“ YOU SAY POTATO…” PROOF ARTISAN DISTILLERS FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA Wr i t t e n b y A m b e r G . C h r i s t e n s e n - S m i t h Photography by Amanda Joy Christensen
To each his own. Barley. Corn. Wheat. Rye. Potato. Yes, potato. There’s no famine here, and no lack of luster for the edible tuber at all. It’s not as common in American distilling like the aforementioned grains, and it’s downright difficult to distill. Being the first craft distillery in Fargo, North Dakota, gives you a uniqueness all your own, but by working with potatoes, you take that level of differentiation several steps further. As Joel Kath of Proof Artisan Distillers proclaims, however, “That’s what we think God intended potatoes to be for...” WWW.ARTISANSPIRITMAG.COM
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