What Drop Shop Distillery does

Drop Shop Distillery is a privately held craft spirits producer operating from a single distillery and appointment-only tasting room at 8130 NE Nicholas Ct, Suite 3, Hillsboro, Oregon. Founded on March 11, 2016 by husband-and-wife team Bri and Bryan Toedtli after receiving their federal/state Distilled Spirits Permit on August 4, 2017, the company produces a small-batch portfolio centered on a family of citrus liqueurs — Limoncello, Orangecello, and Limecello — each bottled at 35% ABV (70 proof) with 65g of cane sugar per 750ml, positioned as a less-sweet, higher-heat alternative to typical commercial limoncello. The product line extends to a 5x-distilled, 5x-carbon-filtered corn vodka (40% ABV), a seasonal Oregon Cranberry Vodka sold exclusively at the tasting room, a new-wave botanical Bailey's Gin (45% ABV) named after the founders' cat, and a Pumpkin Spice Liqueur sweetened with dark brown sugar. The company has entered the ready-to-drink category with 15% ABV Lemon Drop and Cranberry Lemon Drop canned cocktails containing 26g of added sugar per 12oz can.

Drop Shop sells exclusively within Oregon through two channels: the state-controlled OLCC warehouse-and-liquor-store network (where consumers can request products at local stores) and its on-site tasting room by appointment. Distribution does not extend beyond Oregon, and no B2B, on-premise, or export accounts are documented. The company is bootstrapped — no external funding rounds, no parent company, and the founders continue to hold day jobs — with marketing conducted primarily via the OLCC consumer-request mechanism, the company Squarespace website, and word-of-mouth rather than paid acquisition channels. Multiple products have been recognized at the Finger Lakes International Wine and Spirits Competition (Double Gold 2020 Orangecello; Silver 2020 Pumpkin Spice, 2021 Corn Vodka, 2023 Lemon Drop RTD; Bronze 2020 Limoncello) and SIP NW Best of the NW (Platinum 2021 Corn Vodka).

Name

Drop Shop Distillery

Legal name

Drop Shop Distillery LLC

Website

https://dropshopdistillery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Drop Shop Distillery is a bootstrapped Oregon craft distillery producing small-batch citrus liqueurs (Limoncello, Orangecello, Limecello), corn vodka, gin, and RTD canned cocktails for Oregon retail and tasting-room customers. Founded 2016, husband-and-wife operated, single-state distribution via OLCC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Distilled Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (312140)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilleries (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAG), Spirits Distillery Tours & Tastings (Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka) (THAJAGAF)

Keywords

• Craft distillery spirits
• Small batch liqueurs
• Artisan corn vodka
• Ready-to-drink cocktails
• Citrus liqueur production

Headquarters

HQ city

Hillsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Spirits Sales (Bottled Products): Direct sales of bottled spirits (limoncello, orangecello, limecello, pumpkin spice liqueur, corn vodka, gin) through Oregon liquor stores via the OLCC warehouse system. Seasonal products like Oregon Cranberry Vodka are sold only at the tasting room.
2. Tasting Room / Direct-to-Consumer Sales: Revenue from on-site tastings and direct sales at the tasting room in Hillsboro, OR. Appointments required for visits.
3. Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Canned Cocktails: Pre-mixed canned cocktails (Lemon Drop, Cranberry Lemon Drop) sold through liquor store distribution.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Drop Shop Distillery is a small-batch craft distillery in Hillsboro, Oregon that produces artisanal spirits including citrus liqueurs (Limoncello, Orangecello, Limecello, Pumpkin Spice Liqueur), vodkas (Drop Shop Corn Vodka, Oregon Cranberry Vodka), a new-wave gin (Bailey's Gin), and ready-to-drink canned cocktails (Lemon Drop, Cranberry Lemon Drop). The portfolio is built around proprietary recipes that deliver higher ABV liqueurs at 35% with lower sugar (65g per 750ml) than typical commercial products, and vodkas and gin produced with multi-stage distillation and filtration. Products are sold through Oregon state liquor stores via the OLCC warehouse system and directly at the company's appointment-only tasting room.

Product overview

Drop Shop Distillery is a small batch craft distillery producing a portfolio of spirits including liqueurs (Limoncello, Pumpkin Spice Liqueur, Orangecello, Limecello), vodkas (Oregon Cranberry Vodka, Drop Shop Corn Vodka), gin (Bailey's Gin), and ready-to-drink canned cocktails (Lemon Drop, Cranberry Lemon Drop). The core products center on the signature 'cello family of citrus liqueurs, complemented by specialty vodkas and a new line of canned cocktails. The company operates from Hillsboro, Oregon, with products available through Oregon liquor stores and their tasting room.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Limoncello
• Orangecello
• Limecello
• Pumpkin Spice Liqueur
• Drop Shop Corn Vodka
• Oregon Cranberry Vodka
• Bailey's Gin
• Lemon Drop (RTD)
• Cranberry Lemon Drop (RTD)

Quantifiable outcome

• Double Gold — 2020 Finger Lakes International Wine and Spirits Competition (Orangecello)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Swallowtail Spirits (Kevin Barrett)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Before receiving their own DSP license, founders Bryan and Bri Toedtli partnered with Kevin Barrett's Swallowtail Spirits in Springfield, Oregon to contract-bottle their spirits. This enabled them to generate revenue and purchase their own equipment. Kevin Barrett was Bryan's high school friend and had already established Swallowtail Spirits. This partnership was critical in getting Drop Shop products on shelves before they obtained their own production license.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Treaty Oak Distilling: Texas craft distillery with broad vodka, gin, whiskey, and liqueur portfolio plus tasting room. Comparable in craft positioning, product breadth, and direct-to-consumer channel.
• Koval Distillery: Chicago craft distillery producing small-batch whiskey, gin, vodka, and specialty liqueurs with on-site tasting room. Comparable in craft premium positioning and category breadth.
• Swallowtail Spirits: Springfield, Oregon craft distillery that contract-bottled Drop Shop's products before Drop Shop received its own DSP license. Same geographic market, similar scale, comparable product mix of small-batch spirits.
• Bull Run Distillery: Portland, Oregon craft distillery producing whiskey, vodka, gin, and liqueurs with a tasting room and statewide distribution. Closest comparable in size, category breadth, and Oregon retail positioning.
• Bendistillery: Bend, Oregon craft distillery producing vodka, gin, whiskey, and liqueurs under the Crater Lake brand. Operates a tasting room and Oregon-wide distribution — directly comparable craft producer in the same state.
• Tattersall Distilling: Minneapolis craft distillery producing gin, vodka, whiskey, and liqueurs including citrus liqueurs (limoncello-style). Comparable in craft liqueur specialization and small-batch approach.
• Cutwater Spirits: San Diego-based craft distillery with a leading RTD canned cocktail portfolio (including tequila-based and vodka-based lemon drop-style drinks). Most directly comparable on the RTD growth lever and adjacent on vodka/gin.
• New Holland Distilling: Michigan craft spirits producer with broad portfolio across vodka, gin, whiskey, and liqueurs plus on-site tasting room. Comparable in craft positioning and product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Diageo: Global spirits major owning vodka (Smirnoff), gin (Tanqueray), and liqueur brands. Operates broadly in the same categories as Drop Shop and dominates distribution, marketing, and shelf access across all U.S. states.
• Pernod Ricard: Global spirits major with portfolio including Absolut vodka, Beefeater gin, and Malibu liqueurs. Competes in every category Drop Shop serves and controls national distribution relationships that small craft producers must route through to expand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drop-shop-distillery-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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