Estate-grown whiskeys represent a growing trend in the American whiskey market, analogous to farm-to-table concepts. This approach involves sourcing all whiskey ingredients from a single estate, enhancing ownership and providing transparency about production methods. The estate model, long established in the wine industry, is now being explored in whiskey distilling. Distilleries like Frey Ranch, Corbin Cash, Whiskey Acres, and Far North Spirits exemplify this method, creating unique whiskeys that reflect their specific origins. The future will likely see more estate distilleries emphasize authenticity and transparency in their production processes.
The estate idea has been common in the wine world forever... But for whiskey, that really hasn't been a thing in the modern era until now. We think it creates whiskey that reflects a sense of place because everything is made in one spot.
There have always been places that have had all their own vines and harvest their grapes and make them into wine. But for whiskey, that really hasn't been a thing in the modern era until now.
I think you'll hear more about more estate distilleries in the future... There's going to be fewer new craft distillers surviving the next five to 10 years. And I think you're going to hear more about authenticity and transparency.
It doesn't get more authentic or more transparent than growing all of your own grain and distilling it all yourself.
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