Craft Distillery: compare the models.
Look at the operating differences before comparing financial projections.
Back to all craft distillery models| Model | Earns from | Capacity constraints | Key distinction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own-Brand Distillery | External finished unit sold | Bottleneck production stage, good-output yield and inventory | The manufacturer owns inputs and finished inventory and carries external product sales risk. |
| Private-Label Spirits Production | Accepted finished unit or batch | Production bottleneck, batch size and acceptance requirements | Customer brand and specifications control the output; the manufacturer purchases main inputs. |
| Customer-Material Toll Distilling | Processed quantity or billed machine-hour | Machine time, process yield and customer material availability | Input and output ownership stays with the customer; the processor earns only conversion-related fees. |
| Distillery with Tasting Room | External unit sale and separately priced tasting | Manufacturing batches, inventory and visitor-service capacity | Combines owned production and direct visitor sales without internal revenue or duplicate product costs. |
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Use consistent periods, geographic assumptions, owner labor treatment and financing assumptions. These operating descriptions are not a profitability ranking.
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