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EAST SIDE DISTILLERY (www.esdcontract.com)

ESD CONTRACT DISTILLING
QUESTIONNAIRE

Thank you for your interest in working with us. Please answer the questionnaire separately for each product you have in mind. If you don’t have an answer, please say either that you need help on deciding, or you don’t have the information yet. Please use as much space to answer the question. Please feel free to attach any photos or documents that you feel necessary.
ABOUT YOURSELF & YOUR PLANS
1.Name(Required.)
2.Email ID(Required.)
3.Contact Number(Required.)
4.Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your firm, and why are you interested in having these spirits developed.  Share a url of your firm if you have one, or your linkedin profile.(Required.)
5.Have you obtained any requisite licenses at the central level or at a state level? For example FSSAI, Label Registration, Excise, etc?(Required.)
6.Where are you planning to sell the product in India or overseas? Also if you have your own hotel/on-trade outlets and plan to sell them in those outlets, please share with us.(Required.)
7.Do you already have a sales and marketing organization, and have you already appointed distributors ?(Required.)
8.When are you planning to launch the product ?(Required.)
ABOUT THE PRODUCT
9.What product would you like for us to develop the recipe for?(Required.)
10.Is there an alcohol % you have in mind ? For example 42.8% ABV?(Required.)
11.Is there a taste profile you have in mind ? For example if you don’t know the exact answer, can you give us an example of a similar spirit you know that is on the market that may be a good example ?(Required.)
12.Are you planning to provide any of the ingredients for your product? Please note that the feasibility of this will need to be validated by our R&D team.(Required.)
13.Does the spirit you have in mind have a colour? or is it clear? for example, it could be clear, pink, purple, orange ?
14.What is the retail price point at which you plan to sell the product and in which state? Please note that prices vary per state for the same product due to different tax regimes.(Required.)
ABOUT THE PACKAGING
15.Would you want us to supply the finished product to you in large food-grade containers & then you will bottle and packaging elsewhere or you would like us to provide you retail packed product (Please note that if we are to provide you retail packed product, the selection of available bottle types, closures will be limited with certain Minimum Order Quantities from the packaging supplier).(Required.)
16.Do you have a brand that you have in mind that you have registered, or have a design for, or would you like us to help with the design? Would you also like us to help you source the labels?(Required.)
17.Is there a case size you have in mind? The standard case for premium spirits is 6 bottles per case, and others 12 ?(Required.)
18.What is the initial order quantity you had in mind? What is your projected volume for the 1st year in total and by state, and also internationally if you plan to export.(Required.)