Wood Hat Spirits sits on a working farm along Booneslick Road in New Florence, Missouri, where founders Matt and Jennifer Wood turned their agricultural roots into craft distilling. The couple launched their distillery in 2013, converting farm buildings into production space while maintaining the rural character that defines their operation. Matt brings years of farming experience to the grain-to-glass process, growing some of their own corn right on the property, while Jennifer handles the business side of things. Their setup feels authentically rural – you’re visiting an actual working farm that happens to make whiskey, not a polished tourist destination trying to look rustic. The distillery produces bourbon, moonshine, and flavored spirits using traditional methods scaled for small-batch production. What started as a side project for the farming couple has grown into a legitimate distillery operation, though they’ve kept the down-to-earth approach that made people notice them in the first place. The Wood family treats visitors like neighbors dropping by, which isn’t surprising given that many of their customers are exactly that – locals from New Florence and surrounding areas who’ve been following their journey since the beginning.