onyx spirits company country of origin connecticut united states introduced 2011 alcohol by volume 40.0 % proof us 80 website onyxspirits.com onyx moonshine is an american twice distilled alcoholic beverage . although legally produced it is marketed as moonshine . 1 it is made in a microdistillery in east hartford connecticut . 2 3 it was the official spirit of the 2012 grammy awards . 4 contents 1 production 2 references 3 further reading 4 external links production edit onyx spirits the company that produces onyx moonshine was founded by adam von gootkin and peter kowalczyk in 2011 . 5 the product is distilled in reflux column stills from a mash of mixed corn and grain . after two distillations it is approximately 80 % abv and is then diluted to bottling strength . the bottles are corked and labeled by hand . 5 the product is distributed in connecticut massachusetts and rhode island . 6 references edit onyx moonshine named 2012 best of new england by yankee . www.newbritainherald.com . retrieved 2012 05 08 . connecticut moonshine out in the open . www.courant.com . retrieved 2012 05 09 . hardman ray october 11 2011 . moonshine is back . connecticut public broadcasting network . a connecticut start up has brought moonshine into the 21st century . hartford bar celebrates success of manchester moonshine maker . nbcconecticut . retrieved 2012 05 08 . a b moonshine comes back to middletown . retrieved 2013 06 13 . duo makes modern luxury moonshine in connecticut . retrieved 2013 06 11 . further reading edit the new york times connecticut public radio time wggb wshm news the republican the middletown press manchester patch connecticut made . rowman & littlefield . pp. 111 112 . hartford courant hartford courant wbtv news hartford business journal ctnow states news service subscription required . quote ... hearing in february by the onyx spirits company of oakland avenue in east hartford ... tasting of our moonshine in the onyx spirits company facility . currently if a. . . or liquor store owner visits onyx spirits company they are not allowed to taste ... external links edit official website companies portal liquor portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title onyx moonshine & oldid 724302532 categories distilleries in the united stateswhiskies of the united statescompanies based in connecticuthistory of connecticuthidden categories articles with hrecipesarticles with hproductspages containing links to subscription only contentofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 june 2016 at 11 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view