Author: emonttinen

Brief History of Moonshine

Mention the word “moonshine” and images of a cartoon brown jug with a wooden cork and XXX written on the label come to mind. Or a man clad only in overalls and “summer teeth” (you know, some are here, some are there) stirring a vat of liquid in a bathtub, and filling glass jars with […]

Why Craft Spirits are Different

When I began my role as Marketing Manager at Elevated, I’d never heard the term “craft wine” or “craft spirits.” Turns out, I wasn’t alone. Much of Elevated’s friends and followers were unfamiliar with the term, too. After a bit of research and an interview with Tony Ursone, Head of Sales at Outer Banks Distillery, […]