I'm in high spirits! (Big win and Shameless Self Promotion)

Okay. I feel compelled to brag. Lots of hard work and planning now taking hold.

This month, we're in the process of releasing our FOUR aged spirits: Cask Rum, Cask Gin, Malt Whisky, and Bourbon.

We've been rolling them out one at a time over the course of the month. Malt, then Cask Gin, this week has been Bourbon, and next week will be the Cask Rum. Doing lots of advertising and events to coincide with everything. Trying to really make a splash and drum up some attention to push business as we head into spring.

I'm most proud of the Cask Rum. I personally think that's our best and most distinctive product. It was aged on both toasted Brazillian Amburana and French Oak.

For a capstone, we're doing a special tasting dinner in collaboration with a local restaurant. So, if you're in Columbus and want to check that out on April 11, come on down.

My week is also fun, because I've been doing spirits runs on the next batch of Malt Whisky, and I've learned a lot from last time and think I've made some significant improvements. We'll see after it ages.

Hey, that looks fantastic! Bottling/labeling is great. I don't know enough to know what is required for a Malt Whiskey, but everything sounds pretty good. 

I'm not sure if your product makes it to Michigan? Or if there's a way for me to order some online? I'm a long ways away but would love to support.

Where do I find this rum? I love rum. I think its fond of me as well

Nice!  Best of luck with the rollouts!

That's freakin awesome!

I'd love to give a bigger compliment than "Looks great!", but unless you ship to WA that's the best you're going to get out of me.

In reply to classicJackets (FS) :

Malt Whisky is made from at least 51% malted barley. (Bourbon is at least 51% corn - similar ideas for Rye and Wheat.) In our case, we're doing a Single Malt, so 100% malted barley.

Our products are only going to be available from our tap room for a couple months. July 1, we should be available in a few liquor stores around Columbus. Then it'll be progressively building.

We're really wanting to put weight behind this Rum. I think we have a truly exceptional product there that is equal to or greater than most anything I've ever had. We're trying to figure out how we get people who only ever try bourbon to think about something different.

Put me down as another rum lover who would love to try your product.

What size barrels are you using for the bourbon aging, and what length of time? I would also say that rum or bourbon barrel aged stouts are some of my favorite drinks :)

I will try to get a few people from work to go.  Since our office moved out of downtown I have not stopped by in a while.

Congrats! I'd love to order some, so please consider shipping!

Congratulations!  I'd get a bottle of bourbon and rum if it ever shows up in Michigan.  But we plan on traveling through Ohio in the fall- so if it ends up in state liquor stores, please post it!

I still want to try one of your beers too

LifeIsStout said:

What size barrels are you using for the bourbon aging, and what length of time? I would also say that rum or bourbon barrel aged stouts are some of my favorite drinks :)

This first release is honestly kind of a grab bag of lots of different experiments to see what we like, blended together for volume for one consistent release for the year. We're pretty sure we've settled on 30 gallon barrels for 2 years though.

For aging beers, we're thinking we're going to use rum for our Hefeweizen and gin for our Latin Lager. Bourbon... still haven't decided. Might do some stout and some of our Icelandic Saga ale.

Our local distillery makes a dark rum, aged in their bourbon barrels. 
 

Excellent stuff!

https://crwine.com/dark-rum/

I won't be in Ohio any time soon, but let us know if online ordering is available in the future. Congrats!

Brotus7 said:

I won't be in Ohio any time soon, but let us know if online ordering is available in the future. Congrats!

Unfortunately interstate commerce of spirits gets... complicated.

Hell it's complicated just figuring out our INTRAstate commerce of spirits.

Excellent!

cheers!

(unfortunately, Elijah Craig is all I've got!)

If you can get on Curiada, I would definitely check the pricepoint lol

I have discovered Cruzan estate diamond dark rum. Also like a local distillery white rum called Hotel Tango. What kind of price point are y'all looking at? 
 

I think I'll need to stop in Columbus on my way to mid o this summer. 

I see it's been asked, but what are the chances of.....getting some glassware? 

Amazing! Congratulations! As a rule I drink scotch but I have never heard of malt whiskey and I am intrigued. Living in SW MO there is no chance I will be trying your stock anytime soon but I will say when(not if) you guys ramp up production and figure out interstate distribution I will be riding to ge a bottle. I've never conceived of a more noble cause for a motorcycle trip.

bobzilla said:

 What kind of price point are y'all looking at? 

This is one of those things I really should know... I'm better at remembering the recipes than all our price points.

Want to say the aged spirits are all $38 (right around $40), except the malt whisky that's like $50 because there's less of it. Clear rum and gins are $32, and our vodka is like $28.

gunner (Forum Supporter) said:

Amazing! Congratulations! As a rule I drink scotch but I have never heard of malt whiskey and I am intrigued. 

Sure you have. Ever drink a "Single Malt Scotch"? That's a malt whisky. Scotch whisky is defined as being whisky from Scotland. Effectively our's is just an American version of a Single malt.

If it's from Scotland and says, "Malt" in the description, it's made from 100% malted barley. 'Single Malt' is malt whisky from one distillery. 'Blended Malt', like Monkey Shoulder or Sheep Dip, is malt whisky from multiple distilleries.

If it just says 'Whisky' it is a blend of malt and cheaper grain whiskies - e.g. Johnny Walker sells "Blended Scotch Whisky".

Irish Whiskey is different because, for historical tax reasons to snub the English, they traditionally use a blend of malted and unmalted barley. Less expensive ones will frequently use some other, less expensive grains in there.

In reply to Beer Baron :

That's a good price point. 

Well, Dang. I'll have to make an end run to columbus when I'm up in the cleveland area this summer. 

Good stuff and congrats on the launch.