Hey, it’s Dave, the Founding nerd behind Arcane Distilling. 6 years ago, I designed Arcane from the ground up specifically to create an energy efficient, environmentally responsible way to distill exceptional spirits. This new technology made Arcane’s line of vacuumed distilled beer whiskey possible - proof that quality spirits and environmental responsibility could co-exist. It’s taken years of development and I am proud of the technology and innovative core spirits that formed a base for Arcane to grow.   While I was looking forward to the next step of scaling up Arcane's operations, it will unfortunately have to take place without me. This post announces that after almost 6 years of this project being my life, I am departing Arcane today. I’m leaving behind a team with big plans for Arcane that differ from my own.    It's impossible to convey what the past 10 years of working in this industry and community has meant to me, but I’m going to try -   Thank you to all the amazing fans from NYC and beyond that have been an inspiration and support system to Arcane and myself all through the years. To those brave beta testers and hardy Sunday bottling crews - you’re the absolute best. To the homebrewing community that suffered through so many of my experiments, thanks for getting weird with me. To all of the brewers and breweries that I’ve collaborated with and hung out at over the decade - seriously, I’m not sure if there would be an Arcane without you. Finally, a very special thank you to all of the service industry professionals whose knowledge, talent, hustle, and love of my bizarre project was so integral to its development.     Thanks again, and cheers!

Another great cocktail from our friend @archbernard. Follow him for more recipes and tutorials including his Juneteenth cocktail. Check out his patreon (in his bio) to keep the knowledge flowing!

Stand together.

The service and hospitality industry is one (if not THE) backbone in this country. The hard working people that make the whole thing run are being strained like never before by the necessary but drastic measures put out by local and federal governments. For this reason we’d like to introduce you to the @rwcfnyc. If you’re a service industry worker, not only has the Restaurant Worker’s Community Foundation compiled an extensive list of resources but they are the folks you can actually contact if you need help figuring this out. If you have an immediate emergency please use the usual emergent channels, but for preparing and planning to weather this storm, contact them. For folks that aren’t in the service industry, now is the time to return the hospitality and donate to help. Donation information is right at the top of their website and Instagram. @rwcfnyc restaurantworkerscf.org #returnthehospitality

Tomorrow is Brew For A Cure - a charity beer event with all proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Organized by @popewagon this event is in its 4th year and we’re super excited to be a part of it again. And we’re not the only ones, some of NYC’s best breweries, businesses, and home brewers are all helping out with a great cause. For tickets see @popewagon and we’ll see you at @thewellbrooklyn tomorrow. #Repost @popewagon ・・・ One day out! Today we'd like to thank our friends @thewellbrooklyn for hosting us again this year! Without them, BFAC doesn't happen! Can't thank them enough for their support and willingness to help! (event info in bio) • #BrewForaCureNYC #homebrewing #homebrew #nycbeer #nychomebrew #beers #beerlovers #charitynyc #stjudes #craftbeer #beerevents #brewminaries #grenadebrigade #homebrewsandhandgrenades #thewellbrooklyn

Backyard grown hops garnishing a pour of Arcane Lonewolf Whiskey. Photo and hops by @wrinkledbrow

Scenes from last Thursday’s event at Fette Sau. The Arcane Mojito is kind of the perfect pairing with their smokey meats and I can’t say enough about their new wings. Photo by @emmamcdizzle

Sunday funday. Broke out a bottle of IPA5 from the archives... What’s your favorite batch? . . . #summer #beer #sunday #funday #whiskey #beerwhiskey #ipawhiskey #arcane

Lakeside vibes brought to you by Young Lion of the West cream ale and Arcane Fernet. Not ready for Monday, but this is helping. @strongropebrewery’s cream ale is the perfect dockside beer - low abv and crisp, perfect for a lazy August Sunday . . . . #summer #beer #creamale #strongrope #newyork #farmbrewery #fernet #arcanefernet #lake #lakelife #cocktails #boilermaker

I miss this wax color 😔. Maybe we should bring it back...😏 #beerwhiskey #IPA7 #alwaysvacuumdistilled #whiskey #ipa

Ohhhh it’s gonna be one of those days... on a Monday... Arcane Fernet, soda, and a lime with ALLLLL the ice - your bartender knows what’s up. Stay cool, folks.

TBT - a fun little Arcane side project was the Lab Rat IPA. Made for the NYC beer week event “Brewpiphany” wort share started by Kelly Taylor and Chris Cuzme at the old @kelsobeer location in Cobble Hill. The brewery made a batch of wort and NYC homebrewers were asked to brew whatever they wanted and bring it back for a big party. So, we kept it weird. This IPA was brewed without any aromatic or dry hop and then “hopped” by each taster with a couple of different cryogenically extracted hop isolates! Not a process we use in our whiskey, but super fun nonetheless. Shout out to the future owners of @fifthhammerbeer and @svendale in these pics!