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Luke Davidson, managing partner and head distiller at Maine Craft Distilling in Portland, uses an instrument called a "thief" to syphon whiskey from a wooden keg, a process done about every three weeks to assess how the whiskey is aging. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
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Luke Davidson, managing partner and head distiller at Maine Craft Distilling in Portland, uses an instrument called a "thief" to syphon whiskey from a wooden keg, a process done about every three weeks to assess how the whiskey is aging.
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Moseman of Maine Craft Distilling in Portland, shovels barley on to the floor.
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Wesley Moseman of Maine Craft Distilling in Portland, holds barley during the floor malting step.
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Wesley Moseman of Maine Craft Distilling in Portland, rakes barley during the floor malting step.
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Maine Craft Distilling whiskey ages in wooden barrels in the Portland location.
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Single malt whiskey from Maine Craft Distilling.
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Ashley Hoffman, left, of Portland and Catherine Rodriquez, from California, taste test a nip of Eight Bells Rum, one of the products made at New England Distilling.
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One of Maine Craft Distilling's products is a single malt whiskey.
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Brothers Eric and Ian Michaud operate In'finiti Fermentation and Distillation in Portland. John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
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Old Port White Oak Whiskey is one of many kinds of liquors produced at In'finiti Fermentation and Distillation in Portland.
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Liquid evaporates in the still that will make alcohol for whiskey at In'finiti Fermentation and Distillation in Portland.
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A 10-gallon wood barrel of whiskey aging at In'finiti Fermentation and Distillation in Portland.
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Distiller Ian Michaud pours grain into a copper mashtun for making beer at In'finiti Fermentation and Distillation in Portland.
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Surrounded by photos of his great grandfather's distilleries in Maryland, Ned Wight, owner of New England Distilling, shows his three products.
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Tim Fisher, Distiller for New England Distilling, cleans the three 700 gallon stainless steel fermenters he uses to begin the process of making Gunpowder Rye Whiskey.
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Tim Fisher, Distiller for New England Distilling, reads a hydrometer to check the proof of the spirit. He extracted the liquid from two 250 gallon copper stills, as he makes Gunpowder Rye Whiskey.
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New England Distilling makes three products: Ingenium Gin, Eight Bells Rum and Gunpowder Whiskey. The distilled products have won medals for their high quality and originality from various taste testing competitions, according to Ned Wight.