Green Door Distilling is an American distillery.

History

Green Door Distilling was founded in 2014 by Josh Cook in

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. The company opened its tasting room and retail shop in 2016 under head distiller and president Jon Good. It is now owned by Steve Jbara, Scott Benton, and former NBA player Ben Wallace, who acquired a minority ownership stake in 2022. In 2020, Tyler Glasser assumed the role of head distiller at Green Door, and in 2021, both he and Green Door appeared on the

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television series, ''Master Distiller''. In 2022 Scott Gardner replaced Glasser as head distiller at Green Door.

Liquors

The distillery creates

gin Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The modern gin was modified in Flanders and the Netherlands ...

vodka Vodka ( ; is a clear distilled beverage, distilled alcoholic beverage. Its varieties originated in Poland and Russia. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. Traditionally, it is ...

whisky Whisky or whiskey is a type of liquor made from Fermentation in food processing, fermented grain mashing, mash. Various grains (which may be Malting, malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, Maize, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky ...

, amaro, bourbon, and flavored liqueurs. Its line has received the Michigan vodka distillery of the year award from the New York International Spirits competition, with its vodka receiving the silver medal from the American Distilling Institute. The lines have also received medals from the

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, a double gold for its blueberry liqueur in 2021, and gold medals for gin and bourbon as well as silver medals for vodka and blueberry liqueur in 2022. The company uses Michigan oak to produce its barrels. In early 2020, the distillery transitioned to making

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to help bolster the national supply during the

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, which it donated to various health centers and agencies.{{Cite news , url=https://wwmt.com/news/local/green-door-distilling-co-producing-and-donating-hand-sanitizer-with-help-from-community, title=Green Door Distilling Co. producing and donating hand sanitizer with help from community, author=Genevieve Grippo , date=March 20, 2020, work=WWMT

References

2014 establishments in Michigan Companies based in Kalamazoo, Michigan Distilleries in the United States