Sun Inn Gets Clearance For Distillery in Hanover Tp

According to the historic Sun Inn's webpage, alcohol was a staple of Colonial-era America. It hopes to replicate that time with Christmas City Spirits. Unanimously, Hanover Township Supervisors voted last night to allow Christmas City Spirits to operate a distillery at 167 N Commerce Way. These beverages will supply a tavern whose guest list at one time boasted George Washington, Martha Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Ethan Allen, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Laurens, Richard Lee and Marquis de Lafayette.

It will be a distillery only. There will be no tasting room or retail sales. As explained by Attorney Mike Santanasto, you'll find those at the Sun Inn.

He and fellow distiller Brett Biggs, both of whom are Bethlehem Catholic grads, still need approvals from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the federal Tax and Trade Bureau. But once that happens, Christmas City Spirits will be in business.