Van Brunt Stillhouse Has Closed And Fans Are Clamoring for Last Bottles | Eater NY
"A Red Hook distillery closed last week after 13 years. Fans are now pushing the price of bottles of whiskey on the secondary market to roughly double retail as they clamor for a last taste: "Some websites are selling 750 ml bottles that retail for around $60 for nearly $190," Gothamist reported. Founder Daric Schlesselman cited reasons for the closure including "rising rents, rising production costs, and his own rising health care costs," and kept the cost of bottles the same even as the business shuttered." - Melissa McCart
