The American Genesis Collection
Our foundation lies in two core values, transparency and community input. What we have is an idea; an idea that we believe is shared by everyone in the whiskey community, that the ability to create and taste your own whiskey enables an epitomic experience of whiskey not available through mere consumption. We want to give our members complete creative freedom, more so than any other distillery before us and our first collection gets us moving in that direction. It is possible to distill and craft in small batches at home but the complexity of whiskey that arises from its journey through a quality-controlled, large-scale distillery is unmatchable. The metal, wood, and even air that the whiskey interacts with at the distillery gives it a character seldom attainable through a home still.
Good to Know: "The key problem with small barrel aging is that it accelerates the absorption of everything else from the wood as well. A common misconception is that the longer a whiskey stays in the barrel, the better it gets. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Aging in oak is a delicate three-way dance between the climate, the whiskey and the wood. While the exact line is hard to determine with any specificity, aging a whiskey for too long imparts a nauseating astringency, especially if the wood in question is new oak." - WhiskeyReviewer.com
Barrel Distribution
Beginning our journey is the American Genesis Collection. In our initial collection, we hope to release 10,500 barrels distributed as follows and prioritized accordingly:
4,000 barrels for public mint.
250 barrels reserved for current and future employees.
1,000 barrels reserved for the Founders of The Graine Ledger Distillery.
The remaining barrels (5,250) will be insurance barrels for each member of our owner community (each barrel will come with its own duplicate) as an insurance policy. During the production process, there may be accidents, and we want to guarantee the security of your whiskey. We will release a single mash bill that is owner community selected to be distilled by The Graine Ledger. Following the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Chapter I, Subchapter A, part 5, Subpart C, each will meet the legal requirements of a bourbon whiskey. Offering either a high rye, traditional, wheated, or random-number generated mash bill elected by barrel owners. Owners will also have limited customization options for this collection but still just enough to make the whiskey in your barrel truly unique.
Customization Options
Variations in Barrel Char Level (ranging from 1-7)
Aging Duration
Finish (By either stave insertion, toasted barrels, or both)
Ownership Rankings
Owners will receive special rankings based on the number of barrels they own. The tiers in this ranking system as listed below. The benefits provided to each will be different but the base benefits will still be substantial for all owners.
Egalitarian Benefits:
1 American Connoisseur Collection Barrel per AGC Barrel
1 International Genesis Barrel per AGC Owner
Tier One (1 - 5 Barrels):
Eligible for 1 Pre-Release Product Bottle per Year
American Genesis Lounge Access:
Entry
Unlimited Games
Member Pricing on Food & Beverages
Tier Two (6 - 20 Barrels):
Eligible for 1 Pre-Release Product Crate (x9 Bottles) per Year
American Genesis Lounge Access:
Entry
Unlimited Games
Unlimited Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Special Tier Two Member Pricing on Food & Alcholic Beverages
Tier Three (21 - 50 Barrels):
Eligible for 2 Pre-Release Product Crate (x9 Bottles) per Year
American Genesis Lounge Access:
Entry
Unlimited Games
Unlimited Food & Beverages
One Private Event per Year
Special Member Pricing on Catering and Bar Services
Tier Four (51 - 100 Barrels):
Eligible for 2 Pre-Release Product Crates (x18 Bottles) per Year
American Genesis Lounge Access:
Entry
Unlimited Games
Unlimited Food & Beverages
One Private Event per Year
Bar and Catering provided as a token of appreciation from the Graine Ledger.
Tier Six (100+ Barrels):
Eligible for 5 Pre-Release Product Crates (x45 bottles)
American Genesis Lounge Access:
Entry
Unlimited Games
Unlimited Food & Beverages
Two Private Events per Year
Bar and Catering provided as a token of appreciation from the Graine Ledger.
Transportation to and from the nearest Airport on your visit.
Secret Tier Six Facility Access with AGC Lounge
Ownership Benefits
Keeping with our core values, the success of this project is entirely dependent on the support of our founding members. We have no stills, land, rick houses...all we have is a great team, discipline, dedication, and the desire to produce your finest product. The initial minting of The American Genesis Collection is aptly named because it is the genesis of The Graine Ledger community. As such, we will be giving back to those members who shared in our vision and granted us the means to make it true. Each founding member will be receive the following benefits:
One American Connoisseur Barrel per American Genesis Barrel Owned
The connoisseur collection will have very limited availability on an annual basis. We will determine how many barrel we could possibly mint every year based on the yield of our farm. Whatever quantity we choose, 25% will be reserved for American Genesis owners annually until all owners have one per barrel they own. This 25% will be randomly selected based on a lottery system using AGC barrel numbers. Those numbers selected will be automatically removed from the next drawing.
One Graine Ledger Genesis Barrel per AGC Owner (*NOT BARRELS*) when New Distilleries are Opened in International Whiskey Producing Regions The Graine Ledger will begin replicating its success in other whiskey-producing regions of the world including, but not limited to, Ireland, Japan, and Canada. When these distilleries are founded, they will begin producing Genesis Collections of their own. New minters will have priority with public mint barrels being filled first, just like with AGC. AGC Owners will be gifted barrels based on a lottery process similar the one mentioned above. The lottery system will rely on wallet addresses instead of barrel numbers.
One Free Night at the Graine Ledger Lodge/Resort per Year for Each Owner This will be a standard king or double queen room with some extra perks for AGC owners. Reservations will need to be made in advance and availability will not be guaranteed for the exact date you choose but we will try our best to accommodate you. While staying with us, you will have free breakfast and dinner at our Lodge as well access to other paid amenities for free.
VIP Access to the Distillery and Distillery Tours AGC owners will have a special lounge, The American Genesis Lounge, within the distillery where they can have tastings or hold private events. They are welcome to use it at their leisure although events would need to be books in advance. The lounge will have spectacular views of our distillery floor and amenities including catering, open bar, premium sports broadcasts, and more. An owner's level of access will depend on their Ownership Ranking.
Early Product Samples We are a grain-focused distillery so we will also be distilling other spirits besides whiskey and different varieties of whiskey as well. The Graine Ledger will provide a way to register to receive anywhere from a case to a single bottle, according to their Ownership Ranking, to be shipped to them if eligible based on state, federal, and international regulations.
Additionally, 10% of secondary trades of all NFT releases will be retained by The Graine Ledger as royalty, 3% of which will be directly given to The Graine Ledger Treasury. Royalties will not apply to bottle sales after the barrel is tapped, only to the sale of the NFT. As an AGC owner you will have access to the entire Graine Ledger ecosystem (discussed in our roadmap). This access will be granted by the NFT of your barrel itself. After the barrel has been tapped, your NFT will convert to a lifetime membership pass which will give you access to all the benefits discussed above. We will also have an app for prospective owners to know which benefits have already been applied to each individual NFT.
Each barrel will be unique, it will be yours. As such, each bottle will be labeled appropriately, including rick house, floor, tap and fill date, as well as bottle number. Each label will bear the name/social media id/brand of the barrel's owner at the time of bottling. As is the case with any single-barrel whiskey, we cannot guarantee how many bottles will be pulled from each barrel. At this time, we will not be allowing for the mixing of barrels that are shared between members, in the future, however, this is another level of production that we wish to put in the hands of our community members.
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