Eastside Distilling Turns to Social Marketing to "Get out the Word" About Its Award-Winning Portland Potato Vodka

Eastside's Portland Potato Vodka is the Northwest's premium potato vodka and a tasty gluten free alternative to a plethora of grain-based spirits. The spirit has the clean, crisp taste of Oregon mountain water that mixes especially well in favorite Northwest cocktails like the Portland mule and Aardvark Bloody Marys. It drinks great straight-up or on the rocks, and as a form of "personal anti-freeze" while you are warming up during a Portland winter on the patio at the On Deck Bar. The key to producing a vodka this smooth is to start with the right ingredients. Most vodka is made from grain, but at Eastside, we feel grains are better used for whiskey. Potatoes, on the other hand, make for a vodka that is low-octane and exceptionally clean, meaning you can say goodbye to the 'burn'.  

We chose L&A for its outstanding background record working with such mainstream brands as Taittinger Champagne, Monkey Shoulder Whiskey, Sol Beer, Virgin Wines, Drambuie Liquor, Reyka Vodka, Matteus rose, Russian Standard Vodka and many more.  L&A also has had a hand in helping create and grow new and entrepreneurial brands, as with Australia's highly successful Nudie Juice brand that sold for $80 million AUD to Monde Nissan, which L&A helped from in the early days.

Gina Lednyak, Managing Director at L&A Social Media commented "We are a strategy and implementation agency that is passionate about creating, producing and implementing wildly creative content to add value to consumer's lives through social media. Through storytelling and a wealth of experience, L&A ensures that brands stay relevant and innovative, by starting powerful conversations with loyal followers of amazing brands like Portland Potato Vodka. We will be leveraging the amazing story and unique value proposition of Portland Potato Vodka to develop long lasting, trusted relationships between Portland Potato Vodka and its loyal fans, as well as expanding to reach new target consumers for the brand."

Melissa Heim, Executive VP of Operations for Eastside Distilling, commented, "Our Portland Potato Vodka opens with refreshing mineral water, gentle ethyl notes and has a silky finish. Absolutely no burning. Without advertising, sales of Portland Potato Vodka and despite our 'no frills' packaging grew over 80% last year through word of mouth among people who recognized it as superior, local and potato, not grain. We think it is appropriate for us to introduce Portland Potato Vodka to even more consumers who are looking for an alternative to traditional grain-based Vodka."

About Eastside Distilling
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (OTCQB: ESDI) is located in Southeast Portland's Distillery Row, and has been producing high-quality, master crafted spirits since 2008. Makers of award winning spirits, the company is unique in the marketplace and distinguished by its highly decorated product lineup that includes Barrel Hitch American Whiskies, Burnside Bourbon, Below Deck Rums, Portland Potato Vodka, and a distinctive line of infused whiskeys. All Eastside spirits are master crafted from natural ingredients for unparalleled quality and taste. The company is publicly traded under the symbolOTCQB: ESDI. For more information visit: www.eastsidedistilling.com or follow the company on Twitter and Facebook.

About L&A Social Media
L&A launched in 2008 out of the vision that marketing was quickly changing - and content was taking over. L&A is an expression of the values that the company launched with – innovation, adventure, authenticity, and of course, adding a bit of magic to the world. L&A's creative and inspiring team use the principles and values of psychology to create powerful social media campaigns that grow brand awareness & consumer loyalty as well as build community for large global brands and startups alike. L&A has worked in with clients like 20th Century Fox, NETGEAR, Sol Beer and Rekorderlig Cider and have been able to bring a strategic digital presence into their offerings as a brand and business. 

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Investors:
Robert Blum, Joe Diaz or Joe Dorame
Lytham Partners, LLC
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