[p2p-research] An Idea I am Playing With

[Michel Bauwens]

hi ryan,

I'm not able to give you a name or anything, but they was a guy recently who
won a best whisky prize for starting a distillery against all odds in
Singapore ..

just a whacky idea, would it be possible to marry the idea of permaculture
and whisky-making in order to have a really sustainable whisky process?

i also definitely would go reading through the slow food magazine ...

finally, I know a guy in belgium who made his own whisky, but his name
escapes me for now, I hope my old brain will restitute it in time ..

Michel

On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 4:20 AM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear List Members:
>
> I am thinking of an idea.  It is not necessarily P2P but I'd like to apply
> a number of ideas I've learned here and beg for help in thinking through a
> project that may take the rest of my life and more.
>
> I am interested in whisky.  There is an old type of American spirits called
> rye made of that grain.  I have the prospect, far from certainty, of making
> some money in the next few years.  As a hobby, I'd like to consider how to
> build a distillery that makes the finest rye whiskey in the world.   I am
> studying locations (likely rural Pennsylvania) and methods of doing things
> by crafts people...barrels, stills, etc. all in the same community to
> achieve a product that is non pareil.   The very best ever made...best
> waters...best methods, hand made all.
>
> Any thoughts or guidance on how I can advance this or those interest in
> co-traveling the process of learning are welcome to inquire.  I realize this
> is not a worker's idea, but that of an elitist hoping to build something
> that is eternal.  In that is vain by standards often applied here.  But my
> hope is that the wood grown for barrels, the craft of making stone
> distillery buildings, etc. will all be accomplished by those who take shares
> in the co-operative effort.  I dream, in short, of a gentle business where
> families engage in the pursuit of perfection in an ancient craft.
>
> I am open to criticism, redirection and reflections as I launch this life
> hobby.  I am committed to the extent that a passion and an idea are
> commitment.  I hope to learn about spirits from all around the world, build
> a knowledge of American rye whiskey, rye growing, barrel and still making,
> stone masonry and similar and supporting topics.  Any thoughts or criticism
> are welcome.
>
> Ryan
>
>
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