Industry | Distilling |
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Founded | 2014 |
Founder | Josh Cook |
Headquarters | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Owners | Steve Jbara Scott Benton Ben Wallace |
Green Door Distilling is an American distillery.
Green Door Distilling was founded in 2014 by Josh Cook [1] in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [2] The company opened its tasting room and retail shop in 2016 [3] under head distiller and president Jon Good. [4] It is now owned by Steve Jbara, Scott Benton, and former NBA player Ben Wallace, who acquired a minority ownership stake in 2022. [1] In 2020, Tyler Glasser assumed the role of head distiller at Green Door, and in 2021, both he and Green Door appeared on the Discovery Channel television series, Master Distiller. [5] In 2022 Scott Gardner replaced Glasser as head distiller at Green Door. [6]
The distillery creates gin, [7] vodka, [4] whisky, [8] amaro, [9] bourbon, [10] and flavored liqueurs. [11] Its line has received the Michigan vodka distillery of the year award from the New York International Spirits competition, [4] with its vodka receiving the silver medal from the American Distilling Institute. [12] The lines have also received medals from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, [9] a double gold for its blueberry liqueur in 2021, [13] and gold medals for gin and bourbon as well as silver medals for vodka and blueberry liqueur in 2022. [10]
The company uses Michigan oak to produce its barrels. [14] In early 2020, the distillery transitioned to making hand sanitizer to help bolster the national supply during the COVID-19 pandemic, which it donated to various health centers and agencies. [15]