Valves are turning. Steam is pumping. Fermenters are fermenting. And Jason and Micah are working like Oompa-Lompas to get everything rolling. Recent progress: Our gin formula has been approved by the feds. (Yes, the federal government has to review and bless our gin recipe. Happy to say we passed with flying colors — no do-overs, […]

Our copper stills are traditional in design and were hammered by hand, the way the Scots have been building stills for centuries. But the energy driving the stills is thoroughly modern. We’re using energy produced from a sustainable, non-fossil fuel source called “biomass”—essentially clean waste wood—which is renewable and doesn’t add new carbon to the […]

Micah and Jason love their new forklift. They drive it around the distillery even when there’s nothing heavy to be moved.  

Many people, including Copperworks’ co-owner Jason Parker, owe their introduction to world class beer and whiskey to the writings of Michael Jackson. Twenty years ago to the day, on Michael’s birthday no less, Jason met with him at Pyramid Brewery, where Jason was Brewmaster. After the meeting, Jason asked Michael to sign his copy of […]