Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-080839
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Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form: S-1
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 of traditional and flavored craft spirits and innovative and refreshing canned RTD alcoholic beverages with appealing taste profiles, such as Cocoa Bomb Chocolate Whiskey(which was named “Best Flavored Whiskey in the U.S.” by Whiskey Magazine in February 2025 and then named “World’s Best Flavored Whiskey” at Whiskey Magazine’s global competition in March 2025) , Florescence Grapefruit & Pomelo Vodka, Peachy Bourbon Canned Cocktail,and Blood Orange Vodkarita. This is evidenced by the more than 300 awards we have received over the past ten years. 4 We were the original creator of B S B — B rown S ugar B ourbon (“Flavored Bourbon”), a flavored bourbon that won “World’s Best Flavored Whiskey” by Whiskey Magazinein London two years in a row — an unprecedented feat. Through our recent acquisition of Thinking Tree Spirits, a small craft spirits producer and retailer located in Eugene, Oregon, we added several of its super premium spirits to our portfolio of flavored craft spirits, including its Butterfly Pea Lavender Vodka, which was named Vodka of the Year for 2023 by Wine and Spirits Magazine. • Differentiated Distribution Strategy.We believe we have a strong distribution approach that increases the availability of our brands and product offerings to our target consumers. • Direct to Consumer (“DtC”). •We have five Heritage -brandedtasting rooms in the Pacific Northwest that allow us to sell directly to consumers and that we use to sample new products and ideas. •We also sell through e -commerceand engage in other subscription -basedprogram activities to target customers to generate recurring revenue and customer loyalty. Commencing in March 2023, we contracted with a third -partye -commerceplatform to sell online to consumers in 34 states via its three -tiercompliant system. In March 2024, we ended that relationship and began migrating to LiquidRails, a third -party, three -tiercompliant platform that relies on delivery to consumers via licensed retailers. This new platform expands our DtC outreach to 45 states and the District of Columbia and eliminates our shipping costs to the consumer, which will help us to both increase net margin and expand our sales opportunities. Prior to March 2023, we shipped directly to consumers in only nine states. We also recently added our offerings from our Salute Seriesline on to the Seelbach’s DtC platform, a third -party, three -tiercompliant DtC platform that is well known