Purcellville, VA – Catoctin Creek is now available in stores and restaurants in Maryland and the District of Columbia through Bacchus Importers, LTD.

"We are thrilled to have Bacchus as a distribution partner in Maryland and DC," says Rebecca Harris, president of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company.  "Our goal has always been to grow as a regional brand, and Bacchus enables us to bring our products to consumers on the other side of the Potomac River."

Currently, the following spirits will be available through Bacchus:

Catoctin Creek Mosby's Spirit
Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye
Catoctin Creek Watershed Gin

Catoctin Creek Distilling Company is the first family-owned distillery in Loudoun County Virginia since before prohibition. Certified organic and kosher, Catoctin Creek produces high quality spirits and liqueurs: Rye whisky and gin from organic sources, brandy from Virginia wines, and seasonal specialty liqueurs. At Catoctin Creek, high quality and organic spirits and liqueurs are our passion.  For more information, contact us at www.catoctincreek.com or 37251C East Richardson Lane, Purcellville, VA 20132.  Tel:  540-751-8404.

A member of the Charmer Sunbelt Group, Bacchus Importers, Ltd. is a premier distributor of fine wine and spirits in Maryland and the District of Columbia.  For more information, contact them at:  www.bacchusimportersltd.com or 1817 Portal Street, Baltimore, MD 21224. Tel: 1-800-525-9699.

Purcellville, VA – Catoctin Creek has obtained organic certification by Pennsylvania Certified Organic. Certification includes the following products:

Catoctin Creek Mosby's Spirit
Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye
Catoctin Creek Watershed Gin

By certifying organic, Catoctin Creek becomes one of the nation's few lines of organic spirits. This certification ensures that the distilled spirits, and the ingredients that go into them, are free from synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Catoctin Creek is independently inspected each year to ensure compliance with these and other regulations governing the production of organic food.

"In short, the organic label guarantees a high level of transparency and accountability in how we produce our spirits," remarked Scott Harris, owner of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company. "It underscores our commitment to providing you the highest quality spirits and to protecting and restoring our environment."

Organic certificate can be downloaded here. If you have any questions concerning our organic certification, please contact us.

Catoctin Creek Distilling Company is the first family-owned distillery in Loudoun County Virginia since before prohibition. Producing high quality organic spirits and liqueurs: Rye spirits and whisky from organic sources, brandy from Virginia wines, and seasonal specialty liqueurs. At Catoctin Creek, high quality and organic spirits and liqueurs are our passion.  For more information, contact us at www.catoctincreek.com.

Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) assures the integrity of organic agricultural products through education, inspection, and certification of growers, processors and handlers. PCO is a USDA-accredited organic certifying agency that educates and certifies growers, processors and handlers of organic crops, wild crops, livestock and livestock products in Pennsylvania and adjoining states. PCO is also accredited under International Standards Organization (ISO) Guide 65 and the Conseil des Appellations Agroalimentaires du Québec.  For more information, contact PCO at www.paorganic.org.

Louisville, KY – Catoctin Creek has been awarded a bronze medal in the category of un-aged whiskey for their Catoctin Creek Mosby's Spirit.  The Mosby's Spirit is an un-aged rye whisky made completely from 100% organic rye.  Scott Harris, owner of Catoctin Creek remarked, "We are pleased and overwhelmed to be highlighted in this category among such a distinguished list of distillers from across the country. We greatly appreciate the honor given by people in the craft distilling business."

Catoctin Creek Distilling Company is the first family-owned distillery in Loudoun County Virginia since before prohibition. Producing high quality organic spirits and liqueurs: Rye spirits and whisky from organic sources, brandy from Virginia wines, and seasonal specialty liqueurs. At Catoctin Creek, high quality and organic spirits and liqueurs are our passion.

For more information, contact us at www.catoctincreek.com

Washington, DC – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) has appointed two Virginia distillers to its Craft Distillers Advisory Council.  The two are Scott Harris of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company in [Loudoun] County and Richard Wasmund of Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville.

The 13 member Advisory Council of small distillers is part of the Distilled Spirits Council’s (DISCUS) new Craft Distiller Affiliate Membership program for distillers producing under 40,000 nine-liter cases annually.

“It’s crucial that distillers of all sizes work together to highlight the important and positive role we play in our communities,” said Wasmund.  “Small distillers are excited to help ensure fair treatment of our products at all levels of government.”

Harris added: “The Craft Distiller Membership program provides a terrific voice for small distillers to engage in public policy discussions with legislators.  We're proud to be a part of the Advisory Council and excited to help foster this craft distilling movement on a national level.”

As a leadership body, the Advisory Council’s role will be to coordinate communications with the Washington, D.C.-based DISCUS policy teams, and engage and activate small distillers in their respective regions.  The Craft Distiller Affiliate Membership was created to organize the growing number of small distilled spirits producers across the nation and alert them to public policy issues affecting the industry at every level of government.

In the last decade, the number of small distillers in the U.S. grew from a few dozen to more than two hundred today, now making an array of products from white spirits such as vodka and gin to wide varieties of liqueurs, aged whiskeys and brandies.

“The rapidly growing number of craft distillers in states across the nation represents an important grassroots base for communicating substantive messages about industry modernization, our strong marketing code and the important role distillers play in the hospitality industry,” said DISCUS President Peter Cressy. “Together, we can educate public officials and pursue positive public policies that advance the interests of the hospitality industry and the jobs we create.”

In addition to the two Virginia distillers, other members of the Advisory Council include: Scott Bush, Templeton Rye (IA); Robert Cassell, Philadelphia Distilling, (PA); Jess Graber, Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey (CO); Ted Huber, Huber Starlight Distillery, (IN); Brett Joyce, Rogue Spirits, (OR); Marko Karakasevic, Charbay Distillery (CA); Brian McKenzie, Finger Lakes Distilling (NY); Phil Prichard, Prichards’ Distillery (TN); Guy Rehorst, Great Lakes Distillery (WI); Jorg Rupf, St. George Spirits (CA); and the group is chaired by Fritz Maytag of San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling.  Other craft distiller affiliate members include: Lindsey Cotton, Thirteenth Colony Distilleries (GA); and, Bill Smith, Treasure Island Distillery.

Craft distiller members will also participate in an annual Public Affairs Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington including briefings, Congressional visits and a reception featuring their products.

DISCUS is the trade association representing producers and

marketers of distilled spirits sold in the United States.

Website: http://www.distilledspirits.org