Fort Worth Business Press, June 2, 2014 Vol. 26, No. 23 | Page 11

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immediately, they said, and “over time,
we’ll be hosting tens of thousands of
tourists (who will spend) money on food,
lodging and spirits,” Robertson said at the
zoning hearing.
He and Firestone said they’ll route
all traffic from the Mitchell Boulevard
thoroughfare and close off the
neighborhood entrance, features that
could be set down as requirements in a site
plan.
Firestone and Robertson stressed their
establishment is not a bar or retail store.
While it would be open on certain days
for tastings and tours, retail sales would
be limited by state law to two bottles
per month per person. The rest of the
distillery’s production, by law, would be
required to be sold through distributors.
The country club already serves alcohol,
they noted. They also said they don’t admit
minors.
On fungus risk, which property owners
on the famed Kentucky Bourbon Trail
are suing the d