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has plenty of room to expand.
" We haven't advertised, but word of
mouth has gotten us 60 clients already, "
says Rusty Cox, co-owner with his
wife, Ruth Rhea, of Davis Valley Winery
& Distillery. Client locations extend
throughout the United States, from Oregon
to Florida, and include a client in China.
" We'd like to be at 100 clients so we
can get two or three orders a week, "
says Cox. " We've got probably 200,000
gallons plus of bulk whiskey [aging].
That translates to aged whiskey readily
available for new clients. "
Davis Valley also offers a program
ABOVE: Davis Valley ages some of
its bourbon in Amerian oak barrels.
BELOW LEFT: Davis Valley has
three stills, ranging in capacity
from 300 gallons to 2,500 gallons.
strong. Davis Valley distills using its
standard mash bills or custom mash
bills, in small batches as well as large. It
has a large inventory of bourbon aging
in new American oak barrels. It produces
moonshine, flavored moonshine, rye
whiskey, American malt whiskey, maple
whiskey and vodka. It also has a solera
program, which blends new spirits with
older aged spirits.
Since starting the contract distilling
angle, Davis Valley Distillery has added
stills and a second facility. In addition
to the original 300-gallon still, the Rural
Retreat location has an 800-gallon still.
The newer facility in Saltville is home
to a 2,500-gallon still. It's also home to
many rows of neatly stacked barrels,
filled with aging whiskies: 3,000 barrels
of bourbon and 500 to 600 barrels of
rye, single malt and other customers'
whiskeys. Plus, the Saltville location
they call " investment whiskey, "
which is based on the knowledge
that bourbon appreciates in value as
it ages. Individuals reserve a barrel
and then receive their payoff when
the barrel sells.
" We initially set that up for craft
distillers who wanted to purchase
inventory in advance, and then we
made that option available to individuals
who wanted to invest and didn't own a
distillery, " Copenhaver says.
Davis Valley Distillery can be proud of
what it has accomplished, but it
can't tout its accomplishments. " We
won 18 medals last year, " says Cox, " but
they're all in clients' names. "
Copenhaver relates the story of a
client who sells Davis Valley moonshine
under his own brand name. A customer
who was well schooled in moonshine,
who had traveled around the South
trying different brands, came in to try
this client's moonshine.
" This is the best moonshine I've ever
had, " the customer exclaimed. Then he
continued: " There's one other place that
has moonshine this good-a distillery
over in the southwest Virginia mountains. "
That was Davis Valley Distillery.
1167 Davis Valley Road
Rural Retreat, VA
276-686-8855
Caribbean Shrimp In Lime
Sauce, flambéed with rum
(From TOOLBELT DIVA via Food.com)
INGREDIENTS
32 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
15 leaves fresh coriander
2 limes (juice of)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon julienned red pepper
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
¾ cup AND 2 tablespoons coconut milk
½ tablespoon minced fresh ginger
½ zest of lime
1/3 cup dark rum
1/4 cup 35% cream
Cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. Season shrimp with salt and pepper.
2. In a medium-heavy bottom skillet, over medium
heat, saute shrimp, garlic and ginger in oil
about 3 minutes, stirring constantly to ensure
garlic and ginger do not burn.
3. Add rum and flambé shrimp.
4. Add lime juice and simmer about 1 minute.
5. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside.
6. Add coconut milk, 35% cream, cayenne pepper
and lime zest to pan; bring to a boil.
7. Reduce heat and simmer about 5 minutes, or
until sauce thickens slightly.
-Annie Tobey
8. Return shrimp to pan until heated through.
9. Do not allow sauce to boil.
10. Adjust seasoning, if necessary.
11. Garnish with coriander and red pepper.
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