Permit class · United States

U.S. Distilleries

Distilled Spirits Plant (DSP) permit holders, authorized to produce, bottle, or warehouse spirits. The smallest of the four classes.

5,590
Distillery permits
7%
of all alcohol permits
CA
top state
52
states covered

U.S. distilleries in one line

5,590 businesses hold a federal Distillery Basic Permit - 7% of all U.S. alcohol permits, led by California with 561.

5,590
federal distilleries
California
top state
7%
of all alcohol permits
52
states & territories

Source: TTB List of Permittees, April 2025.

States with the most distilleries

Bar length = Distillery Basic Permit holders in the state

distilleries

What this shows California leads U.S. distilleries; production clusters track climate and state licensing rules.

Source TTB List of Permittees As of April 2025

Distillery permit holders

A sample of distilleries from the registry, open any state to see its full list.

PS Distilling CO Alabama A & B Distilleries, LLC Alabama A River Runs Through It Distillery Alabama All Good Manufacturing CO Alabama Auntie Jenni's Moonshine Alabama Back Forty Beer Company Alabama Bama Shines Alabama Band of Brothers Distillery Company, LLC Alabama Big Escambia Spirits, LLC Alabama Black Patch Distilling Company Alabama Blue Pants Brewery LLC Alabama Cahaba Brewing Company Alabama Clyde Mays Alabama Creek Bottom Distilling LLC Alabama Dawson Distillery, LLC Alabama Deerfish Distilling CO. Alabama Diageo Americas Supply, INC. Alabama Dram Alchemy Distilling LLC Alabama Dread River Distilling Company, LLC Alabama Ethos Craft Brewing Alabama Fink's Milling & Distilling Alabama Folklore Brewing & Meadery Alabama Ghost Train Brewing Company, INC. Alabama Good People Brewing Company Alabama Guajana Distillery Alabama Gullage Enterprises LLC Alabama High Ridge Spirits LLC Alabama Hoochie Hooch Distillery Alabama Irons Distillery, LLC Alabama John Emerald Distilling Company Alabama Kbug13 Distilling Alabama Keel & CO. Distilling, INC. Alabama Log Creek Distillery and Farm, LLC Alabama Mad County Winery, LLC Alabama Magnolia Springs Distillery, LLC Alabama Monday Night Ventures Alabama Murder Creek Distillery Alabama Murder Creek Distillery LLC Alabama Oak Bowery Spirits Alabama Old Black Bear Brewing Company LLC Alabama Old Black Bear Brewing Company Alabama Otter Creek Distillery Alabama Pantry at Moon Lake Village Alabama Boogie Bottom Spirits Alabama Redmont Distilling Company LLC Alabama Shineworx Whiskey Company, LLC Alabama Singin' River Brewing Company, LLC Alabama YH Spirits Alabama Southern Still Alabama Stashhouse Whiskey CO., LLC Alabama Straight to Ale Brands, INC. Alabama Sweet Home Spirits Alabama Tayloe Bend Alabama Huntsville Brewers Cooperative Alabama Trimtab Brewery Alabama Uproot Spirits Alabama Wolf Creek Distilleries, L.L.C. Alabama Yellowhammer Brewing, INC. Alabama Alaskan Distilling CO. Alaska Alaskan Distilling CO. Alaska

Other permit classes

38,648

Wholesalers

21,314

Importers

18,038

Wineries

Frequently asked questions

How many distilleries are federally permitted in the U.S.?

5,590 businesses hold a federal Distillery Basic Permit from the TTB, about 7% of all 83,590 federal alcohol permits.

Which state has the most distilleries?

California leads with 561 distilleries, ahead of New York (344) and Texas (326).

Are breweries counted here?

No. Breweries do not hold an FAA Basic Permit, they file a Brewer's Notice under the Internal Revenue Code, which is protected from disclosure, so they are not in the public TTB List of Permittees.

Where does this data come from?

The TTB FOIA "List of Permittees," published April 2025, public U.S. government data.

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published April 2025 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau - reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB →

Every figure on PlainAlcohol is rendered directly from federal TTB permit data, no number is typed in by an editor. This count is rendered directly from the TTB List of Permittees, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.