The Dancing Cat Saloon and the Catskill Distilling Company have been steadily building a distillery right across the street from Max Yasgur's historic Woodstock-hosting dairy farm in Sullivan County for about a year now. 
Tomorrow, owners Monte Sachs and Stacey Cohen will finally imbibe the fruits of their labor with the debut batch of their first locally grown and distilled spirit, the aptly-named "Peace Vodka."
According to the distillery's website, Peace Vodka (officially trademarked as "Catskill Mountain Peace Vodka") is made with water from "the 2011 Catskill spring thaw" and locally-grown wheat. A "Catskill Mountain White Wheat Whiskey" is coming soon to join it.
The distillery will be serving its new vodka on Saturday as part of its grand ribbon-cutting event, which will also include live music, food, and fireworks. (Sachs and Cohen also own the Dancing Cat Saloon next store, so they know how to throw a party.) The date is a significant one -- the original Woodstock music festival was held this week 42 years ago.
Grand opening of the Catskill Distilling Company, 2037 State Route 178, Bethel, NY. Saturday, August 13. Doors open at 3pm. 845-583-3141. www.catskilldistillingcompany.com.
