It was at this time during prohibition that they set up a distillery. My grandfather was 14 years old at the time. As best as anyone can remember, he was in charge of the stills while my great grandfather farmed the lands that he owned. Since no records were kept back then, it's hard to tell where his spirits ended up. All I know is that he did not drink it all! Growing up I made many trips back to Portugal with my parents, usually in the winter months when the stills were going full throttle. I remember once they started distilling, the stills and the wood boiler would work for several months without stopping. The primary spirit was "Grappa" and plenty of it! However, along with brandy there were always different infusions of spirits that he would put together. As he got older those infusions kind of disappeared along with his brandy. When my grandfather passed away in 2006 there were only a few gallons left from the tens of thousand of gallons he produced. Today the remaining drops are worth more the gold to my my family. I personally have 2 bottles and my father about 5 gallons. With his brothers and sister a gallon each. Don't ask.