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Clockwise from top left: Foundry
Distilling's The Real Stuff offers heritage
taste; Dehner Distilling's GOTCHA line offers
premium spirits at less-than-premium prices;
Blue Ox Spirits' line of canned cocktails
blends convenience and taste in cans.
Consumers can still enjoy Cat's Eye Distillery products
while keeping an eye out for the ever-changing
offerings from Obtainium. The business also bottles
Nassif Family Reserve, a blend of 50% 14-year light
whiskey and 50% aged bourye, bottled at 107 proof.
" It's great to see a new company getting to provide
something new to the state of Iowa, " says Nassif.
" I mean, truly, nobody really competes here. We just
all have our different categories that make us who
we are. "
FOUNDRY DISTILLING, WEST DES
MOINES
In a tip of the hat to Iowa heritage, Foundry Distilling
has released The Real Stuff. The heritage liquor re-creates
the process used by Iowa farmers more than a
century ago. In fact, the inspiration comes from
Foundry founder Scott Bush's grandfather, who quietly
made his own off-the-farm spirits. The liquor is
made from a sugar mash steeped with rye and distilled
in a custom four-tray pot still, finished in
charred oak barrels. Expect sweetness, rye spice and
oak notes-and an appreciation for the past.
IOWA LEGENDARY RYE, CARROLL
Besides reaching more states with their products, the
folks at Iowa Legendary Rye are also reaching out to
their local community.
" We support local bars and restaurants as much
as we can, " says master distiller Max Poland. For more
social media promotion and fun, he adds, the distillery
also creates TikTok videos, including cocktails,
" to show what you can do with our product. "
For a distillery based on perpetuating bootlegger
Lorine Sextro's 1930s Prohibition recipe, Iowa Legendary
Rye has certainly moved into the 21st century.
BLUE OX SPIRITS, GRIMES
After a little shuffling of ownership, Blue Ox Spirits
has stepped out of Red Boot Distillery. Red Boot continues
its contract bottling business, and Blue Ox
continues creating spirited products-including
Oxtails canned cocktails. New Blue Ox owner Gil
Coosner assures consumers that they can still enjoy
Oxtails' convenience, taste and punch (two shots per
can) in the Moscow Mule (the top seller), Rum Punch,
Vodka Lemonade, Margarita and Gin & Tonic.
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