation for our RTD Cocktails.
We realized quickly that our space on castle street would not be sufficient to support the production, packaging, barrel aging, and canning or each of products. The new warehouse gives us the space we need to have a fully separated packaging facility. It also allowed us to add larger capacity brite tanks which are used to chill and carbonate the RTD Cocktail prior to canning. We plan on making additional improvements to the building that will allow for additional barrel and inventory storage in the future.
The three RTD Cocktail recipes are based off popular cocktails served at The Distillery Lounge. The Hurricane contains Port of Entry Rum, Passion Fruit, Citrus, and Cane Sugar. The Cargo Mule has Port of Entry Vodka, Ginger, Lemongrass, and Citrus. And the Gin & Tonic uses Port of Entry Gin and a tonic syrup which is made by infusing cinchona bark, the traditional primary ingredient in tonic water, with a custom botanical blend designed to pair with the Gin. Each of these cocktails is designed to duplicate the experience you get from custom mixing a drink without all the extra messy glassware and bottles.
Although the RTD’s were just released for statewide distribution this week we have been selling them from the distillery and perfecting the recipes for a long time. We released early test batches to the SIP Awards International Spirits Competition, which is the largest consumer judged spirits award competition. We were astounded that in the category of Pre-Mixed Cocktails each of new products received recognition as outstanding international beverages. The Hurricane received a prestigious double gold medal. The Gin & Tonic received special mention with an innovation award and a silver medal. The Cargo Mule also received a gold medal.
Wilmington’s startup Scene is ranked no.1 | Wral techwire
“The whole state should be excited about what's happening in Wilmington,” says NC IDEA's Thom Ruhe. “Wilmington is becoming yet another vibrant ecosystem, among a few others in the state, that, collectively, is elevating the profile of North Carolina to be the best state in the nation to start and grow companies of high impact.”
At the end of the day, keep the spirits flowing
Co-Founder of End of Days Distillery, Beth Faulkner, has, alongside her husband Shane Faulkner, focused on the ins and out's of what makes a successful business