HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We hope everybody had a great Christmas and Hanukkah holiday season. During the break, we were waiting... waiting... waiting... for our equipment to arrive from Germany.

Right after Christmas, our container ship, the Liverpool Express, landed in Norfolk with our container of equipment from Germany. After a few days and a lot of phone calls, we got the container cleared through customs, and it arrived on our doorstep in early January! We're just finishing up hooking it all up and getting it ready for production runs.

Almost at the same time, we received our Federal DSP (Distilled Spirits Plant) permit! This is huge because it means we are now legal! Yes, we are now federally approved distillers! We immediately turned around and filed our applications for label approval for our first line-up of products. Stay tuned for more information about that!

So, as we slide into the deep, dark cold days of winter, we're anticipating our meeting with Virginia ABC and getting onto the shelves (hopefully) in May. We'll also be getting those distributor relationships set up for Maryland and the District of Columbia. Lots and lots to do! And that doesn't even count for all the spirits we have to make between now and then! We have to put that equipment to work!

So, Happy New Year! Let's hope it's the best one ever for you and your family, and until spring, stay warm!

L'Chaim and Cheers!

Scott & Becky