Bottle Nexus, the premier alcohol sales engine for digital brand growth, today announced a strategic partnership with Dry Fly Distilling, Washington state’s trailblazing grain-to-glass craft distillery. By integrating Bottle Nexus’s embeddable buy button widgets and compliant online checkout software, Dry Fly is launching a nationwide direct-to-consumer channel for its award-winning wheat whiskeys and rare releases, fulfilled seamlessly through a network of local licensed retailers.
A Grain-to-Glass Legacy
Don Poffenroth and Kent Fleischmann founded Dry Fly in 2007 in a Pacific Northwest river and sources its ingredients from local family-owned farms. Dry Fly is known for producing the first legal bourbon in Washington State ; the Bourbon 101. This bourbon is aged in 53-gallon American Oak barrels for at least 3 years, and uses corn grown by the local Hutterian Settlement. This unique blend is distinguished by its opening notes of vanilla, caramel, and toffee, and closes with a long, slightly sweet finish. The incorporation of the rare, wheat-rye hybrid triticale, gives the spirit a complexity not found in more traditional recipes.
German Precision, Northwest Roots
Dry Fly’s commitment to cutting no corners and slow, impactful creation delivers expressions exclusive to Eastern Washington. This same care can be seen in the storied German Christian Carl equipment used in the distillery. The connection runs even deeper as the founders trained directly with Christian Carl’s own team in Germany, learning the craft from the source itself.
Expanding Access Through Bottle Nexus
Through this partnership, Dry Fly is able to bring its expressions beyond its regional roots. Powered by Bottle Nexus’s compliant online alcohol sales and streamlined order management and fulfillment services, this exclusive bourbon is now accessible to collectors across the country. Today, the Dry Fly Bourbon 101 is available for connoisseurs to enjoy along with its On The Fly canned cocktails and original wheat vodka and gin.
About Dry Fly Distilling
Founded in 2007 by Don Poffenroth and Kent Fleischmann, Spokane-based Dry Fly Distilling is a grain-to-glass distillery that sources all grains within 30 miles. Known for handcrafted spirits, including Washington State’s first legal bourbon (Bourbon 101), wheat vodka, gin, and “On The Fly” canned cocktails. The distillery recently released “Last Cast,” its oldest wheat whiskey to date, in honor of retired founder Don Poffenroth. Its Spokane, WA location is open daily for visitors.
About Bottle Nexus
Bottle Nexus is the leading 3-tier compliant alcohol e-commerce platform powering direct-to-consumer (DTC) expansion for 500+ spirits producers, craft distilleries, and digital media affiliates. Designed to modernize beverage alcohol retail, the platform combines age-verified checkout technology, customizable buy buttons, and automated retailer fulfillment routing. Bottle Nexus gives bourbon, whiskey, tequila, vodka, and ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail brands the digital infrastructure to convert website traffic into legally compliant, nationwide deliveries.