Craft distillers in the US have been testing new business models and ways to create income this year after COVID-19 forced on-premise venues to close. Despite being more isolated than ever, collaborations between craft distillers and other business owners have blossomed.
“Tourism has fallen out, but we’re not going to sit around and feel sorry for ourselves,” Wyn Ferrell, owner of Mile High Spirits in Denver, told the Washington Post. Mile High Spirits was a concert destination pre-COVID, but has partnered with local food trucks and converted into more of a table service venue in 2020. “We want to come out of covid more dynamic and accessible.”
Source: Washington Post, September 2020