Every distillery in Portland has an origin myth.

BY PETE LYONS

Determined to explore Portland’s distillery options, we set out on an urban spirit safari.

Portland’s complex distilled spirits history starts with rum. In the 1700s Portland was home to about as many rum distilleries as we have craft alcohol makers today (closing in on 30). Gathering around the punch bowl for a rum shrub in the summer or around the fire for a flip in winter was the neighborly thing to do.

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