Under the pretense of the commerce clause, the Utah DABC is intentionally using a system that is designed to suppress the sales of local distilleries and spirits. Why? According to James Fowler, the owner of Sugar House Distillery, the system is designed to “produce the highest amount of bottle turns” for inventory maximization. This elicits the question of why is the bottle … [Read more...]
Sugar House Distillery Crafting the Award-Winning American Single Malt Whiskey
Sugar House Distillery prides itself on producing regionally sourced, small-batch, grain-to-glass spirits since it began in 2014. Just grain or molasses, yeast, and time, finished with a little water and a lot of skill, crafted successful initial releases of vodka, 100% malted barley whisky and silver and gold rum. Along the way, bourbon whiskey and a Boilermaker series joined … [Read more...]
Sugar House Distillery Barrel Master Series No. 1 Whisky
Last week - made with lots of love just in time for Valentine’s Day - Sugar House Distillery released a truly historic American whiskey - Utah’s very first “bottled-in-bond whiskey.” I’ll say more in a minute about what that means. But first, let’s turn to this very special whiskey to learn about how it was made. To make this whiskey, Sugar House Distillery founder James … [Read more...]
Made in Utah Festival
Utah Stories Magazine and Red Rock Brewing Co. present our fall season Made in Utah Festival. The event will take place at Red Rock Brewing and Settebello premises , 254 S 200 W in SLC downtown, on September 30th, from 4 pm to 9 pm. This semiannual event will showcase locally-made products, food, and art. Our goal is to bolster the local-first movement, promoting economic … [Read more...]