Clayton Distillery Information

About Clayton Distillery: Clayton Distillery is a destination distillery located in the Thousand Islands region of Northern New York. As the region's first micro-distillery, Clayton Distillery produces premium grade distilled products from locally grown grains and fruits. Owner Mike Aubertine grew up on his family's dairy farm in nearby Cape Vincent where some of the grain for production is grown and stored. After attending college and becoming a New York State Registered Architect, he founded Aubertine and Currier Architects, Engineers & Land Surveyors, PLLC in Watertown, New York. In 2012, Mr. Aubertine sold most of his interest in the firm with the assistance of his partners Roger Howard and Mmike Ingerson, founded the distillery in Clayton, New York. The project broke ground in July of 2012 and progressed rapidly until the grand opening in April of 2013. Clayton Distillery currently produces vodka, mixed berry vodka, gin, barrel-aged gin, un-aged corn whiskey (moonshine), limoncello, orangecello, strawberry rhubarb liquer, maple strawberry liquer, raspberry liquer, bourbon, maple whiskey and three flavored moonshines. The company started making hand sanitizer March 19, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.