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Thanks you folks for your prompt responses For me it appears that there are milliard of ways to skin a cat. There's a long lead in time with TTB permits /corporation forming, there's the capital outlay, decisions on products etc.ad nauseum. There's also the concept that one can't do it all, so that begs the question, does it make sense to partner up with someone who is already in production (that maybe cash poor and then aid them to get to a higher level) ? Its just tough all the way round. I don't even know what I don't know, which is scary! Have any (or all) of you that have responded so far, any prior drinks industry experience? If so how was that acquired? On the sales side of business or the brewing /distilling side? I am trying to transition to a new field, but don't have many answers. I do appreciate the responses here.. Thanks for your time. JM

Hi Folks Thanks for taking the time to read this post. Now I'll grant you I've not read every post on this website but I 've registered and I am interested. I 've seen and read from afar if you will, the success stories, of a few distilleries. What I've not seen is how much one can make in terms of an ROI with creating a new distillery. It strikes me that a great deal of folks here come into the idea of starting a distillery but have little liquid cash. I can see that there's a great deal of money involved. Strathans in Denver just sold out for a small Kings ransom by the look of things. Either that or the money needed to expand production over the next 3 years required a commitment that George Strathan didn't want to commit to. There's one thing in buying a toy farm with 12 acre vineyard in Central California & then producing some Californian brandy. Its a completely different ball of wax to get bought out by Proximo. So typically what does one need in terms of soft folding bills $$ to get going? I have come to investigate this field as, in my business I have become tired of having to scrounge for my inventory that I typically sell. Reselling someone else's product is akin to living as a flea on a dog. I am trying to determine of my destiny & control my own future. To achieve that it would be handy to have my own inventory. This is an open discussion & I'd love to hear everyone's view points.