McClary Bros.
McClary Bros. manufactures Drinking Vinegars, a Colonial-era cocktail and soda mixer. We have the perfect mixer for craft cocktail enthusiasts and individuals looking for a natural alternative to traditional soda
AND 5% of all the funds we raise goes to Forgotten Harvest, one of the largest food rescues in the country, to relief hunger in metro Detroit!
And we're growing like crazy...
Our business has been experiencing massive growth very quickly! Currently, our vinegars are made at Hopeful Harvest, a subsidiary of Forgotten Harvest- one of the nation's largest food rescues. But our office/order fulfillment/testing kitchen happens in the space they can spare and we fit in where we can. We need to move into our own space and develop ways to be more efficient in how we operate. That's what we love your help with...
What We Need:
So we need some extra help to get all these piece in place, we have some of the funds, but here's what we need help with:
- $20,000 of what we raise will go toward the purchase/improvements of the building
- $20,000 is for kitchen equipment & upgrades
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$10,000 is for shipping and office equipment
What you get for helping us:
We are really excited about these perks, not just your average t-shirt or bumper sticker...
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- $5: Name a Cocktail (or soda). Drink names are hard, but you can help! Our brand ambassador creates craft cocktail recipes and craft soda recipes for different restaurants, bars and for our marketing materials. With just a $5 contribution to our effort: you submit a name for a cocktail, he'll develop a recipe with that name, we'll tell you where/how the cocktail recipe gets used!
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$25: You will be the coolest cat in the kitty litter with our McClary Bros. 8oz stainless steel flask.
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$40: Ready to make a cocktail? Then our McClary Bros. cocktail shaker is exactly what you need!
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$75: A pair of gorgeous McClary Bros. copper mule mugs (stainless steel lined, of course because vinegar & copper don't get along)
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$125:A home bar set of all three- the flask, the shaker and the mule mugs
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$125: The Taster's Club. Periodically throughout the year, we will send you samples of new micro test batch flavors. You vote on your favorite and the winning flavor gets made!
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$175: Two tickets to the 1st Annual McClary Bros. Harvest Party! (Oct 2016) The party will feature area bartenders competing in a "Shrub Off!" cocktail competition and we'll be announcing new flavor releases for the holiday season. This is the event of the year, you do not want to miss it!
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$300: Behind the scenes tour of McClary Bros.! At this level you'll get a private tour for two with our production manager, you'll get to see where our vinegars are made, taste flavors in production and take some vinegars home with you!
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$300: Two tickets to a pairing dinner. McClary Bros. participates in a variety of pairing dinners with local restaurants and local distilleries in several cities. With this level you'll get two tickets to the dinner of your choosing (we'll announce them as they're scheduled)
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$500: Design your own flavor! You get to work with our R&D team to develop a flavor of your choosing. You get to name it yourself and we'll create a microbatch release of your flavor that will be available for sale on our website. But for all your hard work, you'll get a case to keep for yourself (this can be done in person, but doesn't have to be- if you aren't in Michigan no worries, we can still work with you to develop your flavor)
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$1000: Brand Consulting with our CEO, Jess Sanchez McClary. We are VERY proud of our branding, packaging, logo, etc. and at this level, you will have a meeting (and lunch if you're local) with our CEO to get some help on your own branding. This includes 3 phone calls and an in-person (or video chat) meeting.
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$2500: At this level, our CEO, Jess Sanchez McClary, will speak at your event. Entrepreneurism, Branding, Local Food, Bootstrapping 101, she can speak to it all and can bring some energy and insight to your corporate event.
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$5000: Ever wonder what it's like to be part of our team? At this level you can find out! You and a friend will join us for a tasting room event at Tales of the Cocktail 2016 in New Orleans. You'll work behind the scenes at this "trade show of sorts", we'll put you up in a hotel for the 3 days of the event and you'll get to hang out with us and ask all of your most burning questions. Oh, and we'll be drinking a lot of shrub cocktails.
Helping feed Detroit
And we have to make our goal or we get nothing! We decided to use a campaign that requires us to meet our goal AND we decided to do this not only to save 5% in fees, but so we could give that 5% directly to Forgotten Harvest, one of the country's largest food rescues. For every dollar donated Forgotten Harvest is able to make 5 meals to help relieve hunger in metro Detroit which means by reaching our goal, you're helping create over $12,000 meals!
Next steps
So let people know about us, keep enjoying our delicious Drinking Vinegars and stay in touch with us on instagram/twitter/facebook @mcclarybros and remember #BrosBeforeThose
