“This 100-year-old building was an incredibly warm space,” says Yianni Barakos. Original brick walls, exposed beams, and thick concrete floors harken back to the restaurant’s former days as Gettysburg Furniture Factory. After a year-and-a-half-long renovation, the father-son duo opened Mason Dixon Distillery’s doors in July of 2016. Now, new spirits are rising from downtown Gettysburg’s industrial past.

Mason Dixon Distillery: New Spirits Rise from Downtown Gettysburg’s Industrial Past, cover story, Celebrate Gettysburg, March/April 2017