March came in like a lion, and went out like a... well, not like a lamb! At least, not for us.

In early March, we received our first order for Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye. Virginia ABC ordered over one hundred cases of our rye whisky. Look for it in stores starting May 1. You can find a list of stores carrying our rye whisky here.

Watershed Gin and Mosby's Spirit, along with the Roundstone Rye, will be available in Maryland and DC sometime soon--we'll keep you posted on the web site.

In March, we started making our Watershed Gin. The process is simple: We start with twice distilled rye spirits as a base, and then we macerate a pillow-case sized bag of juniper and other herbs and spices, letting it steep in the spirit for 24 hours or more. Then, the gin is run back through the still one more time, to become a very smooth and totally delicious thrice-distilled Watershed Gin.

Becky and I enjoyed hosting our first Artisan Distilling Workshop. We had about twenty folks show up and spend their Saturday with us, learning about mashing, fermentation, distilling, and bottling. We ran a batch of rye whisky through the still, and even got to check out the pear wine and gin base in their pre-distilled forms. Becky and I had a lot of fun, and hope that everybody enjoyed the seminar as much as we enjoyed hosting it. For those of you interested, you can check out our summer workshop on July 24--you can sign up for it online.

Looking forward to April, we're proud to sponsor the Green Music Stage at the Valley Earthfest! This is a cool event "getting back to basics" and celebrating local and sustainable culture. If you are free on April 18th, you should come out and see us and say "Hi". We'll have a tent set up at the festival.

As always, there is lots of fun and information on our Facebook and Twitter pages, where you can stay up to date with the daily activities at the distillery.

Remember, "Think Global, Drink LOCAL!"^SM

Cheers!

Scott & Becky