102 beachLIFE SIP + SAVOR DISTILLERY 98 up to 75,000 gallons of vodka each year . A tasting room offers “ grain-to-glass ” cocktails and a space to host events or enjoy live music . Never heard the phrase “ grain-to-glass ” before ? It ’ s like the farm-to-table fresh , locally sourced food movement , but with the added kick of grain alcohol .
He ’ s such a big believer in the grain-to-glass concept that he designed the micro-distillery around it . All corn used to produce vodka at Distillery 98 is locally grown non-GMO Florida corn . Whole Florida oysters help filter the vodka ( and lower the PH level ), and all spent grain is donated to local farms to feed cows and chickens .
The 2 ounces of honeycomb floating within each bottle of Martin Migration comes from Freeport beekeepers Register Family Farms , located north of the Choctawhatchee Bay . This family-owned , veteran-owned and operated honeybee farm has grown into a 1,200-colony bee farm that sells wildflower and Tupelo honey and products made with beeswax . The family cares for an additional 1,500 hives along the Apalachicola and Choctawhatchee riverbanks , where the elusive white Tupelo tree grows and blooms for a few weeks each Spring .
We met with bartenders from the tasting room to discover their most popular cocktail recipes . They shared four , two use Martin Migration , and two use Dune Laker vodka , another popular vodka made at the distillery .
Holditch recommends making these in batches , but the recipes below are for individual cocktails .