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How Some Distillers Are Saving Green by Going Green
From systems that save water and energy to solar arrays that pay for themselves in relatively short order, here’s how some distilleries are saving money by saving resources—and boosting their brands, at the same time.
From systems that save water and energy to solar arrays that pay for themselves in relatively short order, here’s how some distilleries are saving money by saving resources—and boosting their brands, at the same time. <a href="https://spiritsanddistilling.com/how-some-distillers-are-saving-green-by-going-green/">Continue reading.</a>
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Connie Baker’s monthly water bill is enviable by any commercial business standard, but especially when you consider that she’s running a distillery with a tasting room and boutique hotel.
Baker—cofounder, CEO, and head distiller at Marble Distilling in Carbondale, Colorado—pays just $100 per month for the water she uses to make her signature vodkas, whiskeys, and Gingercello—and no, that figure isn’t missing a zero.
Baker’s secret to cost savings is a custom water reclamation system—she calls it the Water Energy Thermal System, or WETS—which she designed ahead of the distillery’s opening in 2015. In brief, the system works by collecting the water that Marble uses to cool vapor during distillation, extracting the heat so the water can be recycled for future use.
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Tiney Ricciardi is a Colorado-based journalist who covers beer, spirits, cannabis, and other "earthly delights." She's also a staff reporter for The Denver Post.
