Name Of Business: Lyon Distilling Company
Location: 605 S Talbot Street #6
Website: www.lyondistilling.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
Phone number: (443) 333-9181
Hours of operation:
Fridays 1-5 / Saturday 12-6
Other times available by appointment
Who are the owners?
Jaime Windon and Ben Lyon
How and why you started your business? (any background info would be helpful)
Ben worked for a small distillery after college, and Jaime is an avid spirits enthusiast, so after moving here in 2012, they decided St. Michaels was an ideal location for the distillery.
What do you sell/make/do?
We make a series of signature rums, a corn whiskey, as well as a traditional Maryland rye whiskey.
Where is your business located and why did you choose your location?
Lyon Distilling Co. is located in the Historic Mill District. The mill has a fascinating history and wonderful industrial architecture, with added benefit of being pedestrian friendly. Visitors are also in close proximity to the winery and brewery, creating a booze trifecta unlike anywhere else in the state!
What strategy do you use to draw people to your establishment?
Our focus is to create absolutely superb small batch spirits whose reputation speaks for itself. We're happy that people like the look of the bottles, but to us, it's what's inside the bottle that is most important.
What is your strategy for growth in the next year?
After building a great reputation over the last year and a half, the goal is to expand production to markets where we have demand, but haven't been able to sell to simply because we are very much a boutique scale operation.
What is the best thing about running a business here?
St. Michaels is a beautiful town, with a great community, and fantastic history. It's also incredibly exciting to see all the new businesses thriving here, and a new generation of visitors discovering the town.
