Eastside Distilling Brings Big Bottom Distilling into the Fold

Eastside Distilling, owner of Portland Potato Vodka and Burnside Bourbon, has bought a majority stake in fellow Oregon craft spirits maker Big Bottom Distilling (BBD). The transaction is structured as an exchange of 84,286 Eastside shares for BBD units. Eastside says BBD will retain its independence as a separate entity under the operational umbrella of Eastside Distilling, per a release.Ted Pappas, former president of the Oregon Distillers Guild, founded BBD in 2008 as an independent bottling operation, but has since