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Article: Shaler boasts first local vodka distillery
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- December 3, 2008
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They may never pin the tail on the Grey Goose or approach the
iconic status of Absolut. But the makers of the state's first
locally produced vodka fully intend to uphold the local honor.
Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries of Shaler began producing the
first bottles of its Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka in August. Their 80-
proof premium vodka sells in more than 250 PLCB state stores for
$29.49 per fifth. It's also served in bars and restaurants Downtown,
in the North Hills and Ligonier.
The distillery's founders -- and most of its labor force -- are
chairman Prentiss Orr, a marketing consultant, and president and CEO
Barry Young, who has a bachelors in science and pharmacy degree from
Duquesne ...