Detroit City Distillery
Vendor
Detroit City Distillery creates award winning artisanal whiskies, gins and vodkas using the finest local ingredients sourced directly from farms near our distillery and tasting room located in Detroit's historic Eastern Market. We have been operating for 8 years and have become one of the fastest growing craft spirits distilleries in Michigan. Currently the Michigan Legislature is considering HB-5595 which would also Michigan distilleries to sell at farmers markets. Pending approval, we would like to become an Eastern Market vendor. See more information at http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5595
Michael Forsyth is co-founder and partner of Detroit City Distillery. Michael leads strategy, marketing and sales at DCD. He is also an active member of the Eastern Market community. He led the pedestrian activation of Riopelle street with outdoor drinking and dining which has helped attract new businesses to the market.
Michael Forsyth is also the founder and CEO of Creative Place Consulting. Michael founded Creative Place Consulting in 2017 to facilitate authentic community and economic development at the neighborhood scale. Creative Place Consulting commonly works with philanthropy, academic institutions, government and the private sector to facilitate real estate development, small business growth and vibrant cultural programming in America’s cities.
Prior to becoming a full-time entrepreneur, Michael served as the Small Business Director with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and City of Detroit. In his six years with the DEGC, Michael designed and managed two-cutting edge programs, Motor City Match and REVOLVE Detroit to facilitate entrepreneurship, real estate development and arts investment in Detroit’s neighborhood business districts. Michael attended Michigan State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and a master’s in Urban Planning.
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