rich phillips

I would love to have someone do that job for me. anyone want to do it for free?

I agree with this. We looked at how many bottles it would take to break even and what we thought the market would bear. Sales forecasting is always going to be like looking into a crystal ball

Funny, I just received a letter like this saying that my cousin was stranded in London. I got concerned only to call her and she was in New York, just fine. Can you say scam?

Yo. Are we doing anything at distillery row? We'll need to organize...

We just use a pump to recirculate it for awhile and then let it rest overnight.

They do the same thing in Portland, OR. We use a DI filtration system from Siemen's

Good luck with that. My experience has been that none of them do as much as what you would want: Tastings, boots on the ground etc., because distribution is very labor intensive. If you add the factor of three tier laws that came out of the repeal of prohibition, you also find (Or maybe it was just me), that there seems to be a situation where the control is slanted toward them. If you go with the bigger regional houses, you can get buried if you don't have POS or a big marketing budget. I f you go boutique, you may get more work out of them but they don't have the resources... Six O one, half dozen of the other.

We start with this bit o math: Known volume x known proof divided by desired proof = desired volume But you have to adjust for temperature as hydrometers are typically calibrated at 60 degrees ferenheit.

In the case of fresh citrus, Cold stabilizing is a necessity (Like lemoncello), but I agree that most of it has more to do with solubility in ethanol versus water. You might want to up your proof and see what happens. I had to re-do 60 gallons of gin because the oils dropped out of solution. That's probably also the case with the historic high proof points found with absinthe. Our Gin is at 90 and our absinthe, 120.

We started with ID Branding and they were great but their designers moved on. The guy that oversaw bottle design is with a company called Cinco Design. he is an animal. His name is Jared Milam. Google him. rich www.integrityspirits.com

It's like a dysfunctional marriage. Tread carefully. Many expect $40,000 to $100,000 in a marketing budget. Smaller boutique guys may be better, but beware of the terms. Why is it that we pay up front for everything and they don't? Three tier laws from the '30s.

There is a group (ANSI?) that approves glass moulds depending upon whether they are for still wines, sparkling wines, beer or spirits. It has to do with effervescence and/or ABV levels. If you consider the difference in expansion of vapors under heat via ethanol, CO2 or water, different spaces can mean the difference between corks popping off on a hot day or not for example. We learned the hard way with that one.

Where is your site located? We're in Portland as well and do business with Gales Creek. How far along in the process are you? Rich Phillips, integrity spirits