Badwater Brands

Our services

From concept
to a completed product.

We help craft premium products and next-generation brands, with full-service management of every facet of new liquor brand development.

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Bulk spirits sourcing & barrel sales

A global trade network of distillers, rectifiers, bottlers, barrel owners and spirits suppliers, built over a dozen years in the industry. Turnkey sourcing solutions with a focus on low-cost, high-value barrels. If you are sitting on barrels that need to move, we can help.

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Contract manufacturing

Ownership and longstanding partnerships with distilled spirits producers from California to Kentucky and in between, complemented by the relationships and experience to find the right manufacturing partner for your brand.

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Brand & packaging design

Develop or transform a brand identity with our internal team and a network of designers working specifically in spirits. From concept to print, design and packaging tailored to the product and its audience.

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Strategy

A comprehensive view of the marketplace, with innovative concepts and fresh ideas. In 2023, Broken Barrel was named Brand Innovator at the Icons of Whisky America awards.

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Liquid & recipe formulation

From flavored spirits, compound gins, barrel-finished whiskeys and complex agave spirits — we can, and have, done it all. We can offer multiple rounds of formulation within our consulting and development packages for our clients.

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Consulting

Founded by Seth Benhaim, a former spirits CEO, Creative Director, Strategic Advisor and industry veteran. A team of experienced senior leaders and advisors supports nearly every aspect of launching a new spirits brand.

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Corporate gifting

A milestone
worth bottling.

Mark an anniversary, thank a client, or celebrate your team with a custom spirits project. Start with the occasion. We’ll help explore the right bottling.

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Twenty years.
A distinctive whiskey.

For GERTRUDE’s 20th anniversary, Badwater sourced and produced a custom premium-whiskey bottling to mark the occasion.

Badwater Brands sourced and produced a custom 20th anniversary bottling that perfectly captured the significance of our milestone celebration. Seth worked quickly and communicated throughout the process to produce a premium whiskey that exceeded expectations.GERTRUDE INC.
Discuss a gifting project

Tell us the occasion, estimated quantity, budget, and target date.

Consulting services

Practical support
Across the business.

Experienced perspective for the decisions between concept and completed product.

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Existing site recognition

A record of spirits work.

Recognition from the existing Badwater site, reflecting the founder’s brand and product work. Awards belong to the recognized brands and products, not to BBX.

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