Where Mountain Laurel Spirits is Mountain Laurel Spirits, LLC makes Dad's Hat Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey in Bristol, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County near Philadelphia. Founders The distillery is owned and operated by Herman Mihalich and John Cooper. Mihalich is the founder and distiller. Dad's Hat is named as an ode to his father, according to a 2012 interview. A November 2019 trade article marked seven years since the pair began, which places the start in about 2012. Pennsylvani