Welcome to Vitae Spirits
Refining Craft Distilling
You must be 21 or older to view this site.
Yes, I'm 21
No, I'm not 21
News & Press
Trivia Time! Ever wonder why there are always “X”s on the side of olde tyme moonshine jugs?

Believe it or not, there is a practical reason. Each one of those “X”s indicates a pass through the still. Each run strips more non-ethanol components out of the spirit, making it higher proof and making it taste “cleaner”; some might say stripping the flavor out though. It is a matter of taste. Either way, a triple distilled “XXX” jug o’ shine will be high proof and should be close to flavorless, but is usually just referred to as “the good stuff”.
By Ian Glomski on May 28 2015
Trivia Time! Ever wonder why there are always "X"s on the side of olde tyme moonshine jugs? Believe it or not, there is a practical reason. Each one of those "X"s indicates a pass through the still. Each run strips more non-ethanol components out of the spirit, making it…
By Ian Glomski on May 07 2015
I was just doing some digging on local distilleries and came across this crazy map from 1875 (see image below). One of many things I found amazing was that there were 21 (!) distilleries in Albemarle county (red stars) when the population was only 27,544 people. If the distillery to…
By Ian Glomski on March 04 2015
C'ville weekly took an interest in how things were coming together at Vitae Spirits. Take a look in this weeks edition. It's a good write up. We need to send out special thanks to some of the folks that are making the startup possible that weren't mentioned in the article,…
By Ian Glomski on September 25 2014
Click here to listen to WTJU Soundboard's interview of Ian from September 25, 2014.
By Ian Glomski on September 20 2014
Vitae Spirits Distillery was recentely featured ini NPR's The SaltĀ on September 16, 2014, A Scientist's Journey From Beer To Microbiology To Bourbon-Making