Today we’d like to introduce you to Trea Feist.
Hi Trea, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
Dank Spirits was a dream I had as a young aspiring bartender to combine cannabis and alcohol markets under one cork but do so without the use of ANYTHING directly sourced from the cannabis plant. I was getting into my craft cocktail days and running beverage menu’s when I watched a show called Bong Appetite on ViceLand TV and saw them using Terpenes for cooking. I gave Terpenes a google and found out they are literally in EVERYTHING and were extremely aromatic, flavorful, naturally sweet, and highly medicinal organic compounds.
Now Dank was always a word I used for Premium Top Shelf Products my whole life, everything from “Man, that was a Dank Steak” or “Dude, that was a pretty Dank Cocktail”. Dank was a word I use like “Cool” or “sweet” but everything is Dank for me instead.
The thought of Dank Spirits didn’t come to me until weeks later when I was sampling Ghost Tequila (Shout Out) and as I shot the sample I said “Oh, now that’s Dank” and hence Dank Spirits lightbulb went off in my head. I went home and google Terpene Liquors and found ZERO on the market. All other major brands would rather pack their products with sugars, citric acids & oil by-products that are dirt cheap and not the best for you.
From there I started market research and a couple years later had a business plan, investors and was off to the races to be The First Terpene Liquor Brand.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I was scheduled to launch Dank Vodka in April 2020 So from COVID shutting down my launch party ideas; original investors backing out; no distribution companies would pick up a brand with no funding; no bars would allow reps inside to sell; no liquor stores would bring new products on… all of these were just some of the speed bumps I encountered…
Now Dank Vodka is in over 200 Bar & Restaurant locations; Dank Vodka is in over 100 Retail locations; Dank is stretched from Oklahoma all the way down to Corpus and South Padre Island; Dank will be distributed in Florida, Colorado & Louisiana this 2022 year!
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Dank Vodka?
Dank Vodka is The World’s First Terpene Liquor Brand based out of Waxahachie, Texas. Terpenes are just the oil zest in a lemon or that sweet smell of a rose, they are natural organic compounds in many citrus fruits and plants.
Terpenes are the oil zest, aromatic flavorful, and naturally sweet so we have no added sugars, “natural flavors” or oil by products.
Dank is carbon filtered for 72 hours, then distilled an extra 4 hours after our 6x distillation, this is a lengthy and costly process but it pulls out impurities that exhaust a grainy odor, taste, and harsh burn on your throat.
Dank Vodka received a gold medal at the 2020 USA Spirit Ratings and was entered into San Francisco World Spirits Competition, SIP Awards, Bartenders Spirit Awards, Ultimate Beverage Challenge & 2022 USA Spirit Ratings. We hope to receive gold medals across the board!
Any big plans?
Dank may be toying around with a few new flavors and possibly another spirit line this coming winter.
Dank Vodka will be distributing in Florida, Colorado, and Louisiana this coming summer and fall.
On 4/20/2022 this year, Dank vodka will be sponsoring The Pharcyde Tour at Tree’s in Deep Ellum!
National Vodka Week is a holiday Dank Vodka owns and we will be throwing a week-long party on South Padre Island, or as we say, Dank Padre Island.
Dank Vodka will have a Super Dank 4/20 event at The Tipsy Alchemist with 4/20 Dank Specials all night!
Pricing:
- $33
Contact Info:
- Email: TREA.FEIST@DANKSPIRITS.COM
- Website: www.DankSpirits.com
- Instagram: @dankvodka
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DankSpirits/
Image Credits
Zack Williams
Samantha Salmon
