Straight from the still

Greetings, Templeton Rye fans! Kevin Boersma, Distillery Manager here, giving you a quick update on things that are going on around the distillery in Templeton. We have been working hard on several projects including installing barn boards on a portion of our exterior, new copper rain gutters and a new sign on the outside of the distillery (photos below). We are just finishing up on a big landscaping project on the west side of the distillery where we planted an assortment of native grasses and flowers. It is going to look pretty cool when completed.

Last week, we bottled a little of our bbq sauce, which will be available Saturday at our first weekend at the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market. We sell the sauce exclusively at the farmer's market along with our unique barrel smoking pieces, t-shirts and tickets for our August 8th Rock & Rye music festival at the distillery in Templeton. The remainder of our farmer's market dates may be seen here. Please stop by and say hello.

We also just put some new distillery videos on YouTube. Pat Zubrod discusses our labeling process and Keith Kerkhoff discusses our distilling process at Templeton Rye.

Finally, our current tour dates and times are posted on the website so come out and see us. If you are looking for something unique to do this summer with a group of 10-20 people, be sure to check out our Ultimate Templeton Experience.

Well, that is about all for now from Templeton. Remember, when it's your turn to buy, make it a Templeton Rye!

Cheers,
Kevin Boersma, Distillery Manager, Templeton Rye



Second annual Rock & Rye Summer Music Festival



Please join us for the 2nd Annual Rock & Rye Summer Music Festival brought to you by your friends at the Templeton Community Betterment Association and Templeton Rye Whiskey, featuring performance by The Nadas, Brian Joens, The Prairie Cats, Aged Spirits, Dick Prall and Hairball.

Tickets are $20 per person, available for purchase at our online store.

For full schedule details, please click here to view the flyer (PDF file).



Where's The Good Stuff? A few notes on availability.

We've received a few inquiries about our inventory in response to many of you having a hard time tracking down a bottle of The Good Stuff in Iowa, so we thought we'd fill you in on the details. As for our inventory, here's the scoop: Our product takes over four years to make, so we only have available for sale what we made four-plus years ago. We're still a small company and were a very small company back then, which is why we're only currently selling in two states (Iowa and Illinois).

Some of you may remember that we sold our first year's worth of product in three-and-a-half months, and then we were totally out of product for over eight months. Rather than finding ourselves in that position again, we've made a strategic decision to do a monthly allocation. We put together our allocation plan for Iowa based on our previous year's experience, but yes — it's tight, as we simply do not have a lot of whiskey.

We plan to send the following number of cases to the State of Iowa at or near the beginning of each month through December 2009:

April - 400
May - 500
June - 400
July - 500
August - 400
September - 400
October - 1,200
November - 1,200
December - 600

We also wanted to take a moment to thank all of our fans out there. We truly appreciate all your support (and patience)! If you have further questions or comments about our allocation strategy, please leave a comment below or reach out to us via email.

Scott Bush, President, Templeton Rye

Click below to watch a YouTube video we created about the distilling process.





Templeton Rye on YouTube

We wanted to remind you to check out our Templeton Rye YouTube channel. We're frequently posting new videos — currently we have almost 100 videos featuring TR stories from the bootlegging era, classic cocktail tutorials, details about our distillation and labeling process, as well as distillery tours.





Upcoming Templeton Rye events

COCHON 555 Chicago
May 24th
The Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL
5 Chefs, 5 Pigs, 5 Winemakers in a friendly competition for a cause. Our own Michael Killmer will be guest judge.
http://www.amusecochon.com
Discount code is heritage and is good for $20 off.

Atomic Sketch
May 28th - 6:00 - 10:00pm
Evil Olive
1551 W Division, Chicago, IL
An Evening of live art-making by both established and emerging artists.
$5 Templeton Rye cocktails
Click here to view the flyer and more details.
http://www.atomicsketch.blogspot.com

Rock Bottom Brewer and Chef's Dinner
June 10th - 7:00pm
4508 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA
515-267-8900
On the menu: BLT wedge salad with Maytag blue cheese dressing, crispy pepper bacon, and diced Roma tomatoes over Iceberg lettuce wedge Paired with Liquid Sun Wheat Beer. Entrée: Templeton Rye glazed Pork Chop with roasted garlic mashed potatoes paired with Luscious Red Lager. Dessert: Templeton Rye Crème Brûlée Paired with Rye Stout aged in Templeton Rye Whiskey barrels.

Farmer Fridays
June 12th - 4:00-8:00pm
Uncommon Ground
1401 W Devon Ave., Chicago, IL
http://www.uncommonground.com

MODS VS ROCKERS Chicago 2009
June 20th
Delilah's at 2771 N Lincoln, 1:oo-5:oopm: Vintage Motorcylcle & Scooter Rally
Vintage ride to Bottom Lounge at 1375 W. Lake St.
5:oopm: Catch the party bus to Windy City Rollers Match
6:00pm to Close: Mods Vs Rockers after party
10:00pm to Close: Windy City Rollers Championship after party
Templeton Rye specials all night long!





Bartender Testimonial: Trillion from M Lounge

Our friend Trillion, a bartender at Chicago's M Lounge, demonstrates how to make
The Mr. President cocktail with Templeton Rye:





Visit us at the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market

The Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market kicks off this Saturday, May 2nd with Opening Day at the Historic Court Avenue District. The Downtown Farmers Market goes rain or shine every Saturday 7 a.m. - noon, May 2nd through October 31st, 2009. You can expect to see nearly 200 vendors from 47 counties at the Farmers Market this year.

Templeton Rye is excited to return to the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market again this season! You can find our booth at the Farmers Market on the following Saturdays: May 23rd, June 20th, June 27th, July 11th, August 15th and September 12th. Be sure to stop by and say "hello" to the Templeton Rye team!



New women's t-shirts available at the online store

Just in time for the warm summer months, we're adding these new women's t-shirts to our online store. Click here to get yours today.





New sign at the Templeton Rye Distillery

We're excited to share this photo with you of our new sign at the Templeton Rye Whiskey Distillery in Templeton, Iowa.


From left to right: Meryl Kerkhoff, Kevin Boersma, Scott Bush and Keith Kerkhoff

It appears that someone has already stumbled upon it. Check out this photo that @mebreton of
Des Moines, Iowa, captured and posted to Twitter:



Be sure to drop by the distillery this summer and check it out. Here's the link to our distillery tour dates.



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