Piping Rock Distillery

Enjoy the white paper. Michael has been spot on since he started it back in 2011.

I agree that everything should be a level playing field but it is not.

Marketing and branding is where it is at for any business. Especially new ones just starting out

I don't see where anything about borrowing funds from "conventional firms" is ever mentioned in the original post.

Knowing the numbers is a good thing.

For some reason it went to Michaels original white paper.

Here is a link to request the latest download...

http://www.coppersea.com/download/

Enjoy the read.

Here is the industry white paper for last year from Michael at Coppersea. He probably has a new one coming out soon.

http://www.coppersea.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Craft_Distilling_2011_White_Paper_Final.pdf

I will have to try their rye... Another beverage I am very particular about.

Thanks for the tip!

Their Junipero gin is one of my favorites. It falls in my top 4 category. If you haven't tried it I highly recommend it.

Trust me, if I were contemplating a move to Philly you guys would be on my short list. Just to let you know, my wife would like me to seriously consider it.

As a side note, I appreciate all the hand written cards I've received from the Bluecoat rebate promotion. Class act.

Your blue coat gin is in my top 4 favorites (and I'm tough to please when it comes to gin).

A great company that makes a superior product.

This is one company I wouldn't mind working for!

I always think these would be a good use...

http://www.ethanolfireplaces.com/?gclid=CLP7h4uU28gCFdEYHwodEiUGTA

http://www.ignisproducts.com/?gclid=CLTDvcqU28gCFUyPHwodyXII6Q

Lake distilling over near Ithica, NY. http://www.lakedistilling.com

They are great.

I'd say probably one stripping run and one spirit run would make for a 8 to 10 hour day. This is for doing a whisky but it really depends on what you are making and when you take your cuts.

Wow, that's great. I did not know this.

We have a local distillery that just opened here in upstate NY and I noticed they are selling mixed drinks. Isn't this totally illegal for a distillery to be doing. Don't you need a liquor license to do that? You can't get that license for a tasting room, correct.

This is the second distillery to go on line around here in the last few months that I've seen do this?

Kind of unfair to the other distilleries who are abiding by the rules.

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Both sold. To be used and enjoyed by another ADI forum member.

Thank you everyone who contacted me.

Hi, I have a 1 liter glass lab still and heating mantle for sale, bought a year ago, used maybe a half dozen times. Like new condition comes in original boxes. 225.00 plus shipping.

The Alcohol Textbook, Fifth Edition. One year old, like new. 100.00 plus shipping.

Yes and Jesse at Trident installed one in the Argyle/Greenwich area just last year. Which is only about a half hour from where your place is Peter, so you could check that one out.

Best of luck with this nightmare!

I'd also put Vendome in the "column" still category... the one at Lake George Distilling Company of great.

Nice looking still.

I see a bass amp in the background as well as a guitar case, drums and a keyboard (an old Mellotron?). Seems like being a musician and distilling go hand in hand!

I own Silvertone Mastering myself but have been learning "the craft" from John up at Lake George Distilling Company (thank you John!).

Sorry to hear that Peter, been watching your progress via Facebook. Been meaning to stop by as well. You seem to be all set except for the actual still itself.

Hope you can suss all this out with Still Craft. I looked at their systems as well, they seem to be a "broker" as opposed to an actual manufacturer. So that is where the delay might be coming into play.

Best of luck with getting the issue resolved.

See you soon,

Larry

I wouldn't knock GNS as many a great gin starts out as GNS... many!!!

Tried to PM you but this is what came up...

Washington's still re-creation at Mt. Vernon... doesn't get much more "historic" than that!

Simple question, if we don't police our own industry, who will?

I've been a part of the professional building community and the professional audio industry, in both these industries it has been other members who have been instrumental in keeping the lines of information open and honest.

If negative reviews are not allowed then positive ones shouldn't be allowed either... but what does that really get us?

I understand the dilemma, but some really good suggestions have been made to minimize possible abuse. I don't understand where the problem lies in an open format discussion?

btw, Thank you for a wonderful forum.

So how did most of you guys who do this full time learn? Anybody care to tell?

John McDougall from Lake George Distilling Company has been teaching me the "art" and craft of distilling. I really can't thank John and his wife Robin enough. Their grand opening was last weekend and it was a big hit... mainly because the product that they produce is just fantastic.

As you all know finding out how to "work" this industry "legally" is a challenge in itself. That they have been so open to a potential "competitor" speaks a lot of their character as well. You won't find two nicer people and I can't thank them enough. BTW, I feel none of the craft distillers are really competitors as we are all in this together to build an industry.

There is a lot more to this industry than meets the eye (as my mother-in-law would say "it's not as glamorous as it seems"). The paperwork alone is a full time job from what I see Robin doing... the state and TTB really need to steam line this IMHO.

Here is a nice article on just before the grand opening... http://poststar.com/distillery/image_16f3e23e-1742-11e3-a17d-001a4bcf887a.html

And here we are doing some of the "prep" work... (thanks again John and Robin)