Burley Farms

Great help, Ralph and Will. Pure gold to me at this stage. I appreciate it. Thank you, Brett

Hello Robert, The workshop looks great. I have a few questions, but I will more than likely sign up tomorrow. It may make the Cornell workshop I'm taking in December a bit redundant, but the more I can immerse myself in this topic the better. I'll give you a call. Thanks, Brett

I was wondering if some of those that have been through, or near, the process of setting up a distillery would summarize the high-level tasks involved with setup and the sequence in which they should be completed. For instance, if these were the tasks: business plan, LLC, TTB, State license, local approvals, construction of distillery, purchasing a still, etc., is there a more optimal sequence in which they should be completed? I imagine that there are some "gotchas" that can/have been experienced in this process. From what I can gather, it looks like it takes around two years to get into production. Maybe there are some good external sources on this topic you could recommend. I plan on operating in NY. Thanks! Brett

Thanks for staying on top of this issue. Maybe our e-mails made a difference (or not). Regardless, this is encouraging news.

Hi Ken, I enjoyed learning about your background and your efforts to this point in setting up a distillery. I found it encouraging. I'm looking forward to meeting you at the course in Geneva this December. Brett

Thanks Ken and Jonathan, I did sign up for the course, but I appreciate the insight from Jonathan. Hopefully, Cornell will act on your feedback from last year. I am a total newb, and my farm is 45 minutes drive from Geneva, so additional expenses will not be a factor. I'm sure I will get some useful information from the seminar and if nothing else, the opportunity to network will be valuable. Thanks again for this information. Brett

Wow! Within 5 minutes I have found heaps of information with respect to running a distillery in NY. I look forward to learning and participating on this site.