PHOTOS: The distilleries of Wilmington

Mason Inlet Distillery owner Tom Curran holds a bottle of his cucumber brandy at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Friday, May 1, 2020. The Wilmington distillery began production in January with a line of four fruit brandies. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Oliver Earney finishes the Restoration Tonic at End of Days Distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, June 3, 2020. They opened in February and are one of three distilleries in Wilmington. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

The bottle filling station at Mason Inlet Distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Friday, May 1, 2020. The distillery began production in January with a line of four fruit brandies. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Tilley's Club, from left, the Restoration Tonic, and the Hurricane Warning at End of Days Distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, June 3, 2020. They opened in February and are one of three distilleries in Wilmington. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

The four flavors from Mason Inlet Distillery are displayed next to a custom made surfboard at the ABC store at 5410 Market St. in Wilmington, N.C., Friday, May 1, 2020. The Wilmington distillery began production in January with a line of four fruit brandies. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Blue Shark Vodka is displayed at the Porters Neck ABC store in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The Wilmington based company started production in January and began selling on June 19. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Wilmington's first grain-to-glass distillery, End of Days Distillery, opens to the public this Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 with a day of tastings, tours and food trucks at their Castle Street distillery, barrel house and lounge. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Brooke Bloomquist, President of Blue Shark Vodka, and her father Mark Bloomquist, the founder and Chief Creative Officer, at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The Wilmington based company uses corn from a farm in Polkton, N.C., for all of its vodka. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Shane Faulkner talks about the End of Days Distillery that will be Wilmington's first grain-to-glass distillery. The distillery, opens to the public this Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 with a day of tastings, tours and food trucks at their Castle Street distillery, barrel house and lounge. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Blue Shark Vodka uses corn from a farm in Polkton, N.C., for all of itÕs vodka at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Brooke Bloomquist, President of Blue Shark Vodka, stands next to the still, at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The Wilmington based company uses corn from a farm in Polkton, N.C., for all of itÕs vodka. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

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Brooke Bloomquist, President of Blue Shark Vodka, shows some of the corn used in the process, at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The Wilmington based company uses corn from a farm in Polkton, N.C., for all of its vodka. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

In the oldest prototype for the Blue Shark Vodka bottles, the shark is much larger at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The Wilmington based company started production in January and began selling on June 19. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

The still at the Blue Shark Vodka distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The Wilmington based company uses corn from a farm in Polkton, N.C., for all of itÕs vodka. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Different prototypes of Blue Shark Vodka bottles are on display at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The oldest is on the right and the shark gradually became smaller throughout the design process. The Wilmington based company started production in January and began selling on June 19. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Blue Shark Vodka is displayed at the Porters Neck ABC store in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The Wilmington based company started production in January and began selling on June 19. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Mason Inlet Distillery owner Tom Curran holds a bottle of his cucumber brandy at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Friday, May 1, 2020. The Wilmington distillery began production in January with a line of four fruit brandies. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Wilmington's first grain-to-glass distillery, End of Days Distillery, opens to the public this Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 with a day of tastings, tours and food trucks at their Castle Street distillery, barrel house and lounge. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Mason Inlet Distillery offers lemon, cucumber, banana and pineapple flavors at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Friday, May 1, 2020. The Wilmington distillery began production in January with a line of four fruit brandies. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

Wilmington's first grain-to-glass distillery, End of Days Distillery, opens to the public this Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 with a day of tastings, tours and food trucks at their Castle Street distillery, barrel house and lounge. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Wilmington's first grain-to-glass distillery, End of Days Distillery, opens to the public this Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 with a day of tastings, tours and food trucks at their Castle Street distillery, barrel house and lounge. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

An 800-gallon still built by Mason Inlet Distillery owner Tom Curran at the distillery in Wilmington, N.C., Friday, May 1, 2020. The Wilmington distillery began production in January with a line of four fruit brandies. [MATT BORN/STARNEWS]

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Wilmington's first grain-to-glass distillery, End of Days Distillery, opens to the public this Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 with a day of tastings, tours and food trucks at their Castle Street distillery, barrel house and lounge. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]

Wilmington's first grain-to-glass distillery, End of Days Distillery, opens to the public this Saturday Feb. 1, 2020 with a day of tastings, tours and food trucks at their Castle Street distillery, barrel house and lounge. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]