How Old Elk Distillery Found a Home with Middle West Spirits

Dear Client: Last week Ohio-based Middle West Spirits acquired Colorado's Old Elk Distillery and its assets for an undisclosed sum [see WSD 05-13-2025].  Old Elk ceo Luis Gonzalez shared more color on the sale and the strategy for the brand moving forward.  When Old Elk was founded in 2013, they were a non-producing distiller working with MGP Ingredients. "And then throughout the years as the brand grew, we knew that eventually we wanted to be able to anchor the brand