Andrew Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Heya folks! Long overdue introduction; our "quiet phase" has lasted longer than expected. I'm part of a two-man team getting a very small operation up and running in the mid-South (USA). We started out in late fall of last year and have most major things lined up except where we'll be producing (hence, the nebulous "mid-South"). Due to Tennessee's unfortunate distillery laws our home city is off-limits, as is anywhere else nearby, so finding a hometown for our distillery has been our biggest time-sink. We think we've got our site down, finally, and are shaking out the lease details. Though we're in whiskey/bourbon country (and now rum, thanks to Prichards), our initial focus will be on gin-head style gin. If you're at the '08 whiskey conference, you'll see our little 50 gallon at Vendome; it's just finished up and waiting on its heating unit. The two of us started last fall with no spirits distillation experience (though there may be some genetic predisposition). I have a biology background, which has helped, and have some startups under my belt. My partner, outside of making homebrew wine and shochu, is also a business geek. That said, we're both passionate about this little venture. Our biggest challenge has been preserving focus on a small start with a small set of products; there's so much we'd like to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwydion Stone Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hi Andrew, best of luck in your venture! Cheers, Gwydion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Thanks, Gwydion. I hope your US project's making speedy progress. Typo above. My business partner's been homebrewing sake, not shochu. We intend to translate the one to the other, being fans of the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaware_phoenix Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Good luck Andrew! I think it's really exciting to see folks doing something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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