Whiskey For The People

A project in Denver, CO by Vince Oleson
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A bold vision for how a Distillery can shape the future, and I want 5 bucks from 1 million people to bring it to life.
Backers: 136
Average Pledge Per Backer: $203

Funded: $27,540 of $5,000,000
Dates: Jul 9th -> Sep 7th (60 days)
Project By: Vince Oleson
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Latest News

This dream of building a community-owned whiskey distillery started out as a whisper, and now it's SO much more.

September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Chapter 8 - The Believers It's looking like I might fail. Quite publicly, quite spectacularly.  But I'm not afraid of failure, it takes a lot of failure to create something great, whiskey is no different. I had to try it this way. Instead of doing... (Read More)

Let's build something together that will change the whiskey world forever!

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Chapter 7 - Redistilled Good afternoon!We are in the home stretch here; 8 days to go, so let’s go! I’m going to do something different for Chapter 7. I’m gonna revisit and recap/redistill 😉 each of the previous chapters. I’ll update... (Read More)

Distiller seeks $5m for community-led distillery

August 28th - via: thespiritsbusiness.com
Former Bankhall and Widow Jane distiller Vince Oleson is hoping to find one million people to contribute US$5 to bring the project, called Whiskey for the People, to life. (Read More)

Let’s take the power back, create a distillery that stands for integrity, and belongs to The People.

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Chapter 6 - The Spirited Look around at ALL the celebrity spirits & whiskies, (p.s. Beyoncé absolutely should have one) but the rest of ‘em have ZERO connection to the actual distillers that create the product. And what's worse? This year in... (Read More)

We’re going to help define an entirely new category of Bourbon & Rye!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Structuring this organization in groundbreaking ways wouldn’t mean much if we were just going to make whiskies within the status quo. So when we hit our goal, we’re gonna build a distillery that can make whiskey in some very innovative ways. Not... (Read More)

Bigger Than Whiskey

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Dreamers! Whiskey For The People isn’t about squeezing every penny out of the industry, and it isn’t about faking scarcity to inflate pricing. It’s about proving there’s a better way to structure our distilleries, our businesses, and... (Read More)

Let’s get this BREAD! 🥖

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I know this movement is about whiskey, but I want to talk to you about bread. Real bread. The kind that that’s fermented, kneaded by a human, and warms your soul when you eat it fresh.  The kind we don't have enough of in America.  If you know... (Read More)

Let me tell you more about what this project is, and why it means so much to me.

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey People! Let me tell you more about what this project is, and why it means so much to me.  I want to protect the whiskey, and the whiskey makers of tomorrow.  I believe the future isn't just sustainable, the future is transparent, the future is... (Read More)

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