Central Standard Craft Distillery & Crafthouse
Central Standard Craft Distillery × Grown Climate Smart - Raising a Glass to Sustainability
Milwaukee-based Central Standard Craft Distillery is embarking on a groundbreaking partnership with The DeLong Co., Inc.'s Grown Climate Smart brand, aligning two Wisconsin-based companies in a shared commitment to sustainability. The collaboration seeks to enhance Central Standard's distillation process, emphasizing the use of locally sourced grains grown with sustainable and responsible agricultural practices. Central Standard's Co-Founder, Pat McQuillan, expresses enthusiasm for the partnership, emphasizing theri dedication to sustainable business practices. The distillery's spirits are known for being crafted with locally sourced crops, grains and ingredients, and this collaboration with Grown Climate Smart aims to elevate those processes with a focus on forward thinking regenerative agriculture initiatives.
The Grown Climate Smart initiative, spearheaded by The DeLong Co., promotes sustainable farming practices, including cover crops, reduced or no till and nutrient management plans. This seal signifies products produced with sustainable and regenerative farming practices, reducing greenhouse gas emisions and promoting carbon sequestration. Central Standards commitment to sustianability is further reinforced by marketing their products with the Grown Climate Smart seal. The seal will adorn a variety of spirits, including bourbon, whiskey, vodka, gin and Pour Ready Cocktails, showcasing the distillery's dedication to producing high-quality sustainably sourced products. As consumer preferences increasingly favor sustainably produced goods, consumers are encouraged to support this initiative by looking for the Grown Climate Smart Seal on Central Standard products.
Partnership News Coverage
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Touts Climate-Smart Farming in Milwaukee Visit
From urbanmilwaukee.com | At Central Standard distillery, Vilsack details impact of federal funding for smaller farms.
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Made in Milwaukee: Central Standard partners with The DeLong Co. to make distilling more sustainable
From biztimes.com | Sustainability isn’t just a trend for Milwaukee-based Central Standard Craft Distillery, it’s essential to what the company stands for. All Central Standard spirits are made through small-batch, quality-controlled distillation processes, with local ingredients. To enhance its distillation process even more, Central Standard is partnering with Clinton-based The DeLong Co. Inc. to source sustainable, local grains.
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Central Standard Distillery partners with DeLong for sustainable grains
From onmilwaukee.com | Milwaukee’s Central Standard Craft Distillery is shifting to purchasing all of its distillation grains from Clinton, Wisconsin-based DeLong Co.’s Grown Climate Smart sustainability initiative.
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Central Standard Doubles Down on Sustainability
From urbanmilwaukee.com | Central Standard Craft Distillery may be known for its old fashioneds, but the Milwaukee spirits producer is looking to take a modern approach to sustainability.
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AG Queen Podcast | Episode 72 | Sustainable Grains for Distilling
From globalagnetwork.com | This episode features Dylan Vaca, Brand and Marketing Manager at the DeLong Company, and Pat McQuillan, Co-Founder and President of Central Standard Craft Distillery and Crafthouse.
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