NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — Natchez businessman Doug Charboneau and his son want to open a rum micro-distillery in the building that formerly housed King’s Tavern bar.
First, Charboneau must get the city to amend its ordinances to allow for micro-distilleries.
Charboneau tells the Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/11jKfCs) that if the change can be made, he’d like to open the micro-distillery in the first quarter of 2014.
Charboneau says he had talked with city officials and will meet this week with the Natchez Planning Commission. He says he will ask the commission to add micro-distillery and micro-winery to the definition of micro-brewery and allow the businesses in the city.
Charboneau says his micro-distillery will produce white rum in the beginning and age rum in oak barrels to be sold at a later date.
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Information from: The Natchez Democrat, http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/
