Rusty Figgins plans to be selling apple eau-de-vie and other clear, unaged brandy products later this year. Berle “Rusty” Figgins, Jr., wants to be the first in Washington State to commercially produce and legally sell fine brandy made from Washington apples and grapes. He’s establishing distilleries in Ellensburg and Mattawa, and hopes to have products ready later this year. Currently, he holds an alcohol fuel producer license for his premises at Mattawa, Washington. He has yet to apply for a distilled spirits producer license at the Mattawa location, a decision that is pending further market research. Figgins, who has long […]