tours run back-to-back,” he said.
For the future, Barrett just hopes Black Button Distilling keeps growing and diversifying.
Black Button Distilling expects revenue to come in just shy of $4-million, and that’d be 65 percent growth from last year. “The company has doubled in size every 14-18 months, and we now have 88 employees, double what we had last year,” he said. “We have four buildings in Rochester, one in Buffalo, and rent 27,000 square feet.” “The company has doubled in size every 14-18 months, and we now have 88 employees, double what we had last year.” Black Button Distilling was also named to the Inc. 5,000 list. It ranks as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. “We were named the second-fastest growing craft distill- ery in the nation. We were also the 2020th fastest-growing company of any kind,” he said.
“We are trying to have more whiskey, and we make as much as we can. Our current growth rate is such that by the time we get new facilities in, it’s time to grow again,” he said. “We are always wishing we had more space or capacity, and that’s a very good thing. We are keeping busy and doing something we love. You cannot ask for anything more.”
“I hope you will try our small batch, grain to glass spirits and join me in raising a glass and Live Large in Small Batches.”
“To see that kind of hard work rewarded is amazing, and to be able to take that victory lap is something special.”
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • JANUARY 2020
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