A wash is to distilled spirits what wort is to beer. He had this idea of doing a collaboration where we take Double White, one of our flagship styles, and would basically brew a wash. “He’s a good buddy, a good friend of the breweries, we get along really well. “We were approached by Chris Leurig, who is one of the founders and distiller at Safehouse Distilling,” John said. To learn how this unique collaboration came together, I sat down separately with Marble head brewer John Carroll and Safehouse distiller Chris Leurig. SW (near Boese Brothers), from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be a bottle release party today at Safehouse, which is located at 616 Gold Ave.
Only now that is not some far-fetched idea, but reality, as Marble and Safehouse Distilling have joined forces to create Double White Lighting Whiskey. Imagine if a local brewery were to team up with a local distillery and turn a popular craft beer into a craft whiskey.
