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    Dancing Tree Spicebush Gin Earns Silver Medal in Annual ADI Competition

    by  • April 12, 2013 • Distiller's Notes Blog • 0 Comments

      From www.distilling.com: American Distilling Institute 7th Annual Judging of Artisan American Spirits On March 4-5, 2013, ADI judged 317 artisan American spirits at Huber Orchard and Winery in Starlight, Indiana: 127 whiskies, 66 gins, 36 moonshines, 47 rums and 41 fruit spirits were submitted from 124 independently-owned, small-batch, distilled spirits producers. Judges awarded...

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    Good Food Awards – Spicebush Gin – Finalist

    by  • December 1, 2012 • Distiller's Notes Blog • 0 Comments

      JUDGES DECLARE INCREASE IN QUALITY AT THE GOOD FOOD AWARDS’ LARGEST NATIONAL CRAFT FOOD TASTING TO DATE 150 renowned chefs, journalists and food producers gathered to taste 1,366 responsibly made products at the 3rd annual Blind Tasting. SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 30, 2012) – The Good Food Awards held its annual Blind Tastings on October...

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    What’s with the Ape on the Unicorn?

    by  • August 6, 2012 • Distiller's Notes Blog

    The ape on the unicorn (or more accurately, “monocerous,” note the subtle differences from the unicorns you’ve seen in the past) is an image that intrigued us when we saw it in the margin of a 14th century illuminated manuscript as we were researching logo and label material. This image made us both so...

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    “Area brewer gets feet wet with liquor distillery”

    by  • August 2, 2012 • Distiller's Notes Blog

    Watch Messenger’s video of Kelly   Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:06 pm  Athens Messenger By SARA BRUMFIELD Messenger staff journalist | 0 comments Something’s brewing just over the Meigs County line past Shade thanks to Kelly Sauber, owner and distiller of Dancing Tree Distillery. Dancing Tree Distillery’s vodkas and gin hit the shelves in...

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    Distilling in Ohio

    by  • June 14, 2012 • Distiller's Notes Blog

      Ohio is on the cusp of a Distillation Revolution! There are presently 12 licenses issued to manufacture distilled spirits in Ohio. Beyond these 12, there are an additional 9 pending licenses, meaning that if/when these permits are issued, Ohio may have 21 distilleries! Now, this is not to say we have 12 different...

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    Spicebush Gin

    by  • May 26, 2012 • Distiller's Notes Blog

      Gin is defined by the Feds as: “Spirits with a main characteristic flavor derived from juniper berries produced by distillation or mixing of spirits with juniper berries and other aromatics or extracts derived from these materials and bottled at not less than 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof).”   Our Gin Story I’ve...

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