Getting in the "Spirit" of things

While on a recent trip over to Peru I had  a chance to visit Star Union Spirits, a new distillery opening up in the historic Westclox building.  The co-owner, Bob Windy, gave me and a few of my friends a tour of the facility as well as a detailed explanation of the inner workings of the place.

What began as a hobby a few years ago has turned into a full fledged business for Bob and I was fascinated by the various steps involved in making distilled spirits. The distiller explained the brewing process to us and we even got to sample some of the finished product at the end of the tour.  As a fascinating side note, the distillery is housed in what used to be the bowling alley for Westclox, with the bar in their tasting room constructed from wood that had previously been one of the bowling lanes. A trio of old pins sat on the end as a subtle reminder.

So if you're ever over that way be sure to stop by and maybe You can take a tour as well. They plan on building a stage soon and have live bands on the weekend. Sounds like a great place to party!