Kristian

Yes, the hat is a handmade straw weave type mostly intended for sun shade not torrential downpour. I'll look on ebay, thanks.

Gladhatter - Hats and Distilled beverage and the equipment to make both. I need a hat stretcher. I got rained on at Tales this year and it shrunk my hat. Do you have any of those?

I use it and recommend it. Email me for specifics.

Ryan, Welcome to the Colorado Distilling community. Please reach out to others in in colorado to get you going. We use two types of pumps, pneumatic diaphragm for high proof spirits and a flexible impeller pump for other liquids. The flexible impeller works well for mash with solids for me. You are welcome to stop by for a visit to see it in action. Krstian

Welcome

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We pay a salary with required contacts per month. Bonus for placement/menu listing. Expense account card with a monthly budget. We did a lot of research to find out what seems to work and this is working for us. Trust is key. If you don't trust them it won't work for you or for them. Make it benefit them as much as it does you and everyone will be happy. It will take time to see results but then they seem to be steady. Hope this helps.

One of our stills is a hoga. Curtis is right - old school, rustic, etc. They are thin metal hand hammered copper. If you dig that kind of thing it is a great still. We are very happy with ours. We did some modifications to it after it arrived that they are now adding to their options like an internal steam coil and agitator. If you've ever experienced Spain then the communication and timing will be expected. Not terrible but certainly not what you'd expect from the USA or Germany. A good still for the price.

Welcome! I can't wait to visit you over there!

Try this guy, Lewis Harsanyi President Bavarian Breweries & Distilleries (Bavarian-HolsteinPartners) 5041 Coolidge Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230 - U.S.A. Tel.: (310) 391-1091 - Fax: (310) 391-4530 http://potstills.com Email: lh@potstills.com

welcome!

Maybe monvera. I know they screen print.

This has been a good measure for me. Sit at a distance and watch as those who drink spirits and those who do not normally drink spirits try what you've made. Don't dismiss this kind of feedback. I wonder if similar articles were ever written about craft brewing or California wines. Not everybody is a fan I suppose, but he has some valid points. That the large batch blending is required speaks to the possible inconsistency of even the large distilleries and poor quality large volume produced spirits require more time and batch blending to become good. While really incredible spirit producers small, medium or large can certainly make great spirits regardless of there volume. Just my 2 cents. Good to keep in mind as we crack into this world, don't cheapen your brand with something you don't love yourself.

A friend sent this to me saying "This guy does not share the love for the micro-distillery movement" http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/05/29/americas-8-worst-food-trends/

I talked to them last month and they had a new supervisor in COLA's and had just hired 2 additional people. Hopefully this will help but you can't fix apathy.

Most small distilleries use a pot still for their whiskey so I would say hundreds of whiskeys are "pure pot distilled" including mine. Check out adi directory for a listing of American craft distilleries and the list of products they make. Are you confusing continuous column distillation with pot column distillation? Many of todays modern column pot stills have the ability to bypass the column if desired. But they are still pot stills meaning they require charging the still with each batch. I hope this helps.

Nice job, Thanks for the publicity!

check out http://www.stpats.com/index.htm click on "barrel tools" on the left.

We were one of the distilleries mentioned in that article. FIrst understand that the media doesn't always get their facts or quotes straight. In order to get your DSP you will have to prove that your location meets local zoning requirements. The city of Loveland considers distilleries & breweries manufacturing. Downtown Loveland is zoned Business Enterprise so manufacturing may be allowed there unless you get a "Use Change". This requires going through the planning commission and a city hearing. As with many decisions you will face in the months to come you have to determine if it is worth it for you to focus your time & resources to be in that location.

I use 6 pack cartons, one color decoration on 2 sides. Minimum is 250 for $0.90, Colorado Container Corp.

I spoke with our specialist at the permit department about this. You have to send in a letter on the DBA letterhead stating your distillery has permission to use the DBA and an application to ammend basic permit http://www.ttb.gov/forms/f510018.pdf fill in section 6 and email it to your specialist. I hope this helps.

Welcome.

I have a few thoughts on this one. 1 - Most of us get into this because we love it. Some of us are better/worse at the business aspect than others. 2 - The startup cash depends on what you want to make, as does the ROI. I think Stranahan's is an exception as there are hundreds of craft distilleries and few have an opportunity to sell like they did. 3 - It sounds like you want to make an investment and have sales experience. Many of the brands out there are actually made by someone else. You might want to research private label or contract distilling. Hope this helps.

Call the specialist assigned to your COLA. Be respectful and persistent. Share the example.

congrats!