Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: James Bay Distillers
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers
Updated at: 2026-06-08T05:00:15Z

Tagline: We distill and produce world-class gold-medal award-winning whiskies and gins
Elevator pitch: We produce super-premium whiskies and gins, all with gold-, silver- and other awards. All are sipping spirits, perfect neat or over ice - not requiring a mixer. We are expanding wholesale accounts, online sales and export opportunities in 7 countries. We are the only craft distillery to also operate a US-based free-trade zone to benefit from both US and Canadian spirits regulations. We are also the only craft distillery with UK permits to import, blend and bottle our own Scotch releases.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 77005 | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 66 | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 77005 | observed_at: 2026-06-08T05:00:15Z | expires_at: 2026-06-09T05:00:15Z
- Total investors: 66 | observed_at: 2026-06-08T05:00:15Z | expires_at: 2026-06-09T05:00:15Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 77005
- total_investors: 66
- team_size: 2
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 0

Quick facts:
- Our Galloping Goose Canadian whisky is a popular double-gold and 4x gold-medal award winner | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-fact-1
- Our sales are increasing month on month, and year-on-year growth is over 200% | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-fact-2
- We have raised $747,000 with 19 accredited and sophisticated investors under SEC's Reg D 506(b) | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-fact-3
- Our gold-medal Summer Gin No. 5 rates higher than national brands from Chicago, Virginia and the UK | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-fact-4
- Our gins are listed for export in the UK, Canada, South Africa & 4 Asian countries by USDA & others | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-fact-5
- Our strong team includes top level bankers, advisers and industry experts, both in the US and abroad | citation: https://wefunder.com/james.bay.distillers#claim-fact-6

FAQ:
- Q: Do you have an estimate for 2020 revenue? How many retailers are you in currently? Any upcoming launches?
  A: Hi Andrew, Good questions, and thanks. We anticipate 2021 revenue to be 2-4x 2020 as we look at solidifying existing domestic markets, opening new domestic markets and reaching into export markets (with more than a dozen current active contacts in Asia and Canada). We current sell and ship to 5 states: Washington State, Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota and the District of Columbia. We sell also to local liquor stores. Our Galloping Goose whisky and Summer Gin No. 5 are both at the State of Virgin...
- Q: The pitch deck (labeled 4 December 2020) lists Berle "Rusty" Figgins as the master distiller. There is a statement from Fynoderee Distillery in August announcing his appointment as their master distiller and his family's relocation to the Isle of Man - is this no longer the ca...
  A: Hi, Alex, Rusty is one of our best and smartest advisors, since November 2014, and he has in fact earned the title of master distiller more than many in the industry. We used his title in our listing as a point of reference. We last talked with him in October (email) and late December 2020 (LinkedIn). A redacted version of our financials were used in the distillery-startup classes he taught at his distillery in eastern Washington, as they were developed by us in discussion with other distille...
- Q: I have a couple of questions, can you explain the equity position in the company? the 2018 & 2019 statement of equity in the financials were the same, however in the balance sheets in 2018 & 2019 equity changed nearly $260K lower. Did you pay off early investors or red...
  A: Thanks for the careful reading, Terrence, we appreciate you noticing that the table for 2019 Statement of Equity was included by mistake in the 2018 Management Report during our final scan to PDF.  The has now been included and we have sent the corrected version to WeFunder for online viewing.   Also in the Balance Sheet format which we sent to WeFunder, we noticed that the line item for fully paid in capital was dropped, though it was included in the narrative section (page 6 ...
- Q: Hello Ernest, I've invested in over 42 company's. I think if you offered perks at the 100 dollar level, you would get more funds. Why? Because most investors can only invest 2,600 a year in total funds. So, if you offered hat's or t-shirt or something like that, you would get ...
  A: Thanks for the idea, Peter, I appreciate your input. I hope you'll also look at and consider our other incentives of bottles/cases of whiskies and gins - including some new releases as they come up!
- Q: Hello Ernest, I was comparing your actual 2020 revenue with the projections from your Financials (slide 12) in your deck. Obviously, the revenue projections are just that, projections. Do you have an updated view based on the actual 2019 & 2020 revenues? Thanks.
  A: Hi Mark, good question, and we are building that estimate now. We have 2 pending export contracts in Korea, 1 in Japan and more in Mexico which we want to include in the estimate. We were also approached this week by a third buyer in Canada for the Ontario and Quebec markets. Any and all of these export sales will be dramatic and allow us to keep the same growth curve. We previously mentioned that our estimate is conservatively 2-4x 2020 figures, but with export contracts based on customer st...