Green Door Distilling

Green Door Distilling was founded in 2014 by Josh Cook^[1] in Kalamazoo, Michigan.^[2] The company opened its tasting room and retail shop in 2016^[3] under head distiller and president Jon Good.^[4] It is now owned by Steve Jbara, Scott Benton, and former NBA player Ben Wallace, who acquired a minority ownership stake in 2022.^[1]  In 2020, Tyler Glasser assumed the role of head distiller at Green Door, and in 2021, both he and Green Door appeared on the Discovery Channel television series, Master Distiller.^[5] In 2022 Scott Gardner replaced Glasser as head distiller at Green Door.^[6]

The distillery creates gin,^[7] vodka,^[4] whisky,^[8] amaro,^[9] bourbon,^[10] and flavored liqueurs.^[11] Its line has received the Michigan vodka distillery of the year award from the New York International Spirits competition,^[4] with its vodka receiving the silver medal from the American Distilling Institute.^[12] The lines have also received medals from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition,^[9] a double gold for its blueberry liqueur in 2021,^[13] and gold medals for gin and bourbon as well as silver medals for vodka and blueberry liqueur in 2022.^[10]  

The company uses Michigan oak to produce its barrels.^[14] In early 2020, the distillery transitioned to making hand sanitizer to help bolster the national supply during the COVID-19 pandemic, which it donated to various health centers and agencies.^[15]