Great Big Story – Aged Whiskey…In A Day?
There’s a surging demand for whiskey in the world, and Tom Lix has found a way to age whiskey in just 24 hours. Traditionally it takes years to age a barrel, and traditionalists are up in arms over Lix’s new product. He tells us about his company, why the industry is ripe for disruption and […]
Cleveland Whiskey’s Speed-Aged Spirits Are Gaining Favor Abroad, But Its CEO Has Learned The Hard Way
There are millions of people in the People’s Republic of China who need a good, stiff drink right about now, and Tom Lix, chief executive officer of Cleveland Whiskey, aims to give it to them. The question is when. With Black Monday’s rout on the Shanghai Composite Index erasing all of 2015’s gains and wiping […]
CNBC – “Tech That Produces More Whiskey Faster”
On Thursday, August 6th CNBC published the article “Tech that produces more whiskey faster” featuring Cleveland Whiskey
The President Tours Our Distillery
On March 18, 2015, President Obama traveled to Cleveland, Ohio where he toured MAGNET’s Manufacturing Innovation Center at Cleveland State University, the Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership affiliate. He also took a tour of our distillery.
INC. Magazine – Cleveland vs. Kentucky: A Bourbon Taste Test
By John Grossman A day before Cleveland Whiskey’s March 1 debut in its home city, Inc. put it to a blind taste test not far from the magazine’s Lower Manhattan offices. Location: A private downstairs room at the Brandy Library, an elegant Tribeca watering hole for serious whiskey sippers. Panel of tasters: Brandy Library owner […]
INC. Magazine – Whiskey Rebellion: A Serial Entrepreneur Fast-Forwards the Bourbon Aging Process
You may have noticed that most of the new breed of distillers, like Tito Beveridge, of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, break in with vodka, which requires no aging, or begin with white whiskey, so-called white dog or clear whiskey, which can also go straight from still to bottle. It’s because the whiskey business imposes formidable barriers […]
Forbes – Cleveland Whiskey Ages Bourbon In One Week
Alex Knapp – Forbes Staff The process of making bourbon whiskey hasn’t changed much in decades. A sour mash is fermented, then distilled into a clear spirit. After making the spirit, a distillery places it into charred, American oak barrels to age. Usually for several years, with premium bourbons often aging for nine years or […]