At Old Red Canoe Distillery, we create full-bodied, rich-flavored unaged spirits, or moonshine, that combine traditional pot still methods with unique proprietary flavoring: the perfect merger of tradition with innovation.

In a market over-run with mass-produced, commercialized liquors, Old Red Canoe offers a refreshing change of pace: a truly authentic, genuine American moonshine that hearkens back to the frontier days of the Wild West, right down to the antique saloon-style bottle.

For a personalized twist on the classic moonshine, we cut our spirits with our own proprietary honey spice flavoring, which is unlike anything on the market and has won us strong reviews during our market tests.

Our premium product isn't the only thing that makes Old Red Canoe stand out from the crowd. Founders Nathan and Jacob Gerwig come from a long line of distillers — in fact, you could almost say they have moonshine running in their veins. We're also proud to be a company that not only employs veterans, but is owned and operated by veterans.

Old Red Canoe hasn't hit the market yet, but there are a number of exciting recent developments that point to great things to come:

We have completed extensive market testing with our product and received extremely positive response from customers.

We have received letters of intent from several future clients, totaling $531,000. Those customers include a number of local bars, including Granfalloons Tavern, Eagles Nest and Brickyard Tavern, who are interested in serving our product.

We have partnerships in place with distilleries in West Virginia and Georgia, and Kentucky candy company Foxy Roxy Candies has expressed interest in our spirits as well.

Spirits expert Paul Caldwell of Confederate Stills of Alabama is on board and helping us in the early stages of our distillery with his years of experience and many industry contacts.

We have identified the perfect location for our distillery, and have a positive relationship with the owner of the building already in place. The next step toward bringing our spirits to market is to secure the lease of the building, prepare our equipment for large-scale production, and receive approval from the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) to start producing spirits for the market.

Nathan Gerwig, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, has over a decade of business leadership experience. Having served in the United States Air Force Reserve as a satellite wideband and telemetry specialist, he brings a strong sense of logistics and structure to the company, and with a degree in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State, he is well versed in business and technology. Lastly, Nathan has extensive knowledge of the business and art of distillation in particular to Old Red Canoe, where he will head the planning and operations department, oversee production, project management, information technologies and marketing.

Jacob Gerwig, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, brings over a decade of business leadership experience, military leadership and medical knowledge from the United States Army Reserve to the Old Red Canoe venture. His knowledge of chemistry and medicine will ensure a quality product free from unwanted impurities, and his welding skills and understanding of metallurgy will be instrumental in the creation of the stills themselves. Jacob will head the Sales and Plant Operations Department at Old Red Canoe, overseeing sales, inventory management, shipping and facility maintenance.

Justin Lanni, Co-Owner, brings his experience in the United States Air Force and his time as a security contractor to the Old Red Canoe team. He is also a certified medic and has served with the state CERT team and SWAT. Justin will head Old Red Canoe's Safety and Security Department, overseeing policy enforcement, fire response and security enforcement.

Alexis Sullivan, Co-Owner, brings 6 years of banking and accounting experience to Old Red Canoe. Her expertise is in financial and management affairs in the banking arena. Having recently taken an entire bank from a previous failing status to a passing status in a little more than a month, Alexis is looking forward to the challenge of building a strong financial foundation for responsible accounting within the company. Alexis will head the Human Resources Department, in addition to being responsible for legal records, taxes and other such duties.