Dragon's Mouth Distillery

You opened the bottle. Maybe you noticed a haze. A small cloud. A little settlement at the bottom. Good. That means it’s real. Here’s the story of where that sediment comes from, and why we’re not going to apologize for it. The Grain Most distilleries keep it simple. Yellow corn. Two-row barley. Common rye. Commodity grains bred for consistency and yield. We don’t work that way. At Dragon’s Mouth, we use heritage and heirloom grains. Triticale. Danko rye. Six-row barley. Buckwheat. Spelt....

Elkhart, IN (January 4, 2026) – Dragon’s Mouth Distillery isn’t chasing recognition—it’s defining it. The woman-owned, family-powered Indiana distillery earned 10 medals at the 2025 Proof Awards International Spirits Competition , bringing its total to 27 medals across nine unique products to date. The Proof Awards are structured to reward real craftsmanship, not hype. The competition begins with a Double Blind Tasting , where spirits are judged solely on quality by buyers from across the...

At Dragon’s Mouth Distillery, we love a good tradition. But we love breaking it even more—especially when it leads to something...