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Originally published Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Dry Fly gets distillery license from state

Dry Fly Distilling in Spokane sold its first two bottles of liquor to retail customers on Tuesday, the day it received a craft distillery...

By Melissa Allison

Seattle Times business reporter

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Dry Fly Distilling in Spokane sold its first two bottles of liquor to retail customers on Tuesday, the day it received a craft distillery license from the state of Washington. It is the first liquor to be sold at a non-state retail store since at least Prohibition.

"By noon we were still not licensed as craft distiller," said Kent Fleischmann, co-owner of Dry Fly, which began making vodka, gin and whiskey last year. "They sent us our license by fax in the afternoon."

Dry Fly gets about 25 visitors a day who will now be able to sample its liquor. It hopes to sell at least 10 bottles of vodka or gin a day.

The license is possible through a new state law that became effective Tuesday and allows distilleries to apply for licenses to do limited retail sales and tasting. The law limits sales to two liters per person per day.

Melissa Allison: 206-464-3312 or mallison@seattletimes.com

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