The Chicago based private equity firm Liquid Asset Brands who last year aquired a majority stake in New Zealand rum company Stolen Spirits is in the process of establishing a new craft distillery, Blind Pig Distilling. The distillery will be located in one of the city's planned manufacturing districts, areas that have proven useful to breweries and distilleries in part because they prohibit residential use. The city is assessing the future use of its 26 industrial corridors, which encompass 15 planned manufacturing districts.
