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Borracho Badger

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  1. Jedd, Thanks for your response. 1. I'll look into what the regs are specifically here in WI. If there's some potential, maybe I'll contact you to pick your brain further since you've been thinking about it too. I know of at least one distiller in town (Old Sugar) who sells bottles of his product right at the distillery. That seems to imply it's possible in theory. 2. Dang it. I hate being that guy. I'll go check those threads out. - B.B.
  2. So after reading through the forums on the legalities and intricacies of starting a distillery, I've found many reasons why these two ideas won't work. Still, I'll throw them out there in case someone more knowledgeable than me can think of a loophole that might just work. Just playing with ideas here… When I daydream about fun things to do with distilling, here are two scenarios I'd love to explore if I could: 1. A "distill-your-own" business loosely based on the "brew-your-own" shops popular in Portland, etc. Super-small scale where clients (think "homebrewing geeks" or "expectant fathers") could come in; create a one-of-a-kind mash bill, gin recipe, barrel aging plan, ect,; get to help with the actual distillation so they feel like it's "theirs"; and then walk out with a 3-5 gallon barrel to age as they see fit. Local restaurants could create custom liqueurs...you get the picture. Obviously, there's the ridiculous reverse-economy-of-scale issue. Could this be created as a “division” of an already existing distillery? Can it get some kind of exemption/status if it’s not selling the distillate but renting time on the equipment? I’m guessing not… #2. I noticed an obscure concept in Bill Owens’ “Art of Distilling Whiskey”: that of the bouilleurs de cru (itinerant distillers). Could you create a mobile distillery to travel to local wineries/orchards/breweries and distill right on the spot ? In my more crack-addled moments I imagine some Monster Garage –esque super-modified fire truck. Thoughts? - B. B.
  3. Hi there. I, like many introducing themselves here, am an amateur distilling enthusiast who dreams of one day starting a business in the distilling world. I've learned a lot so far browsing through these forums; there's a wealth of info here. So thanks in advance for any advice/wisdom you pass my way. Cheers, B.B.
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