Life of a Distiller

These past few days have seen record-setting cold here in the Chicago area, with forecast lows in the -20s, and a high yesterday of -11˚F (and windchills in the -50s). So, like many businesses, [...]

With the massive flurry of activity here these past few weeks, I fell off from writing weekly updates and posting pictures. We were able to get a ton of things finished – painting, [...]

We are in high gear now, with many things going on this week! Here are some updates, and some pictures: Moving & Licenses As I mentioned last week, we got approval from the federal government [...]

We are in the home stretch on the construction, for the most part, and there is now a flurry of activity on our part. It’s going to be a very hectic couple of weeks around here! Tomorrow, [...]

Well, it’s been more like ten days since my last update, and much has happened. Things are starting to come together! Here are some shots of the progress this week, as well as a recap of [...]

There is much to report this week, most notably that our final timeframe has been determined – it’s a bit later than we were hoping for, but we are glad to have a more definitive [...]

Wow, update #9 already! It’s amazing what a journey this has been thus far, and how much more there is to do. We are very much looking forward to being through this process and moved in to [...]

We are learning a lot with this project, which is a nice way to say we’re still finding some stumbling blocks and challenges along the way, and are dealing with some difficult [...]

Things are coming along! We are now shooting for a grand opening the weekend of April 22-24, but we cannot yet officially confirm the date – stay tuned for further updates. As you may know, [...]

We are pressing on from the challenges of last week, and have gotten some things done this week. We have a brand spankin’ new gas meter now, and the heaters should soon be operational [...]