A Colonial American Distillery 8 Shires Distillery is a small craft distillery in the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg Virginia. ​Our mission at 8 Shires Distillery is to research, preserve, teach, and present the history of distillation from the Colonial American Period, the years 1600 – 1775. ​Our spirits are hand-crafted using historic ​recipes and ingredients of the 18th century.