Industrial Row Distillery

IRD IS A GRAIN TO BOTTLE distillery that believes in quality above all. IRD is housed in the former Triangle Grain Mill built in 1924. Part of our back wall is the original wooden grain silo. They also built a walk-in vault with a combination lock door (guess milling grain was quite lucrative!) – our limited reserve stocks will be aged there to keep prying hands off. To the right is an architectural rendering from 1924 of the building as built.
The Distillery has five main areas, each highlighted on the floorplan below. We are proud to have an entire analytical lab in-house; we like to know what we make and understand why it looks and tastes as it does. Our main equipment was custom made by Kothe Distilling in Germany. The entire distillery was designed and remodeled solely by the owner and distiller, Nelson. In particular, the tasting room has his mark on over half the furniture and most of the lighting which used reclaimed materials from various sources.

Author: Caroline Porsiel