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| 8/23/2016

" This type of business in not for the faint of heart."

-- Margie A.S. Lehrman, executive director of the American Craft Spirits Association

Four years ago, two brothers began growing tired of making home-brewed beer and decided it was time to launch their own line of whisky, bourbon, vodka, scotch and rum.

Since that June day in 2012, the brothers — Paul L. James, of Ocala, and Timothy James, of Lakeland — have slowly worked on those plans to open a craft distillery called James Two Brothers Distillers.

The brothers have met with city of Ocala officials and the local Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership (CEP). All the agencies have signed off on James Brothers.

“They want us to eventually move downtown,” Paul James said. “That day will hopefully come soon.”

Read more at the Ocala Star Banner.

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