PRESS

2025

• See this summer’s hot new flavor of Mackinac Island fudge – MLive
• Cocktail lounge planned for new Frankenmuth luxury boutique hotel – Detroit Free Press
• Iron Fish Distillery to offer limited release of its Arctic Grayling rye whiskey-MLive

• Iron Fish Distillery Unveils Fourth Release of Arctic Grayling Rye Whiskey – Craft Spirits Magazine

• You Can Spend the Night at These Unique Breweries and Distilleries – Midwest Living Mag

2024

• When Distilleries Go Dry | Distiller Magazine
• New Still Room, upstairs speakeasy offer delicious pours at Iron Fish Distillery – MLive
• DBusiness Daily Update: Iron Fish Distillery in Northern Michigan Collects Three Top Awards at Competition, and More – DBusiness Magazine
• Behind the Mitten Podcast – Soft Parade Vodka 2024
• Soft Parade Vodka 2024 – Fox 2 Detroit
• Iron Fish Creative Team & Berlin Packaging Receives Two Distinguished WorldStar Awards at 2024 Competition

• Mad Angler Rye and Bottled-in-Bond win Double Gold Medals – Cigar and Spirits Magazine

2023

• Spirit Proof – Detroit Business Mag
• Iron Fish Distillery celebrates its 7th anniversary this weekend – Fox17
• Iron Fish Distillery to celebrate 7-year anniversary with big Labor Day Weekend event – MLive
• Sarah Anderson, Co-Founder of Iron Fish Distillery, to talk about their grain to glass operation – All Talk with Jordan and Dietz
• Richard Anderson of Iron Fish Distillery – WJR’s Business Biography
• Iron FIsh Distillery to release exclusive “Soft Parade” line this summer – FOX 17 WXMI
• Michigan’s Short’s Brewing, Iron Fish Distillery create Soft Parade fruit-infused vodka – MLive
• Two Michigan beverage powerhouses team up for new drink

2022

• Iron Fish Distillery expands Michigan operations, to begin distributing in Colorado and more – Rural Innovation Exchange
• Great Expectations in the Great Lakes State – Craft Spirits
• Try Delicious Spirits in Beautiful Northern Michigan – Wood TV
• Richard Anderson ~ The Great Michigan Weekend
• Iron Fish Distillery Celebrates Six Years of Business With New Whiskey, Expanding Spirit Production – 9 & 10 News
• Iron Fish Distillery in Thompsonville Planning $900,000 Investment – 9&10 News
• Iron Fish Distillery Releases First Estate Whiskeys, Plans $900K Expansion to Triple Production –  MLive
• Iron Fish Distillery Debuts New Bourbon, Announces $900K Investment in Michigan Facilities – Detroit Business
• Iron Fish Distillery’s Hat and Horses race runs before Kentucky Derby – Detroit Free Press
• Iron Fish takes home multiple medals at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirit Awards Competition
• Whiskey For the Community – Food Chain Magazine 2022
• Spirits Bottle’s Elevated Shape & Decoration Runs on Existing Equipment – Packaging World
• Michigan’s Iron Fish Distillery Using Bourbon To Help Bring Back Legendary Fish – The Whiksey Wash
• Iron Fish Distillery Receives $55K Grant To Fund Projects – 9&10 News

2021

• Iron Fish Distillery Takes Home Multiple National Medals at ACSA 2021 Design & Packaging Awards!
• Mezcal Finished Bourbon Wins Best in State – Heartland Whiskey
• MTM On the Road: Iron Fish Distillery Celebrates Five Years – 9&10 News
• IRON FISH DISTILLERY’S MAD ANGLER- Northern Express
• High proof: Michigan’s craft spirits industry is changing the game – Detroit News
• Richard Anderson, Iron Fish Distillery Releases Estate Grown Line Of Spirits – Michigan Business Beat
• Michigan’s Iron Fish Distillery Has New Whiskeys To Offer – Whiskey Wash
• Craft Distilleries Aim to Make Whiskey an Experience – New York Times
• Up North Pride Creates Three Art Exhibits To Unite Community During National Pride Month – 9&10 News
• Michigan Distillery’s Flagship Bourbon gets its magic from a Century-Old Maple Syrup Farm – MLive
• Michigan Distillery’s pre-bottled bourbon cocktails available statewide this summer
• 1 Year Later: Iron Fish Distillery Talks Hope, Cocktails, Covid-19 – MyNorth
• LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR: Richard Anderson, co-owner, Iron Fish Distillery
• Fun food and drink destinations in Northern Michigan to check out! – WoodTV

2020

• Craft Spirits Magazine / Packaging Awards 2020 
• Food Chain Magazine / Iron Fish Feature 2020
• Distiller Magazine / Iron Fish Feature – 2020 
• 21 Cozy Places for Winter Outdoor Drinks in Northern Michigan – MyNorth
• Iron Fish Distillery Finds Outdoor Solution to Maintain a Physically Distant Winter – 9&10 News 
• Local Craft Beverage Producers Push for Renewal of 2017 Federal Tax Credit – 9&10 News
• ‘WE NEED SOME HELP:’ Michigan’s craft spirits industry seeks relief to weather pandemic, stay competitive – MiBiz 
• What exactly is a non-GMO spirit? The Manual 
• Adventures in Thompsonville – GTPulse 
• Craft Distilleries Find Creative Ways to Serve Whiskey During the Pandemic – Whiskey Advocate – Whiskey Advocate 
• 30 Best Things in Manistee and Benzie County – MyNorth 
• Food and drink spots to try in Frankfort – WoodTV Grand Rapids 
• Iron Fish Distillery expands RV camping on its 120-acre Northern Michigan farm – MLive
• Expanding the experience: Iron Fish Distillery offers new ways to enjoy the farm – UpNorth Live
• Micro-varietal Rye and Homegrown Botanicals: Farm-to-Flask Spirits Toast the Local Bounty – Wine Enthusiast 
• Iron Fish Distillery helps to supply Upper Peninsula essential workers with hand sanitizer 
• Marquette BLP partners with Iron Fish Distillery to supply hand sanitizer to essential businesses, organizations – Upper MI Source 
• Distillery turns spirits into sanitizer, provides for groups throughout state – UpNorth Live
• Iron Fish Distillery Making Hand Sanitizer For Health, Safety, Critical Service Workers – 9&10 News 
• Fish tale: Chances of Arctic grayling return to Michigan ‘Very good’
• ON WJR Richard Anderson – Co-owner of Iron Fish Distillery – 3/20
• Barley, BBQ & Beats Comes to Cadillac May – 9 & 10 News
• Participants prepare for Fat Chance Fat Tire Bike Race – 9 & 10 News
• Iron Fish Fat Chance Fat Tire Bike Race set for Jan. 19 – Manistee News
• Time to hit the trails for winter fun – WZZM 13

2019

• If whiskeys your thing here’s some tempting varieties – Journal & Topics
• Northern Michigan craft beverage producers hoping for tax cut extension – 9 & 10 News
• Michigan bill would give big boost to distilleries using local ingredients – 9 & 10 News
• Celebrating possibilities at Michigan’s only Farm Distillery – Michigan Business Beat
• A new whiskey aims to bring an old fish back to Michigan rivers – Fox 2 Detroit
• Researchers continue effort to bring Arctic Grayling fish back to Michigan – UpNorth Live
• Take time away from busy holiday preparations to enjoy a crafted cocktail – The Oakland Press
• Sip Cozy, Cold Weather Cocktails at Iron Fish Distillery – My North
• Iron Fish Distillery Releases Whiskies Dedicated to Arctic Grayling – 9 & 10 News
• Holidays Chocolates with Grocer’s Daughter – Fox 2 Detroit
• Iron Fish dedicates new whiskeys to Arctic Grayling effort – The Record Eagle
• Farm to bottle: Michigan-grown grains and fruits a bounty for small craft distillers – Crain’s Detroit Business
• Hops & Props continues to grow – Manistee News
• Fustini’s & Iron Fish collab for drinks & dessert on “the four” – 9 & 10 News
• Iron Fish Michigan White Rum recognized by The Manual Spirit Awards as the best unaged rum of 2019 – The Manual
• Solar homes, businesses open their doors for public tour – Manistee News
• LRCR Spirited Coffee Gathering enjoyed by public – Manistee News
• Use these fresh ingredients to create the perfect end of summer cocktail – The Oakland Press
• Political Lizard debuts soft rock at Hoxeyville, Iron Fish – The Record Eagle
• Fustini’s, Iron Fish Distillery team up to create Honey Vinegar – 9 & 10 News
• Luke Winslow King Performs for OASIS Benefit – 9 & 10 News
• Made In Michigan – Iron Fish Distillery – WWJ News Radio
• A mispour transforms one of its most popular drinks into an Iron Fish classic. – Michigan Meetings and Events Mag
• Iron Fish Distillery Launches New Whiskey – The Record Eagle
• Iron Fish Distillery Reveals “Copper Queen” Whiskey – Michigan Business Network
• Original Copper Country ‘Copper Queen’ whiskey makes a comeback – Upper Michigan Source
• Lower Peninsula distillery makes commemorative Copper Queen Whiskey – ABC 10 News
• Sipping with Iron Fish Distillery – Fox 2 Detroit
• Michigan Radio blends exciting summer cocktails: Pontoon Summer – Michigan Radio
• Michigan Distillery Resurrects 100+ Year Old Whiskey Label – The Whiskey Wash

2018

• Commongrounds Aims For Eighth Street “Renaissance” – Traverse City Ticker 
• Iron Fish Distillery creates a drinking destination on a back-roads farm – Crain’s Detroit
• Iron Fish Distillery Celebrates Grand Opening of Bottling Area – 9 & 10 News 
• Detroit Free Press features Iron Fish and Michigan Mary! 
• Bringing Spirits Home: Iron Fish Distillery Embraces Its Roots
• Iron Fish Distillery Celebrates Grand Opening of Bottling Area
• Craft Beer & Spirits Take Michigan By Storm
• The Morning Show roving microphone found itself on the grounds of Iron Fish Distillery in Northern Michigan. We bring you the feature with co-owner Sarah Anderson.
• Concept for proposed community center unveiled
• Frommers’ Travel Show Podcast, airing on WABC in New York City and streaming worldwide
  June 9th, 2018 episode features Iron Fish Distillery and talks all about Northern Michigan, listen below.
• Whiskey Wash: Whiskey Review Round Up: Iron Fish Distillery Whiskeys
• Kline Family Art Exhibit at Iron Fish Distillery
• See who wins the Dirt Derby horse race at Iron Fish Distillery
• Benzie County Zonta Club, Iron Fish team up for ‘Hats and Horses’ fundraiser
• Mint Juleps For A Good Cause – With Hats & Horses Derby Party At Iron Fish Distillery
• Lick The Plate with David Boylan on MyNorth
• ‘Thirsty Thursday’ covers Iron Fish 4500 Sq Ft Expansion
• 14th Annual Michigan Small Business Awards Honors Eight Local Companies
• Omelette & Coates Interview on Classic Rock, The Bear
  • Part 1 — A Retirement of Sorts
  • Part 2 — Five Years of Whiskey in the Barrel
  • Part 3 — Homestead Farm Whiskey in a Jar
  • Part 4 — Pride of Michigan, Gin & Spirits
• Iron Fish Makes Top 5 Staycations List
• MTM On The Road: Profiling Michigan’s First Full Line Farm Distillery
• Michigan This Morning Showcases Our Newest Bourbon
• Details Of Our Latest Expansion Plans
• Iron Fish Distillery Headed to Lisbon Portugal for Whiskey Tasting Event
• Iron Fish Distillery Name One of “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch’ for 2018
• Iron Fish announces plans to expand
• Richard and Sarah on WGVU
• 70-plus Things to Do all over Michigan this Winter

2017

• Detroit Free Press highlights our soil to spirits roots
• NYTimes Ski Destinations
• Cloudvitational returns at Beer Week
• Great lakes great tastes. / PBS Travel show Ironfish segment
• Michigan Flavors Make-a-Wish Benefit Dinner
• How to try nearly every Michigan craft distillery in one place
• WZZM13 Interview
• IronFish BTM Podcast Appearance
• IronFish on WGVU
• Hooch Terroir
• 7 must-visit Traverse City bars
• On the Road on Mackinac
• 15 Michigan Craft Distilleries making great whiskeys, bourbons
• Kentucky Derby Part on Fox Detroit

2016

• 5 Adventures to try at Crystal Mountain
• FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELPS FUND CRAFT WHISKEY DEVELOPMENT – The Whiskey Wash
• Businesses to receive funds to expand agricultural markets
• Stabenow supports USDA plan to expand Michigan agricultural markets
• Crystal Mountain – Favorite Local Watering Holes
• Michigan’s First Full Line Distillery (also on mLive)
• Iron Fish Distillery opens for business
• This fall, take the road less traveled. – Detroit News
• Steelhead-Inspired Scotch at Iron Fish Distillery
• Benzie County Visitors Bureau welcomes Iron Fish Distillery
• Michigan Wines welcomes Iron Fish Distillery
• Record-Eagle “Iron Fish Distillery [Opening Soon]”
• Benzie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomes Iron Fish Distillery
• UpNorthLive “New Spirits in Manistee County”
• Manistee News Advocate “Iron Fish Distillery Breaks Ground”
• Northern Express “New Distilleries on the Horizon”

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