A Talk with Philadelphia Distilling on the Burgeoning World of Craft Spirits

Dear Client:You’ll recall in April when we announced that Alain Barbet (former chief of Pernod Ricard Americas) signed up as senior advisor for Philadelphia Distilling, producers of Blue Coat American Dry Gin, Penn 1681 Rye Vodka, and Vieux Carré Absinthe Supérieure. If you’re like us, you’ve never heard of Blue Coat Gin before Alain jumped on board. So why did he join Philadelphia Distilling? For one, the small company is on the forefront of the craft distiller industry (which we