![]() Link under “Our Spirits” section of the website. Outside of Pennsylvania some of our products are available through 1 West Dupont Circle Wines & Liquors. Please use a business address for us to ship to. If you are looking for VA bottle prices, check “Spirits” section of the website. Virginia and Pennsylvania bottle prices are different. Now a master distiller, Christine plans on expanding her whiskey line and growing the Silverback brand throughout the USA and internationally. After apprenticing at a distillery in Washington State, she began her research and trials to find the perfect blend of grains and botanicals for her products. Christine was always called to the mountains, and it was in the highlands of Glencoe, Scotland after a visit to Ben Nevis Distillery, that Christine looked at her husband Denver and said, “I am going to make whiskey.” The seed was planted for Silverback and Christine never looked back. Her great-grandmother made bathtub gin before WWI, on or about 1912…which makes it very coincidental that in the summer of 2012, 100 years after Great-Grammy sipped her own vat-made gin, Christine and her family went on a trip to Europe to explore their Scottish and Irish heritage. His early graying hair, overprotective demeanor and generally grumpy attitude (although sprinkled with unbridled exuberance) contributed to the name.Ĭhristine comes from a line of proud, independent women who made and enjoyed top-line hooch. Why is the distillery named “Silverback”? Silverback is the nick-name given to Christine’s husband, Denver, by their three wonderful, wise-ass daughters. From mini cocktail flights, barrel smoked cocktails, or whiskey served neat, however you fancy your tasting, our distillery offers a chest-thumping good time. With production facilities and tasting rooms in both the Pocono region of Pennsylvania and in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Silverback offers a unique visitor experience. In 2014, she was named one of the top gin distillers in the United States through MSN.com, and in 2017 became the first person inducted into the ABV Network's Bourbon Hall of Fame.Silverback Distillery is the only mother-daughter distilling duo in the nation crafting high quality, award-winning spirits.įrom the refreshing, citrus-forward Strange Monkey Gin to real honey-liqueur infused Blackback Rye Whiskey to the “ultimate butterscotch bomb” Blackback Bourbon, Silverback Distillery strives to produce distinct, flavorful spirits from a unique mix of local grains, mountain water and good ol’ American craft(woman)ship. In 2014, after a year and a half of strenuous planning, research and construction, Silverback Distillery opened its doors. Although Silverback has only been open since August of 2014, Christine’s spirits have racked up accolades, earning 16 international awards among numerous local and statewide awards. She became fascinated with distilling on a tour of Ben Nevis Distillery in Scotland in 2012, and shortly after began researching distillation and maturation processes with Denver. Christine’s passion for culinary delights never wavered and eventually veered into the world of extraordinary spirits. Christine earned a scholarship from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in 2000 but due to her husband's military career, she turned down the offer. Shortly after, Denver joined the Air Force and their journey across the United States and far-off lands began. Born and raised in Manassas, Virginia, Christine married her high school sweetheart, Denver, at the age of 19. ![]() ![]() Christine Riggleman is the CEO and Master Distiller of Silverback Distillery. ![]()
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