New Distilleries Using Grain Neutral Spirits for Faster Time to Market!
Starting a new distillery is an exciting adventure, but where to start? Many new distilleries focus on crafting brown spirits, which take time to age, making it hard for new operations to turn a profit quickly. Enter, Grain Neutral Spirits (GNS).
Many distilleries focus on brown spirits like whiskey or bourbon, which require years of aging. To generate revenue in the meantime, producing clear spirits such as vodka or gin is a smart strategy. By using grain neutral spirits (GNS), new distilleries can bring products to market quickly and start turning a profit. Here are some key reasons to consider using GNS:
Low Start-Up Cost: Working with a GNS manufacturer like us can avoid significant investments in large stills and rectification columns. Our grain neutral spirits are distilled 7X through nearly 600 feet of distillation and contain virtually no impurities (less than 1 part per million). We also offer a carbon filtered version, which saves distillers an extra step, enabling them to quickly proof down the GNS and make a spirit almost immediately.
One tote of our 192-proof GNS will produce over 3,200 1L bottles of 80-proof vodka, while 1 drum will produce over 600 1L bottles of vodka!
Turn Profits Faster: Brown spirits require time to age, typically 2 to 12+ years, depending on your end goals. Using GNS allows distillers to almost immediately produce vodka, gin, liquors, ready-to-drink canned cocktails, and much more. This allows a new distillery to generate revenue while waiting for brown spirits to age.
Flexibility: The neutrality of our GNS gives distillers a blank canvas for spirit creations. Because of its neutral taste, GNS can be used in a wide variety of applications. Some of the most common uses for GNS are vodka, gin, and canned cocktails or RTDs (ready-to-drink). Other uses for GNS include liqueurs, aperitifs, amaro’s, bitters, fortified wine, mead, cream de cassis, aquavit, cannabis tinctures, and much more! A high-quality GNS makes a great base, as it will not impede the flavor or aroma of a distiller’s creation.
This also allows distillers to experiment with multiple products and test them in the market without committing to one spirit type. The versatility of using GNS streamlines the production process and reduces the need for specialized equipment.
Scalable Production: Grain neutral spirits are a practical solution for scaling up production. Distillers can use the base to increase output without expanding the capacity of their existing distillation equipment. As the business grows, a distillery can continue to use GNS for multiple products.
Time Savings: Unlike a large-scale manufacturer like us, most distilleries will run their GNS through their system in multiple passes to achieve higher purity and remove the heads and tails. By sourcing GNS from us, you can trust that additional distillation won’t be needed.
Quality assurance: Distillers can achieve a consistently high-quality product using GNS. At ClearSource, our GNS goes through rigorous quality control testing and sensory panels to detect nuances that may not appear in lab testing, saving time in quality control and helping maintain the brand’s integrity.
Consistency: Producing spirits on a large scale means a consistent base. We ensure that each batch maintains the highest quality and neutrality, reducing the need for extensive blending and adjustments, saving time and resources.
Grain neutral spirits are very versatile. Using GNS as a base saves distillers time and money, allowing them to focus on what they do best – crafting spirits unique to their brand.
To learn more, request a sample, or quote, contact us today at 585-798-6695.
