For Success, Mike Sherlock Mixes One Kind of Whiskey with a Lot of Clever Thinking Best Distillery: Fremont Mischief Distillery – Seattle Weekly 2017
Photo and Article By Jason Simms
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 1:30am | Seattle Weekly
Before he opened Fremont Mischief Distillery, Mike Sherlock built a thriving shipyard business on Lake Union by saying “Yes.”
Cut a …
“Local”, “Organic”, and “Fair-Trade USA” are sought after products for many shoppers today. These labels are a non-negotiable staple when given the choice. The artisan, farm-to-table spirit has deep roots in the Pacific Northwest and is now proudly seen in Seattle’s-own distillery market. Home to 27 micro distilleries, Seattle is the fastest growing player in America.
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The Craftsman-style windows and the Prohibition-era memorabilia in his tasting room hint at distiller Mike Sherlock’s past as a houseboat builder and his fascination with the 1920s and ’30s. Sherlock, a Whidbey Island native, uses winter wheat sourced from Whidbey’s Ebey Road Farm to make vodka and gin, and Eastern Washington rye for two Prohibition-style (heavy on the rye) whiskeys. …
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Fremont Mischief John Jacob Whiskey
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Best of Industry Influencers: Mike Sherlock, Fremont Mischief Distillery.
It would be hard to find a more archetypical Seattleite then Mike Sherlock. For almost 30 years, Sherlock fished for salmon in Bristol Bay and for crab in the Bering Sea. He also owned a shipyard near Gasworks Park that built and outfitted everything from skiffs to factory trawlers, and he …
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Ebb+Flow Vodka
Headlong White Dog Whiskey
Legacy Vodka
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Washington Wheat Whiskey
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Samish Bay Whiskey
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Chilean-style Brandy
Hedge Trimmer Gin
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Fremont Mischief Whiskey
With a rye base, this …
by Erin Thomas
That’s a mouthful and so is this limited edition specialty vodka by Fremont Mischief. The spirit is dazzlingly infused with beet juice for a menacing veneer in the glass to match its muse – Rex Velvet, Seattle’s villainous answer to the city’s faux crime-fighter, Phoenix …
Mike Sherlock gives a rueful laugh when he says that his Fremont Mischief distillery was supposed to be a retirement adventure. While more fun than the Lake Union shipyard he ran for 17 years—“we’re always smiling at work now”—it’s still a full-time job. Walking me around …
