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Robert Cassell

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  1. A growing, and established, 10+yr old PA Spirits company has an open entry level full time salary position as an Assistant Blender. The potential candidate will have written SOPs to utilize during their training, as well as being surrounding with distillers & blenders with multiple years experience. This is an entry level position in our growing company. As such, are able to offer benefits package on health &dental insurance, PTO, as well as tuition programs for continuing education. Assistant Blender is a new position in our company, so candidate can start immediately. Please submit resumes to: info@millstonespirits.com Regards, Rob
  2. We would have interest, but not until we move into our new facility
  3. I tried sending you a DM but the system says you can't accept them. If the equipment is still available, please email me: robert.cassell@millstonespirits.com Regards, Rob
  4. The position has been filled. Thank you to all those who applied.
  5. Dear Vendors, If your company produces an automated spirits rated filler suitable for 50mL and 375mL round bottles, please contact me: robert.cassell@millstonespirits.com
  6. With a focal point of Pennsylvania, this position will be the key sales support contact in this geographic territory for Millstone Spirits Group. The representative will work as part of a team to focus on developing new accounts, maintaining current accounts, and providing the administrative linkage between sales and operations. A critical focus is to field incoming sales leads, and then assign lead to the appropriate field representative utilizing the CRM system. The inside sales representative is expected to hit KPIs through effective communication with team and research. The representative will be have additional responsibilities on POS material inventory and distribution to sales team. Performance goals and resulting bonus are achieved through proper planning, time management, organization, and execution. Responsibilities Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls and emails Prospect call preparation including company background research and other pertinent lead information Identify customer's buying trends and provide reports to management Enter, update, and maintain CRM information on leads, prospects, and opportunities Qualifications Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience in Business At least 1 - 3 years' of sales experience Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize work Experience or knowledge working with CRM’s, ERP’s or the Microsoft 365 suite Competitive Compensation, PTO, Health, Vision, Dental, and 401k Email resumes to: robert.cassell@millstonespirits.com
  7. Responsible for managing inventory, inter-company transfers, and supply sources to support the companies’ manufacturing plan and anticipated demand. Supply chain coordinator assists in the planning and purchase of materials and services and follow-up with vendors to ensure that the purchase orders have the correct price, freight charge, and delivery date. Supply Chain coordinator will manage the logistics of tote, tanker, and finished good cases between company locations to meet production and sales needs. They coordinate with the on-location quality assurance (QA) team to ensure the quality of the sourced materials and services. Under the directive orders from the Director of Operations, supply chain coordinator will also perform inventory cycle counts or perform other tasks as assigned. Competitive Compensation, 401k, Health, Vision, Dental, and paid PTO. Email resumes to: robert.cassell@millstonespirits.com
  8. With a focal point of the production aspects of Millstone Spirits Group, this position a key role for production activities to ensure all aspects of operation are met with high quality standards, in a clean, and efficient manner. Position is a unique distiller opportunity to be part of a multi-location company: a micro distillery in Philadelphia PA, warehouse in Quakertown PA, and high speed bottling facility in Trumbauersville, PA. Working as part of a substantial operations team, this role is focused on the spirits manufacturing operations. Since our manufacturing process is part of our marketing, additional activities could entail consumer interaction. This position will have the responsibility for execution of production plans, maintaining safe and clean working conditions, care and protection of the facility and associated property. Documentation, organization, and attention to detail, while maintaining a sense of urgency, during hands on activities are key attributes. Competitive Compensation with 401k, PTO, Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits available. Email resumes to: robert.cassell@millstonespirits.com
  9. I have one available I would be willing to sell you. It's single head, semi-auto ROPP, was for product line that we never ended up launching....so its never been used in a production run. Write me a P.M. and I would be happy to send you pics and a ballpark of what price I am looking to get for it, as well as model number, etc.
  10. What are the state license fees in your state? I pay what I feel is an insane figure, but want to see what the rest of you pay before I go barging down my local congressman's door.....
  11. I assume you mean a high diastatic malt, right? I like the Cargill's distillers malt. Here is the guy I buy from over there: Michael Scanzello Account Executive Cargill Malt Off: 920-648-2706 Cel:920-605-0123 FAX: 952-249-4196
  12. I would be hesitant to make a change over like that from beer to spirits. You have to worry about material compatibilities.......I don't know of a beer filler that is Class 1 Div 1....... I made the decision to go with a company called "Inline Filling Systems". One of the main reasons I liked there line was that change over to different sizes is EXTREMELY easy and quick, with very little change over. I do 50mLs as well as 750s, and since it's an overflow filler, I get a nice aesthetic fill line from bottle to bottle. Even though you will spend more than the cost of a "wine cow filler", one of the major benefits I like with the one I have is that instead of having to reinvest your capital at every scale up, you can add on to your initial investment. As far as install......hook up a compressed air line, that's it. Maintanence.....I have yet to need to do anything, but all the parts (with the exception of the fill nozzles) you can buy at Grainger or McMaster Carr. The model I purchase was a 2 head semi-auto that fills 750s at 10 BPM. That unit can have automation added on at a later date, or you can expand the number of fill heads and operate at speeds up to 40BPM. I am very happy with this equipment.......if I rave about it much more I am going to start sending them invoices for doing sales work! LOL
  13. "profit awareness" That is an awesome quote! Bill Owens, if you are reading this you've got to put that quote into something!
  14. I have a used Vigneron filler that I only used in the beginning of my startup then upgraded to a larger machine. One of the hoses that leads to the filler tubes needs replaced (it's just silicone tubing). For 2 years I have been telling myself I am going to get around to fixing it and selling it, but at this point my maintenance room is so filled with other stuff I just need to make room. A hundred bucks, you pay shipping, and its yours.
  15. My TTB agent requires me to do mine every 12 months with a 3 point calibration. Same with the thermometers.
  16. Here is a company that was recommended to me by someone at Diageo a few years back: http://www.crowcon.com/
  17. Sorry PaulG, I meant gstone.......I need a vacation..... gstone, could you please elaborate on the definitions of the styles you stated? (Pontarlier, Montpellier, Nimes, Besançon, etc.) But before we even get to that point, would you prefer to start with the broad defining characteristics of "what makes it absinthe"? Again, thank you so much for you help on getting this ball rolling.
  18. This is new thread being started in an effort to layout the definitions of style of absinthe. Paul G, could you please lay these out for us to get the topic started?
  19. Great! I REALLY look forward to talking about this further and am very excited you have an expertise in this area and are willing to talk about it!
  20. Yes, I am well aware of the references you linked to and stated as I am sure many of us are. But how as a group can we relay/educate this to the public? This is where I think we need to work more with the spirits competitions organizers, retailers, press, critics, TTB etc. BTW, it sounds like you are doing some great product development and as a consumer as well as producer, I look forward to trying them. Accept my apology for not relaying my thought well. I was trying to use absinthe as an example to relay my thought, not to start it as a specific thread. Yes, I agree that we don't need to START by redefining. But need to be prepared to accept that some may not conform to these existing style but would still be "an absinthe". Granted I don't think we need to get artsy & full of ourselves and reinvent the wheel. In this post, I said pick a catagory. If absinthe is the one we want to discuss, awesome. I am all for it, I am all for these discussions on all of them. I am trying to start some chatter on these subjects for all of our benefit. But let's not attack each other with "go do your research". Let's have a line of communication that educates. Does anyone have an objection to me posting a thread on specifically defining these catagories of absinthe? With many of us making them, I can only see good things for the craft/micro distilling industry by having such laid out definitions. Granted I am not saying we should lay out specific recipes. But why not make specifications based on proportion of the ingredients. 70% wormwood vs 20% wormwood. Or color between the range of 20-40 on some scale of measurement. I am most familar with SRM for beer, so that's what I will use as an example of a "scale" or "unit" of measurement for color.
  21. I would love to hear people's opinions on the recent bailout package and the inclusion of the virgin island rum tax break. I cut and pasted the article below: US territories defend bailout package's rum bill By DAVID McFADDEN – 2 days ago SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tax break for rum produced in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands may trigger a hangover for proponents of Congress' huge bailout bill after the U.S. Senate tacked on tax reductions for the islands' liquor. A group of House Republicans in Washington who have opposed the US$700 billion bailout indicated Thursday they would support the bill if it is slashed to US$250 billion and if several tax breaks added by the Senate — including the one for rum — are removed. But authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands pointed out Thursday that the bill to cover federal taxes on rum from the tropical territories dates back to a 1917 act and is typically renewed with little fanfare. "People who didn't notice it previous years, well, they definitely noticed it now due to the financial mess," said Jaime Gonzalez, senior policy adviser for Puerto Rico's nonvoting representative in Congress. Territory officials says the measure is not a payout to rum producers, and the proceeds help finance infrastructure and public services. Ryan Alexander, the president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington-based watchdog group, said including tangential items such as the rum provision in the midst of a high-stakes debate over a historic bailout package was "pulled out of an old bag of tricks." "Many of these tax extenders have been waiting in the wings for months, hoping for a legislative train to leave the station," Alexander said in Washington. "In these times of historic economic turmoil, it is hard to believe that these narrow tax benefits are in the best interests of the country." Donna Christensen, the nonvoting congressional delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands, denied the rum measure is "pork barrel" spending. She described it as part of Washington's traditional benefits to the governments of the U.S. islands, where rum is a key industry. The tax break expired on Dec. 31, 2007, and the bill would extend it. In Washington, a group of 23 House Republicans — 20 of whom voted "no" on Monday to the bailout — held a news conference Thursday to call for the amount of bailout to be lowered and for the removal of the four tax breaks. Republican Rep. David Hobson of Ohio called the add-ons "outrageous." In its current form, the estimated cost of the U.S. Caribbean rum tax proposal, which provides payment to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for rum imported into the mainland, is US$192 million over 10 years. ___ Associated Press writer Andrew Taylor in Washington contributed to this story.
  22. How were you going to circumvent (sp?) the definition of "from a fermented mash of grain" for calling it a whisky? Rum-skey?
  23. Is this a trick question on terminology??? Are you comparing a mash vessel to a mash tun? How else do you plan to combined your milled grains and water, then cool then (HX) pre yeast pitch?
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