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I started playing with distilling 5-6 years ago as a hobby.  It turns out that I really enjoy the chemistry, the experimentation, the equipment, and the flavors of the distilling process.

I decided to make it more than a hobby because I am at a transitional point in my life.  I have been teaching at the university for 20 years, my kids are launched (my daughter graduated in May -- History major! Yay! and my son is a sophomore.) and I have been looking for new opportunities to explore and learn.  I discovered that craft distilling is a booming industry and Oshkosh doesn`t have one yet.  It seemed like a great combination of my passions and timing.

Once the equipment is working (I hope within weeks), I will be able to produce just about any distilled spirit.  I will start with clear spirits that do not need to age -- vodka, gin, rum, etc.  I will also barrel whiskey and bourbon, but those need to age before they are ready to be sold.

Sturgeon?

I hope to make visiting Sturgeon Spirits a combination of unique cocktails and learning about history of distilling and the Oshkosh area.  The tasting room has many repurposed materials from the area and the will be filled with memorabilia and information about the unique culture of sturgeon spearing.

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WAUSAU - Timekeeper Distillery and the time-honored Wisconsin tradition of the old fashioned are featured in a short Facebook video posted by "Dateline" ahead of the show`s new episode, which will focus on a local homicide case from the early 2000s.

The episode, set to air Friday, is about the homicide case involving the death of Kenneth Juedes, who was shot twice on Aug. 29, 2006, as he slept in his bed, according to court documents. A jury found Juedes` wife, Cindy Schulz-Juedes, 66, guilty on Oct. 26, 2021, of first-degree murder. Marathon County Circuit Judge Michael Moran sentenced Schulz-Juedes to life in prison without the possibility of getting out on extended supervision...
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Ken Notes: I see a new line of cocktails in Timekeepers future... The "Kenneth" a double shot brandy with bitters and grenadine and the "Cindy" a vodka and white soda -- because white soda gets anything out... Too soon???

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Wisconsin-based La Crosse Distilling Co. has struck a three-year partnership with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. Under the deal, La Crosse’s products will be served at the Packers’ Lambeau Field and the distillery will gain a number of marketing and advertising avenues in tandem with the team. La Crosse’s offerings include Fieldnotes Vodka and Gin, Downtown Toodeloo Rock and Rye Whiskey, Robber’s Straight Rye Whiskey, and latest offering Heady Bella Coffee Whiskey.
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PLYMOUTH - A Yankee settler back in 1846 built a timber-frame clapboard Greek Revival building on Mill Street as his home and for his lodging business.

Martin M. Flint, who arrived in Plymouth from Vermont, started the lodging business soon after in 1848.

The advent of a lodging business was likely the result of an influx of immigrants who needed a place to stay for a night during their travels to their new lives.

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Dr Pepper — its official name has no period, which I assume frees it from having to produce a medical degree upon request — knows it’s not merely a soft drink. It’s a stately mixer.

The fruit-ish, cola-adjacent, difficult-to-describe soda is underappreciated for its ability to make a palatable cocktail with even the harshest of booze. Dr Pepper and whiskey is an easy, reliable mixed drink. And since bourbon country overlaps nicely with the college football fans Dr Pepper has eagerly courted every fall with a barrage of extended-universe advertisements, the soft drink goliath reached out to meet those fans halfway...
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Ken Notes: OK National attention is good, but isn`t this a waste of Central Standard Whisky? Also the DP is already "flavored"...

The small east-side brewery will begin automated bottling and expand production

Giant Jones, the little east-side brewery that has been specializing in “big” beers and relatively unfamiliar styles like barleywines and historic ales from Belgium, England and France, is taking a leap forward this fall. The brewery is expected to complete installation of an automated bottling system this month, followed by the purchase of three new fermentation tanks over the next year.

Bottling has been a major bottleneck for the brewery preventing its growth. “We haven’t even tried to find new places to sell our beer since before the pandemic because we can’t keep up with bottling demands,” says co-owner and brewmaster Jessica Jones. The brewery is known for its single 500 mL bottles with labels that often depict giants, gods and goddesses, and legendary characters from myths and legends....

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Ken Notes: I wonder if we could create a regional bottling coop/facility for small craft brewers...

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