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This is Tom from New Deal Distillery, and I'm looking forward to hearing Steve and Christian talk about where the local distilling is going tomorrow. We've been around since 2004, and even in that short time, its amazing how much growth there has been in the local distillation scene.

But I wanted to add to Michael's (from Highball Distillery) comment about the role local distilleries play in the local economy. We were inspired by the micro-brews, and more recently, Stumptown and the local chocolatiers. We want to add to the list of hand-crafted products that are made here, but as good as anything in the world. We hope the success of our industry inspires more people to keep creating here, and realizing you can do almost anything ('cause it just makes this a better city to live in).

And congrats to Highball for making in happen!

Tom

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