Gentle Ben delivers a mild flavor using innovative technology.

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This distillery in Alvin takes the edge off

ALWIN, Texas. It all started with a simple idea back in 2000. Cliff Ford from Alvin wondered if it was possible to carbonate wine, why not carbonate alcohol. Cliff came up with what his son Ricky called “the trick”. Device for air purification of liquid from volatile compounds.

Ricky shared his father’s idea with Dr. Ben Mosier in Texas.&M to see if he can develop this idea further. Cliff Ford died the following year and Ricky shelved the project.

It wasn’t until seven years later that Dr. Mosier contacted Ricky and told me he was up to something. They will create a research and development department. The idea was to see if they could come up with a unique method that would efficiently eliminate and remove the targeted impurities from distilled spirits.

Combining art and science, Cliff Ford’s simple idea evolved into a process designed to elevate an inferior mood to a superior quality.

Persedo Spirits received a patent in 2016. Two years later, Gentle Ben whiskey, gin and vodka were born. The new pure perfume is named after Dr. Mosier, who passed away in early 2020.

In addition to the Gentle Ben brand, Persedo liqueurs have 20 buyers. To some they license their technologies, to others they send them their products that need some refinement. Persedo Spirits also processes and wholesales to other spirits producers.

If you want to give it a try, Persedo Spirits processing center in Alvin, Texas has a Gentle Ben tasting room. You can also find the Gentle Ben bar at the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets, as well as Minute Maid Park, home of the Astros World Series champions.

What would Cliff Ford think of all this? “My dad in the first place would be shocked that I even stuck in this all these years and finished what we started with him. It was his dream to be able to finish this, he would be very proud,” said Ricky Ford.

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