Underground Rye Whiskey wins Double Gold
The Fifty Best recently hosted an American rye whiskey tasting where 23 contenders were evaluated for the distinguished “Best Rye Whiskey” awards for 2019. The Fifty Best awarded Cleveland Underground Rye Whiskey was awarded a Double Gold medal. A small fraction of the entrants were awarded a Double Gold among them were Sazerac Straight Rye, Underground Black Cherry Wood Bourbon Wins Platinum at the 2019 SIP Awards
Well, needless to say, we are quite pleased with ourselves. Winning Platinum at the only internationally recognized blind tasting competition that enlists consumers as judges would thrill anyone. One might say “Yippee” here. Instead, Tom Lix, our CEO, said “This win validates the continued investments we’ve made in our process and technology. What we’re making [...] Coffee Whiskey Release & Open House
Back by popular demand, we proudly present our next limited edition single barrel release: Coffee Infused Bourbon Whiskey. This year's release is made in collaboration with Cleveland's own Black Barrel Coffee Co. The smooth 90 proof bourbon features strong notes of coffee, dark cocoa, and a slight fruitiness that will inevitably delight your taste-buds. This [...] Special Barrel Release Party: Bourbon Finished with Craft Beer Barrels
The event will be held: Saturday 6/23 12pm - 4pm At: Cleveland Whiskey 1768 E25th Street Cleveland OH 44114 Free and open to the public Parking Info Must be 21+ or accompanied by an adult or guardian. RSVP on Facebook On June 23rd at the distillery, we'll release a very limited run of our bourbon [...] Cleveland Whiskey’s College Connection
By: Leigh Keeton Great Lakes Innovation & Development Enterprise Cleveland Whiskey is one of Northeast Ohio’s most successful and well-known startups. The company has raised more than $2 million, perfected a disruptive technology that dramatically accelerates the maturation of distilled spirits, and sold more than 200,000 bottles of its whiskey around the world. Writers for […]
Cleveland Whiskey Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
Cleveland Whiskey is seeking to raise $1 million to fund its expansion plans, through a crowdfunding campaign launched this week. The company is capitalizing on recent changes in U.S. securities laws that for the first time permit startups to seek funding from average investors. Until now, companies could only raise funding from accredited investors, generally […]
Cleveland Whiskey, Innovator of the Year
Cleveland Whiskey recently won a series of gold medals in industry competitions and was named Whiskey Innovator of the Year at the 2016 Berlin International Spirits Competition. The company’s new line of “Cleveland Underground Select” bourbons recently won Gold Medals at the San Francisco and Berlin International Spirits competitions as well as a Double Gold […]
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 […]