Annotated Biblio #2

Works Cited

"Alcohol Distill Machinery(WZJN-SERIES) - China Ethanol Distillation Machine, Ethanol Equipment, Concentration Machine in Chemical Equipment & Machinery." Made-in-China.com China manufacturer directory, China products, China suppliers, China trade, China factory. 03 Apr. 2009 <http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/t-zone/product-detailOuQnmYxcIrZI/China-Alcohol-Distill-Machinery-WZJN-SERIES-.html>.

Here I found a lot of different types of manufacturing equipment for sale. I couldn't believe how many different stills and types of equipment there were. There are many ways here to skin a cat so to speak. You can really tailor the equipment you need to the volume you expect your business may need to produce. After finding out that I probably wasn't after making the alcohol myself, I really didn't need to get into the production capabilities of the equipment.

Bellanger, Carolyn K. "Small Project." E-mail to the author. 5 Apr. 2009.

Carolyn is an experienced Public Safety Inspector for Liquor licensing and compliance. She handles licensing and inspections relative to alcohol for off premise, on premise, and manufacturing. I sent her an email on the 5th of April asking for some help on the legal requirements for this project. I only had two questions, what permits or licenses do I need to set up a place of business and then make alcohol in it, and what permits or licenses do I need to distribute the product? Carolyn pointed me at the ATF, the department of agriculture, and the liquor licensing and compliance division for forms. The ATF website pointed me to the TTB website where I found what I needed. She also offered to bring one person from each division over to the office to meet with me to discuss doing this, we are planning on meeting in May!

"Find Companies By Keywords." IFT Food Technology Buyer's Guide. 03 Mar. 2009 <http://buyersguide.ift.org/cms/?pid=3004&keywordId=57&keywords=flavors,%20savory>.

This website lists contact information and websites for hundreds of flavor manufacturers and types, I found several that offer liquid concentrates and requested samples. Most of these companies listed are in business to flavor beverages. I noticed there are a lot more fruit and sweet flavors than there are those that fall into the “savory” category of meats and vegetables.

"Flavored alcohol production." Telephone interview. 7 Apr. 2009.

I reached out to a subject matter expert that I've known for a few years, Monika Baldwin with White Rock Distilleries. She was able to tell me more than anything else I found. She told me about production techniques and flavorings. She also knew a lot about distribution and mass marketing for new products. She was by far the most helpful resource when it came to finding out more about this new and exciting component to the business.

"Liqueur Making Principles." Gunther W. Anderson. 29 Mar. 2009 <http://www.guntheranderson.com/liqueurs/principl.htm>.

In this website I found how alcohol can be flavored with steeping and sweetening. This wasn't very helpful for applying meat flavoring to alcohol however it did shed some light on an infusing like process that may come in handy later. It also mentions that the best base alcohol is Smirnoff 80 proof red label, a helpful place to try and start with some small scale experimentation.

"Maine State Police Liquor Licensing and Compliance Division: Liquor Laws: Rules and Regulations." Maine.gov. 05 Apr. 2009 <http://www.maine.gov/dps/liqr/regulations.html#c4>.

This is where I started my search for state documentation. What an incredible waste of time this was, you can't find anything in here. It turns out Maine.gov was not where I would look for forms on starting a business in Maine, who would've figured. It's almost as though they made this website as a bit of an entrepreneur endurance test, to see if you had the patience and the wear with all to really start a business.

"Public Laws, 1st Special Session of the 122nd." 05 Apr. 2009 <http://janus.state.me.us/legis/ros/lom/lom122nd/9Pub351-400/Pub351-400-81.htm>.

Here I actually found something of use, this is what Maine.gov should have been. Here I found out that there is a license needed. I also found out that there is a license that allows for 50,000 gallons of production per year and it is what I would call inexpensive. The web still was no match for what Carolyn could tell me, all of the forms and processes she told me about weren't anywhere on the Internet as far as I could tell. There is definitely no easily found “Start your business here” website for distilleries.

"Vodka Sellers, Suppliers, Manufacturers, Exporter & Trade Leads. Buy Vodka Here. Business To Business Marketplace-Fuzing." Fuzing.com - Where buyers and suppliers connect! 29 Mar. 2009 <http://www.fuzing.com/qrx/vodka>.

Here I found a list of vodka manufacturers and their contact information. Most of them are out of the country, Russia in fact which comes as no surprise. With this I can reach out to them and get a quote on purchasing base alcohol they manufacture. This will be helpful, however I will continue to search for something a little closer to home to try and curb shipping costs early.

"Vodka—Still-Crazy After All these Years Food & Wine." Food & Wine Magazine Recipes, Menus, Chefs, Wine, Cooking, Holidays, Entertaining. 05 Apr. 2009 <http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/vodka-still-crazy-after-all-these-years>.

This was my favorite article, I have a few recent web periodicals that discuss the same. It's all about trends and the new things happening in the industry. A few people have done some real small scale experimentation in bars and nightclubs with Bacon bourbon and I saw a BLT cocktail with a Bacon fat washed vodka. I can feel the new trend on the tip of my nose, it's coming right up and I want in!