Come take a look inside Huntersville's first distillery

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — A chalkboard sign just inside the door of Murto Made Distillery lists two goals: Sell Vodka, Make Whiskey.

For Jon Murto, it’s a tongue-in-cheek reminder of just how far the fledgling business has come. The micro-distillery’s products are now on the shelves at ABC stores and served in a growing number of restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.

Murto, head distiller, and his brother-in-law, Curt Van Duren, are behind that venture — the first of its kind in Huntersville.

Murto Made is tucked into a 3,200-square-foot space at 11941 Ramah Church Road, an industrial park setting. But the tasting room transports visitors with its deep brown walls, a tufted velvet sofa and matching wingback chairs and black-and-white photos on the wall.

Read the full story and check out photos inside the distillery here.

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