Cole Train

I am from southern Wisconsin. I am in pursuit of advancing my knowledge in distilling and it will be a great honor to have the opportunity to work at a distillery. My goal is to continue learning the craft of distilling and to become a Master distiller. Currently I am finishing my graduate degree studies in Adult Education at University of Wisconsin-Platteville and will culminate in May, 2016. I have gained valuable knowledge regarding human relations as it relates to adults in a positive learning environment. I found that my passion is in distilling spirits and home wine making. I fell in love with the ability to create something purely mine by using my own hands and then watching it mature to something so delightful and full of taste. I feel my passion and desire to improve helps create me to be a high-quality applicant for any distilling position. Recently, I have been job shadowing at Potosi Brewing Company, Potosi, WI. I plan to increase my knowledge and continue on the path to becoming a master distiller. If there is any interest, please message me in this forum. I will send you a resume. Thank you, Cole

Greetings, My name is Cole and I live in southwest Wisconsin. I have live in the area my whole life and am currently finishing a Master's Degree in Adult from University of Wisconsin-Platteville. In that degree I currently have a 4.0 GPA, however my dream for many years has been to be a distiller. I like the idea of starting my own distillery in Wisconsin and have a business plan for a distillery, but it still is a work in progress. Naming the distillery and owning a distillery puts a lot on ones shoulders, but having the creative license with spirit development is something one probably will not get working for someone else. Being a current Master's student naturally, I do not have the funds or education for something like a distillery start up. I am looking for an educational opportunity at the very least, since reading materials are not as educationally effective as hands on experience. I would love the chance to apprentice. Any feedback, ideas, help or encouragement would be greatly appreciated to boost education and/or funds. I am stepping to take the right steps for success. Cole sanderscol@uwplatt.edu

Greetings, My name is Cole and I live in southwest Wisconsin. I have live in the area my whole life and am currently finishing a Master's Degree in Adult from University of Wisconsin-Platteville. In that degree I currently have a 4.0 GPA, however my dream for many years has been to be a distiller. I like the idea of starting my own distillery in Wisconsin and have a business plan for a distillery, but it still is a work in progress. Naming the distillery and owning a distillery puts a lot on ones shoulders, but having the creative license with spirit development is something one probably will not get working for someone else. Being a current Master's student naturally, I do not have the funds or education for something like a distillery start up. I am looking for an educational opportunity at the very least, since reading materials are not as educationally effective as hands on experience. Any feedback, ideas, help or encouragement would be greatly appreciated to boost education and/or funds. I am stepping to take the right steps for success. Cole sanderscol@uwplatt.edu

Thank you for the comments Here are the issues thus far,,,, I am a Graduate student with little capital... with issues finding my niche market with out getting the permits and starting to experiment. I agree yes without starting you will never truly know however i need to be started in the right direction 1st. As for education I have read many books watched videos and tried to understand the TTBs website as to what I need to do this correctly and trying to read the TTBs pages is the hardest thing i have done so far. I am a education major and my professor and I are trying to set up an educational internship to get the ball rolling. Again Thank you all for the posts

Southwest Wisconsin

Before I start trying to acquire distilling equipment, since it is very expensive. I have been trying to find the customer segment that I could market to within my area. Since without customers there will not be a company. I am looking for as much advice so when I become educated enough to start distilling I will have customers waiting to be sold to.