Round Turn Distilling

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Round Turn Distilling Round Turn is a small distillery located in a 150 year-old textile mill on the coast of Maine. Distilling is simple, just condensing vapor back to liquid.

A Round Turn is the most simple knot, one complete turn of a rope around an object. Despite its simplicity, it is immensely strong and effective, used to hold even great ships against a dock. But its strength relies on a person holding one end of the rope and applying tension, allowing the forces of friction and torque to work. But with a person applying their senses of smell and taste, this simple process can be harnessed to produce something complex and sublime. Located in a 150 year-old textile mill on the Saco River 5 miles from the Maine coast, Round Turn Distilling embodies the pragmatism and industriousness of its New England forebears. While the mill once used the waters of the river to power its massive looms, Round Turn uses steam to power its modern, steel and copper still. The still is itself an embodiment of tradition informed by innovation. Built in Etna, Maine, by Trident Stills, it blends the basic principles of the centuries-old pot-still with modern innovations and efficiencies. After all, tradition was once innovation in its time.

🎵 RIPPIN’ RECORDS TONIGHT 🎵Sonny Rollins is hootin and hollerin as we get the space cozy for you tonightJules on stick, ...
10/13/2026

🎵 RIPPIN’ RECORDS TONIGHT 🎵

Sonny Rollins is hootin and hollerin as we get the space cozy for you tonight

Jules on stick, doors at 4 🙂‍↕️😤

Barrel Reserve is back baby !!!! 🥳🥳Barrel Reserve & Mediterranean Tonics! Pink Ladies! Bees Knees’! Whatever else tickle...
10/10/2026

Barrel Reserve is back baby !!!! 🥳🥳

Barrel Reserve & Mediterranean Tonics! Pink Ladies! Bees Knees’! Whatever else tickles your fancy for a BR1 substitution.. a Negroni, perhaps? 👀👀

Tonight : Jules and Emma on pours, Lani on chores … kidding, we’ll help you out.. maybe 😬

🥒SO FRESH, SO CLEAN🥒Overkast with a chance of OutKast this afternoon… This fan favorite is hitting the board for the nig...
10/09/2026

🥒SO FRESH, SO CLEAN🥒

Overkast with a chance of OutKast this afternoon… This fan favorite is hitting the board for the night before we flip it to the Barrel Reserve tomorrow 🙂‍↕️🥳

Our original gin with cucumber, bergamot, a blend of vermouths and bitters. A “clean” martini, if you will.. There’s a vegetable in there, just roll with it 🥺👉👈

Doors are open 🤠🤠
Jules & Lani are holding it down tonight 🫪

⚡️Back and Better Than Ever⚡️This Saturday, October 10th we’ll have a release party for Bimini Barrel Reserve !!! Welcom...
10/08/2026

⚡️Back and Better Than Ever⚡️

This Saturday, October 10th we’ll have a release party for Bimini Barrel Reserve !!! Welcome back, queen 👑😮‍💨 🎉Darren popped open those barrels and bottling was done today. We’ll have drinks on the board to highlight our little lady, BR1! The BR1 and some Fever Tree Mediterranean tickles my fancy … real ones know 😤

Dust off those dancin shoes, we’ll be boogie-ing (boogying? boogieing?) and imbibing all night long 💃🕺🪩🥳

✨The Final Harvest✨We’ve come together with our friends at Biddo Banh and Biddeford Community Gardens for one final harv...
10/06/2026

✨The Final Harvest✨

We’ve come together with our friends at Biddo Banh and Biddeford Community Gardens for one final harvest of the year! 🥳🌱

Biddo Banh and the Round Turn team are working to utilize vegetables and herbs in food and beverage for the evening from our local community gardens. While the temperatures are dropping, the people of BCG are still working hard to keep the greenhouse going and prepare for next season. This event will have a portion of proceeds going directly to Biddeford Community Gardens to help support the costs on anything they may need.

If you are unable to attend the event, you can donate to BCG directly through the link in our bio 🤍

SUNDAY FUNDAY with Kristina Hansen! 🤠Seen here blissfully asphyxiating on 175 proof fumes, our co-captain and Bartender ...
10/04/2026

SUNDAY FUNDAY with Kristina Hansen! 🤠
Seen here blissfully asphyxiating on 175 proof fumes, our co-captain and Bartender Emeritus will be behind the stick all day. She’ll be slinging Bimini Specials & (now that the console has all of its wires actually soldered to something!) probably spinning Mingus & Coltrane vinyl; it’s like 2017 all over again! Open 3-8 with Happy Hour specials ALL DAY! Come hang! ✌️

⛱️ SINGAPORE SLING ⛱️We got that thang on the board this weekend!! Happy Freaky Friday to all who celebrate 😮‍💨😤Jules ha...
10/02/2026

⛱️ SINGAPORE SLING ⛱️

We got that thang on the board this weekend!! Happy Freaky Friday to all who celebrate 😮‍💨😤

Jules has been rotated out (byyyyye, smell ya later) !!! We have T opening (coocoo bananas🤪) and Emma jumping in to hang with Rose and Lani this evening 🥳🥳

Doors open at 2:00, you know what to do 👀👀

Spritz, anyone? 💃❤️‍🔥• Like & Subscribe • Bimini Gin, Aperol, Passion Fruit, Sweet Vermouth & ProseccoOur riff on a ✨por...
10/01/2026

Spritz, anyone? 💃❤️‍🔥

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Bimini Gin, Aperol, Passion Fruit, Sweet Vermouth & Prosecco

Our riff on a ✨pornstar martini✨

Aubrey’s Last Day 🥺Come wish her well and congratulate her on her PhD acceptance — doors open at 4:00We 💙 you, Aubrey
09/29/2026

Aubrey’s Last Day 🥺

Come wish her well and congratulate her on her PhD acceptance — doors open at 4:00

We 💙 you, Aubrey

Happy distilling day!!! 🥳🥳🥳We’re making the OG today!! Darren’s hands look like this so yours can … well … hold martinis...
09/28/2026

Happy distilling day!!! 🥳🥳🥳

We’re making the OG today!! Darren’s hands look like this so yours can … well … hold martinis or whatever you kids are drinking these days with our gin 🤪

Our distilling process starts early in the morning and runs for almost 14 hrs. Before we had two stills to run in tandem, Darren would have to distill one day, clean and refill the still the day after, then distill the second batch of botanicals the following day. That’s why we pay him the big bucks 🤑🤩

Each bucket of distillate is blended together into a tank, where it will later rest for 6 weeks before being proofed and bottled 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Address

32 Main Street
Biddeford, ME
04005

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4pm - 9pm
Wednesday 4pm - 9pm
Friday 2pm - 10pm
Saturday 2pm - 10pm
Sunday 3pm - 8pm

Telephone

(207) 370-9446

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