August 21st, Family and Friends, by the fire
Jim´s arms around wife Laura & daughters Jeni (center) and Morgan
Preparing for Friends and Family
Jim Blansit Sr. mounting barrels for future sign Dave should also be presented in a photo here, but…
Labeling with 1st provisional labels
Setting up the still for making a Rum run...
Barrels starting to arrive
Big and Little Jim in front of the rack built by them
18 more years of aging...
all overseen by Suki
Putting together the Tasting Room
Tasting room painted by Laura...
...bar built mostly by Big Jim using old barrel staves for the bar, barn wood for the walls and tin for the ceiling from great granpa Chet's long gone billiards room.
The Building Crew
The Crew: Jim Blansit Sr. and Jr. and Dave Alviar (missing Ricard Solà, the food and water girls Lois and Charity Blansit, Laura and all the ones who gave a helping hand here and there)
The base of Copper Run Distillery, 2008 summer. Another great job by Brent Deputy and D&D Concrete!
Big Jim and Little Jim laying the first level
Dave and Jim chilling a moment on the frame
Raising the roof with Ricard