Winter tidings to our fellow New Scots, Albanites, New Yorkers, Americans, and lovers of craft distilled spirits! Today, Patrick and I proudly launch the New Scotch Spirits website; we look forward to keeping you apprised of our efforts in the months ahead.
We’re already three years into our journey to introduce the world to the taste of the hometown we treasure; it’s been an honor to bring together old friends and neighbors in handcrafting spirits that capture the essence of the Town of New Scotland.
We’ve encountered our fair share of challenges, but have thus far overcome all the obstacles in our path. Here’s a quick look at where our company currently stands:
In April 2017, “New Scotch, LLC” was assembled as a limited liability company in the State of New York.
In November 2018, we finally obtained our “Basic Permit” and “Distilled Spirits Plant” license from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
In January 2019, we obtained our New York State Liquor Authority (NYSLA) license and Sales Tax Certificate of Authority.
On the 1st of February, we received our Registration as a Distributor of Alcohol. And just this morning we submitted our second annual tax filing.
As you can see, in the eyes of the law we’re unassailable!
Yet that hasn’t stopped a massively well-funded European trade organization from suing to block some of our trademark applications. Rather than bore you with the details here, head over to our Media page to check out some of the articles covering that legal dispute.
In launching this website, Patrick and I are able to provide context to a project the genesis of which dates back all the way to the late 1990s, when we would post up at the top of my family’s hill in New Scotland and gaze at the Albany skyline, twinkling on the horizon. The “Our Story” section of the site discusses New Scotland’s history, the history of my longtime collaborative friendship with Patrick, and the mission we seek to fulfill in distilling whiskeys, a bourbon, a vodka, and a rum sourced from grains grown on the fields of New Scotland (Indian Ladder Farms and Lime Kiln Farm).
The “Our Team” page provides a brief snapshot of the many people who have come together to make New Scotch Spirits a reality, and who’ve each breathed life into some critical aspect of this noble effort.
The “Spirits” page surveys our several brands and the label designs which help add flavor to the flavor of our flavor! Shout out to the Albany Distilling Company and Stoutridge Distillery for being our hometown compatriots in the distillation piece.
Spend some time poking around the site; there’s lots more to keep you engrossed.
Ultimately, though, the most important section of our site is the Mailing List signup form at the bottom of each page! Though we pledge not to spam you with scores of updates (we’re too busy with our primary jobs to author too much junk mail), we really do need your support. Your interest is the most valuable asset to this company as we work to build it from scratch, so please register for our mailing list and follow us on our social media sites: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram. We also have a corporate Snapchat account if you’re looking for scantily-clad pictures of the barrels in which we’re aging our spirits.
Our flagship spirit—a single malt whiskey known as Auld Lang Syne Whiskey—has been aging for nearly two years; it’ll be four years old when we release it in 2021, along with a vodka and a companion corn whiskey. That’s when our dreams truly come alive. We hope you’ll be there, right along with us!
Thank you so much for your support, everybody. Check out our KickStarter page to reserve your piece of what will someday join the rich canon of New Scottish history.