System and method for automated distillery management

Abstract

A system and method for automated distillery management includes the ability to manage customers, manage inventory, and facilitate the production, aging, and sale of customized spirits. Customers, groups, and distillery staff may engage in the production, aging, and storage of customized spirits on a micro-brewing and / or micro-distilling scale. Various levels of customization may be available when producing the customized spirit. A level of customization of a spirit may be based upon type of spirit, recipe selection, amount of involvement in production process, type of involvement in production process, amount of notifications provided, types of notifications provided, participation in tasting during production process, spirit proof, aging type and time, storage time, customized labels for one or more casks, tanks, bottles, and / or other receptacles to hold the customized spirit and / or other factors related to producing a customized spirit. Customers and groups may also age and store spirits at the distillery storage site.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 750,925, filed Jan. 25, 2013, entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DISTILLERY MANAGEMENT”, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 591,243, filed Jan. 26, 2012, entitled “METHOD FOR PRODUCING, AGING AND SELLING CUSTOMIZED DISTILLED SPIRITS AND OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES,” the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a system and method for automated distillery management including the ability to manage customers, manage inventory, and facilitate the production, aging, and sale of customized spirits.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Generally speaking, the production of spirits, including, for example, vodka, whiskey, gin, and / or other spirits, is conducted by licensed distilleries. Individuals employed by a distillery may host customers for a...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]Customers, groups, and / or others that participate in producing a customized spirit may also age and store the spirit at the distillery storage site, for example, at the distillery's bonded or non-bonded space. The distillery management system may facilitate the production, aging, and storage of a customized spirit, manage customers, manage inventory, and / or perform other functionality related to managing a distillery.

[0045]In some implementations, the distillery management system may facilitate the production, aging, and sale of distillery spirits. Distillery spirits may include, for example, spirits that are produced and aged without input from a customer, group, and / or other entity. For example, the distillery management system may operate without receiving input or providing notification to a customer, group, and / or other entity during the production and aging of distillery spirits. In another example, instead of providing notifications and receiving input from a customer, group, and / or other entity, the distillery management system may provide notifications and receive input from distillery staff.

Problems solved by technology

Conventional automated distillery management tools may exist, but have various limitations and drawbacks.

For example, conventional automated distillery management tools may be limited to inventory management and / or customer account management.

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