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To watch the Dry Fly Distilling movie just
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Hi Bill,
Being the marketing guys that we are, we have
done a pretty good job of getting free PR at
every opportunity. The key is to promote
every event that happens in the distillery.
We compiled a list of state wide press and
media contacts (and we also employ a PR firm
to assist) and send them notices of every
event at the distillery. First mash, first
stripping run, first everything! Chances are
someone will pick up each event and get it
covered for us.
On the You Tube piece, we were contacted by
our local paper to do a story on the first
bottling of our Vodka. They asked if we would
allow a video story to be filmed. Of course
we agreed. We had Joe in filming for about an
hour and a half, and then he edited this down
to what you see as a finished item. This cost
us nothing and was originally posted on our
local papers web site (and it's still there
on the headline page!) He also sent us the
You Tube link to use as we pleased. Not much
effort on our part besides sending out the
invitations to the bottling event.
We also have a local video producer coming to
do a commercial for us. Our agreement with
her is that she will own the rights for the
piece, but we can us it in any way as long as
we notify her ahead of time. Cost to us is
nothing, and we get a professional video,
commercial quality. Sometimes all you have to
do is ask!
Don G. Poffenroth
Dry Fly Distilling Inc.
www.dryflydistilling.com
Distillery
(509)489-2112
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In Maryland the Fiore Winery opens a
distillery
Harford winery looking to add specialty spirits
As tastes grow more specialized, a local
vintner plans to branch out with distilled
beverages
By Cassandra A. Fortin
While it won't be confused with its
counterparts in California or New York
anytime soon, the relatively young Maryland
wine industry is showing signs of coming into
its own.
In the past decade, sales have crept up
steadily, and state-produced bottles are a
growing presence on package store shelves.
Wineries are being started each year, and
legislators have passed laws intended to help
the business grow.
Now, the Maryland industry is taking a step
in a new direction with the capability to
operate distilleries that vintners can use to
make grappa - brandy from grapes - that is
used in specialty beverages such as port
wine.
The first vineyard to undertake a distillery
operation is Fiore Winery in Harford County.
After two decades of making a name for
himself producing wine, operator Michael
Fiore sees a distillery as a way to expose
Maryland wine aficionados to uncommon types
of beverages.
"I want to do some new things to bring a
little bit of Italy to Maryland," said Fiore,
63, an Italian immigrant who owns the
Pylesville winery.
Industry officials say consumer interest in
such beverages is part of a broader trend,
the growing popularity of specialty food and
drink items in recent years.
"There was a renaissance of wine, then bread,
and now there is a renaissance of spirits,"
said Bill Owens, president of the American
Distilling Institute, which promotes the
craft distillery industry, which includes
smaller-scale operations. "People want
handcrafted items. They want things that are
locally made."
Using a copper still that cost about $12,000,
Fiore is embarking on small-scale testing
before purchasing a larger system that would
cost about $100,000, he said. He makes about
40,000 gallons, or 200,000 bottles, of wine
per year, using grapes that he grows in his
13 1/2 -acre vineyard.
Fiore plans to distill three specialty
spirits: grappa, the brandy made from wine
byproducts; port wine, a mix of wine and
grappa; and limoncello, a lemon liqueur made
from grappa and organic lemon peels. He
selected the beverages because of their
growing popularity in the United States, he
said.
Fiore said grappa's popularity has grown,
much like that of wine, among Americans in
the past couple of decades. The beverage has
evolved from a common favorite of farmers and
the working class in Italy before World War
II to an upper-end spirit in demand in the
United States, Fiore said.
"When I asked people [years ago] what wine
meant to them, they would say it was
something that a dog does when it is in a lot
of pain," he said. "The same thing happened
with grappa. Years ago, people didn't know
about grappa; now it's the yuppie drink of
choice."
Fiore's grappa and port wine will cost about
$30 a bottle, the limoncello a little more,
he said.
The door opened for distillery ventures in
2005, when the General Assembly passed
legislation permitting distillery operations
at wineries.
Fiore led the effort by Maryland winemakers
to lobby for the law, overcoming legislators'
concerns that craft distilleries would affect
the business of the state's large
distilleries.
"I had to convince the Maryland legislators
that I was not going to make the same drinks
and would not take away [the large
distilleries'] business," Fiore said.
The law limits the amount of beverage that
can be produced to 200 gallons, far less than
the 4,000 gallons a typical craft distillery
produces, Owens said.
But the importance of paving the way, if only
in a modest way, for new vineyard products
cannot be overestimated, industry officials
say.
"Wine drinkers are the winemakers' market,
but it's important to make products that give
the wine connoisseurs new products that are
also made from grapes," said Kevin Atticks,
executive director of the Maryland Wineries
Association.
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Pumpkin Pie Vodka and Ask ADI or TTB |
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Modern Spirits
Serves Up Pumpkin Pie
Vodka
LOS ANGELES, 8.27.2007 -- Modern Spirits
announced today the release of its first
seasonal flavor, Pumpkin Pie Artisan Vodka.
Made with real pumpkin purée and spices,
Modern Spirits Pumpkin Pie closely follows
the family's traditional (yet secret) baked
pumpkin pie recipe. The delicately flavored
vodka is ideal for dessert cocktails and for
pairing with braised short ribs, roasted
quail and pecan pie.
"Fall is one our favorite seasons," says
Melkon Khosrovian, Modern Spirits co founder
and vodka maker. "We thought it fitting to
create a truly American flavor to celebrate
the holidays."
Modern Spirits Pumpkin Pie, the only
pumpkin-related spirit on the market, will be
available October 1 in most states that carry
the company's product line. Suggested retail
price for Pumpkin Pie is $25.99 for 375ml
bottles and $43.99 for 750ml bottles.
About Modern Spirits
True love started Los Angeles-based Modern
Spirits, maker of one of the finest lines of
artisan vodkas available in the U.S.
Husband-and-wife team Melkon Khosrovian and
Litty Mathew founded the company in 2004
after friends and family began asking to buy
the subtle, complex vodkas Melkon had created
for his then-fiancée (who hated vodka) to sip
at family meals. Modern Spirits uses only
natural ingredients and small-batch
production techniques to handcraft its
growing portfolio of
vodkas.
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In newsletter (#92) I ran an e-mail asking
about
calibration of tanks.
Bill,
I have an
answer to the gauging question posed in
newsletter
Gauging is measuring the amount of spirit a
vessel will hold. Anything holding spirits,
including stills, must be gauged by a
certified agency. Your most common agency
that has a certified flowmeter will be your
state department of Agriculture. If they
don't do it themselves, they will know
someone who does.
Cheer, Jess at
Stranahan's Distillers
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I am
Seth Fox with High Plains distillery in
Atchison, Ks
I use tanks that are set on certified scales.
( scales that are calibrated every 6 months
by a state certified scale company) about
$4,000 per 5000 lbs scale with indicator. (I
use a weightronics model E1010 indicator).
otherwise you need to have calculations for
the tank like measurements if it is a
cylinder. or borrow a calibrated water meter
and gauge it by the water and certified
thermometer. they like to see an engineers
stamp verifying the calculations but is not
necessary.
I would suggest the scale method it is easier
to guage your spirits by weight and not vol.
Thanks
Seth
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Bill
I'm glad my gaging question is of interest to
other
distillers.
Looks like i have
two answers so far:
1) weigh the tank or
2)
calibrate a suitable tank
volumetrically.
Each option requires
recalibration/recertification
periodically (and also if moved or adjusted).
One of my curiosities
involves the calibration and certification
processes that are suitable.
Are state or private contractors acceptble to
TTB?
Aaron
schnell@nmt.edu
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Three new questions from ADI
readers:
Bill,
Thanks alot for the newsletter (#92) and all the
help. I know that you cannot have a still at
a residence, but this makes me ask a slew of
other questions. Like can you own the land
if it is separate from you house or does it
have to be someone else? Does only the
still have to be on separate land - or can I
store my barrels and bottles somewhere else?
Once again, Thanks.
Brad
bradalanlarson@yahoo.com
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And
one final e-mail from a reader
I
am currently working on a draft for a farm
distillery piece
of legislation in the next session in our
state. I am looking
for a model distillery law to help in putting
the draft
together. Could you direct me to a state or
individual that
would have some material that would help?
Sincerely,
Jeff
Peterson
jdpete@srt.com
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Hi
Bill
Do you know of a good source for
new/used cappers and fillers for 50 ml
bottles?
Steve Johnson
Vermont Spirits, Inc.
Office: 203-622-6314
email:
steve@vermontspirits.com
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The ADI
newsletter will now add a Q&A
feature.
I will respond to "general"
questions:
bill@distilling.com
Questions for TTB
will be answered by
Dave Bateman.
Dave.Bateman@ttb.gov
All Q&A to ADI and TTB
will be printed in the
newsletter.
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Mark your calendar for 2008
ADI Whiskey Conference April 7-9, Louisville,
KY
Whisky tour of Scotland May 6-10. Edinburgh,
Scotland
Information for the conference and tour will
be posted on the website and mailed in late
December
Bill
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For Sale: French Alambic Still, a Distillery, Bottles & Barrels |
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'24 hl Alambic still complete. manufactured
in France Pot, Pre-heater, condenser. For
information contact 831-477-1718'
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Business Opportunity:
Successful small distillery with 40K annual
gross revenues and 450 case per year sales.
Retail outlets in 100 out of 163 statewide
stores. Product sells retail in mid-range
for $12 for a 750ml 80 proof bottle. Eight
year operating history. Proven system of
production. Reliable supplies of component
parts. No company debt. Company owns
building where plant operates. Existing
plant capacity is 20K cases per year.
Favorable regulatory environment in state
permits on site retail bottle sales as well
as tasting on premises. Brand only requires
promotion and marketing only to increase
sales. All licenses current, 6 months of
inventory on hand. Current equipment capable
of 20K cases per year.
Plant capacity
with additional equipment would be 50K to
100K cases per year. The company is located
in Morgantown, West Virginia, a vibrant
college town and home of West Virginia
University. The plant is located one mile
from interstate 79 with easy shipping and
receiving access. Seeking qualified buyer
to grow company and continue business.
Price: 750K.
See company website at
http://www.mountainmoonshine.com/
Contact principal;
West Virginia Distilling Co., LLC
Attn: Payton Fireman
1380 Fenwick Ave.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-599-0960
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A& J Whiskey Barrels is now selling new
charred white oak whiskey barrels.cost of
these barrels is
$ 210.00 plus shipping.call (513) 253-8591 or
email us at ajwhskybrls@gmail.com
anytime for orders and
shipping quotes. delivery also
availible.
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1 Liter round Liquor Bottles, 28 mm screw top
finish
packed necks down in plain Kraft brown boxes
12 per case.
Originally purchased from
Saint Gobain.
Mold number 9935034. $7/case takes all 28 pallets
at 91 cases per pallet. Terms can be
arranged.
Call Mike at (505) 440
8666
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Here's an
euipment development.
Now out a 110 gallon continual feed still.
http://coppermoonshinestills.com/id44.html
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