Award-Winning Newark Distillery Relocates to New York as NJ Craft Industry Pushes for Reform
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
NEWARK, N.J. — After nearly a decade of producing award-winning whiskey, gin, rum, and vodka in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, All Points West Distillery is closing its New Jersey operations. Founder Gil Spaier and business partner Kate Zuckerman announced plans to relocate the business to Kingston, New York, citing New Jersey’s restrictive regulatory landscape.
