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Diary of a Distiller: Chapter 15 - Glasssss and Raspberry Rain
By JMF on Aug 29, 2008 | In Main | Send feedback »
I had a nice time last weekend wandering the woods. I spent Sunday with the Maine Mycological Association on a foray for wild mushrooms, then some hikes looking for wild teas and edibles on Monday.
Tuesday it was back to work. I have been researching many products I want to develop and have been seeking out old texts on distilling, wine making, etc. I spent my mornings brainstorming and working on possible recipes. I won't say what they are quite yet, but when I get them into production in a few months, I'll tell you more.
Tuesday afternoon we got in a nice large shipment of glass. Bottles that is. There is a bit of a global glass shortage and we have had certain wine bottles on back order for months and months; especially needed are the 375 ml. frosted bottles for one of our dessert wines, raspberry Rain. We haven't been able to meet the demand and actually took it off our current list for almost five months since we didn't have any bottles. We do have a full tank of the wine aging in the cellar, so bottling is the focus for the week.
A huge 53 foot semi made the delivery. It's amazing how good truck drivers are. Watching how he backed up to our loading dock, when the parking lot is less wide than the truck, was quite entertaining. then we had to get the six pallet loads of glass off of the truck and onto our loading dock, which is also the brewery and distillery.
