Fallon Distillery Begins Gin Sales

Just beyond the vine-covered hills of California wine country, something else is brewing. Adam Spiegel opened the Sonoma County Distilling Company in 2010, with one simple mission: "Make two types of rye whiskey and two types of bourbon." He's since watched his industry surge, both in California and across the country. As he says, "When we first started we were among the first 200 distilleries in the United States. Now there's 1,600!"

Industry experts don't see the trend slowing down. Every state in the U.S. is now home to at least one craft distillery, with new permits issued daily. David Ozgo with the Distilled Spirits Council says, "People are enjoying spirits more than they once did."

He also says smaller distilleries are responding to the demand of consumers. While most have typically focused on making vodka and gin, whiskey is fast becoming the drink of choice. As he put it, "Using new aging techniques, they're aging them in different kinds of barrels, so it's really led to a lot of variety in the spirits marketplace."

Spiegel says his product's surging popularity now has him expanding his distillery. At his distilling company he’s storing, “Somewhere close to 80,000 gallons worth of product," allowing him to make more of his traditional whiskey. As he likes to say, "You don't have to go to Kentucky, and you don't have to go to Scotland."

Our area has its share of home grown distilleries for you to check out...a total of 6 located in Reno, Sparks, Verdi and Fallon.

Click below for the links:

http://www.brandedheartsdistillery.com/branded-hearts-distillery.html

http://thedepotreno.com/

http://www.7troughsdistilling.com/

http://www.verdilocaldistillery.com/

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http://www.freyranch.com/