Construction

When we set out to start a distillery in Boston, our primary concern was the quality of our molasses and wheat, and the caliber of the copper pot still. Digging floor drains and test driving used forklifts was not part of the agenda. All that changed when our 2,400-pound steam boiler arrived from Virginia at 6:00 am on a recent Monday morning. With no way to get the behemoth off the truck, we were forced to search the city for a forklift. Many thanks to Matt O’Teri for lending a hand before the fed-up truck driver decided to head south with our cargo. After breathing a sigh of relief, and with the understanding that unloading 55 gallon drums of molasses with our bare hands is probably not feasible, we raced out to pick up a 1985 Nissan forklift – Will’s Subaru is no longer the ugly duckling of the family. In the next couple weeks we’ll welcome the arrival of the distilling equipment from Germany, wheat from Maine, and molasses from Baltimore. In the meantime, we’ve been working hard to get our warehouse ready - installing floor drains, plumbing, and electricity. We recently got a sneak peek of the distilling equipment, which was built in Germany. We’ve included the pictures below. Stay tuned for more updates.