Paul-JTDC

We are having an open house at our distillery in celebration of our two-year anniversary on November 15th, 2023. We will be showcasing everything that we have built and accomplished as well as presenting a new investment opportunity. As most folks reading this forum know, this is a promising sector in an industry with high consolidation, providing an opportunity for an appealing exit within the next ten years. This would make a great investment for individuals looking to diversify their portfolio by adding exposure to a high-risk high-yield DTC and B2B operation that is well insulated from inflation and stock market volatility. We are offering full member interest in our LLC. Like many of us on this forum, I have poured my life savings and time into this endeavor in no small part because I believe that we can not only create something that adds value to our community, gives back to good causes, and support goods jobs, but that also has the potential to reward us for our efforts. I feel more confident than ever in that vision, and am looking for additional financial support from others who believe in that vision as well. We're open to discussion with any and all interested individuals—as well as other businesses—who may be interested in working with us. If you or someone you know may be interested in learning more, please share this attached flyer with them and I would love to give them more details and invite them to our open house! Thank you, Paul

Hello all, apologies for not responding sooner. For some reason, I did not get system emails from the Forum with these responses. It's been a very long while since my initial post, but for anyone looking in the future, you can now find more information on our website: https://www.joshuatreedistillingco.com/contract-distilling. -Paul

Hello! We have some extra production capacity and are looking for individuals or companies interested in having their products contract manufactured. We can do distilling, blending, bottling, packaging, labeling, compliance, and all the rest. We're offering very competitive terms and rates. Thanks! -Paul

Not sure who may own the original design but yes, you can get identical bottles directly from China for quite a discount. I see them for sale made in the US and India as well. The design is either being licensed or replicated.

Hello, we have a client who would like to import a container of Arizona bottles (750ml) directly from China and hopefully then sell some of the pallets to another domestic buyer. Essentially, they would like to split the container to make it more cost effective for everyone. Please let us know if you might be interested! We're located in Southern California. Thank you, Paul Chakalian

Thanks for the insight! Seems like the consensus we're hearing is exactly this — gin just needs to rest a while before the final flavor can be observed. Thanks again for the help, -Paul

Hello, we've had a few commercial spirits out for several months and had made very small batch R&D gin for over year. We recently settled on a gin recipe and scaled up to full production. We use the same high quality organic cane natural spirit as our vodka at 40% and pass it through a gin basket on our small 200 liter column still. The vapor infused gin is collected, proofed to 48% ABV, filtered, stored, then proofed to 45% ABV for bottling. We've found that if the gin sits in a 55 gal drum for more than a few hours there is significant settling or stratification of flavor. For example, immediately after filtering, the gin will have the flavor profile we want, but after a few hours stored in a drum, it will taste different (more anise-forward, in this case, and the black pepper and juniper are significantly reduced). If we aggressively agitate / mix the stored gin in the drum, and take another sample, it tastes correct again. So, it seems as if some of the botanical flavors / oils are separating in storage. This obviously presents issues for consistency. Has anyone else experienced this issue? We had never heard of it before. Any solutions besides frequently mixing bulk containers? Thanks, Paul

Hello ADI community, we are getting ready to package our bottles and can't get a good read on what distributors/retailers prefer. Do most of you do 6 x 750ml cases or 12? Any recommendations appreciated! Thank you, -Paul Chakalian (a new craft distillery owner).

I hope I am asking this question in the right place, it has to do with class and type labeling requirements for brandy products. We are just starting to explore possibilities for brandy production using a local exotic fruit. I understand that this will need to be clearly labeled as "x fruit" brandy, and I understand the differentiation between mature/imature, standard/substandard, neutral, etc. brandy. My question is, if we blend our imature "x fruit" brandy with mature grape brandy from a contract distillery (e.g. https://www.ethimex.com/products/premium-spirits/), what could we call it? Does the ratio of our imature brandy to the mature brandy matter? Could we call this brandy at all? Would something like "A blend of imature and mature fruit and grape brandies" be ok? Thank you for any insight! -Paul

Thanks!

We're are a new distillery in Joshua Tree, CA looking to sell up to 45% of our company to raise the capital we need to construct a permanent manufacturing facility with a full bar and restaurant. We are in the processes of a formal capital raise with a professional legal team and are looking for interested accredited investors. Joshua Tree, CA sees nearly 3 million visitors annually and faces a severe shortage of eating and drinking establishments, with fewer eating and drinking establishments per annual population than its surrounding county (San Bernardino, CA), state (California, USA), and the nation as a whole (USA). Plus, many times fewer eating and drinking establishments than similar outdoor recreation towns when considering seasonal visitors: three times (3x) fewer eating and drinking establishments than Mammoth Lakes, CA; eight times (8x) fewer than Sedona, AZ; sixty-eight times (68x) fewer than Bishop, CA; and over one hundred times (>100x) fewer eating and drinking establishments per seasonal population than Truckee, CA (i. e. Lake Tahoe) or Taos, NM based on data from the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We believe strongly not only in the growth potential of our brand, but in the fundamentals of our commercial real estate project, which we believe will produce strong returns independent from the long-term performance of our distillery. You can see a pitch deck at this link: http://bit.ly/JTDC-Invest If you're interested in hearing more about our plans and how you can get involved please don't hesitate to get in touch. Best, Paul

I'm Paul Chakalian, the owner/operator of Joshua Tree Distilling Company in sunny Joshua Tree, CA. I've been lurking as guest on this forum for a few years, and have found it to be a fantastic resource—thank you all for sharing your great insight! Now that we're officially in the biz, I thought it was time that I formally introduced myself. We received our TTB basic this last September, and are hoping to have our initial flagship products (our Black Hole Vodka & Dark Sky Gin) to market this spring. We are also working on some non-alcoholic beverages using distilled essential oil flavorings that I'm very excited about. You can see more about us and follow our social or email list at our website: https://www.joshuatreedistillingco.com. -Paul