A few days ago I posted a “Position Wanted” on the artisanal distillers online discussion forum, of which I am one of the two administrators. Amazingly, by the end of the business day I had been contacted by seven distilleries or distilleries in planning. I ended up being hired by two as a consultant to help them get up and running, and was offered a job as master distiller for a rum distillery on a Carribean island. I turned down the distiller position, it wasn’t the right distillery for me to work at and I don’t think I want to work for someone else. I’d rather have my own place. the following day I was contacted by a brand new, local distillery about 20 minutes away. I went for a visit, and after an hour of talking we decided to collaborate on some distilling projects together. The first of which will be making my late 19th century style, barrel aged peach brandy. I’ll have to go back up to Maine to get my distillery equipment and the 12,000 lbs. of peach puree and bring them down to NY. Hopefully this will be in the next week or so. If the project gets up and running I’ll post about it, including photos.
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