502-320-6419 - The American Distilling Institute
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create.excellence,”.Lewis.notes..And.<br />
he.intends.to.spare.no.expense.in.<br />
achieving.it.<br />
95 Riviera Drive Bellevue, KY 41073<br />
(859) 291-4007 • thepartysource.com<br />
shippingport <strong>Distilling</strong><br />
company and the Distilled<br />
spirits epicenter<br />
<strong>The</strong>re.are.two.other.distilleries.<br />
in.the.works,.both.commercial.ventures.but.directed.primarily.toward.<br />
education,.training.and.self-help.<br />
rather.than.brand.creation..<br />
Shippingport.Distillery.is.the.<br />
brainchild.of.Stephen.F..Thompson.(whose.major.achievement,.as.<br />
president.of.Brown-Forman,.was.<br />
the.purchase.of.Labrot.&.Graham.<br />
and.the.subsequent.restoration.of.<br />
the.historic.Old.Pepper.distillery.<br />
and.its.rebirth.as.the.much-revered.<br />
Woodford.Reserve.Distillery.).<br />
Thompson.is.presently.renovating.<br />
another.historic.building,.this.one.<br />
at.the.West.End.of.Whiskey.Row.<br />
next.to.the.Flood.Wall.in.Louisville’s.Shippingport.District—hence.<br />
the.name.<br />
Whiskey Row: Historic broadsides and<br />
empty portals into the vaporized time<br />
of whiskey merchandising.<br />
Thompson’s.plan.is.to.create.<br />
a.do-it-yourself.distillery.“for.the.<br />
purpose.of.producing.commercial.<br />
products.for.those.who.do.not.currently.own.their.own.equipment.<br />
or.facility.”.As.a.one-stop.shop,.<br />
Thompson.proposes.to.“provide.<br />
equipment.to.distill,.blend,.bottle,.<br />
and.age.the.products.that.[artisan.distillers].produce.”.He.also.<br />
will.provide.a.marketing.arm.for.<br />
new.brands,.and.hopes.to.open.the.<br />
doors.in.the.first.quarter.of.2012..<br />
Shippingport Distillery<br />
120 North 10th Street<br />
Louisville, KY 40202<br />
<strong>The</strong> Distilled spirits<br />
epicenter<br />
<strong>The</strong>.Distilled.Spirits.Epicenter.is.<br />
a.joint.venture.between.Vendome.<br />
Copper.&.Brass.and.Flavorman.<br />
Corporation..<strong>The</strong>.goal.is.to.create.<br />
a.state-of-the-art.demonstrationcum-educational.facility.and.house.<br />
it.in.what.was.once.an.automobile.<br />
repair.shop.on.a.section.of.Flavorman’s.property.on.Eighth.and.York.Streets.in.downtown.Louis-<br />
ville..When.completed,.the.Epicenter.will.be.a.fully.licensed.operating.distillery.with.classrooms,.an.<br />
outdoor.garden.and.eating.area,.all.<br />
focused.on.demonstrating.the.latest.<br />
and.best.in.distilling.technology.<br />
conclusion<br />
When.the.capital.investment.<br />
from.all.sources.is.added.up,.it.<br />
comes.to.well.over.$170.million—<br />
and.that’s.for.2011.alone..But.there.<br />
is.a.sea.anchor.stalling.even.more.development;.whiskey.bears.the.highest.tax.rate.in.the.country..As.KDA’s.Gregory.explains,.there.are.seven.different.taxes.levied.on.every.bottle.of.<br />
whiskey.sold.in.Kentucky.resulting.<br />
in.the.fact.that.60.percent.of.the.cost.<br />
of.every.bottle.of.whiskey.is.taxes..<br />
Most.industries.would.be.forced.<br />
out.of.business.by.such.a.focused.<br />
tax..and.compliance.burden..But.<br />
Kentucky.Whiskey,.most.notably.<br />
Bourbon,.“America’s.Native.Spirit,”.<br />
has.created.what.Gregory.proudly.<br />
calls.“a.global.symbol.of.craftsmanship.and.entrepreneurship.”<br />
Here’s.to.y’all!<br />
2 0 1 2 • a m e r i c a n d i s t i l l i n g i n s t i t u t e d i r e c t o r y<br />
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