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Watershed Distillery

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Watershed Distillery is a microdistillery in Columbus, Ohio, United States, founded in 2010 by business partners Greg Lehman and Dave Rigo. The distillery was the second distillery opened in Central Ohio after prohibition, and Watershed brought to market the first legally distilled bourbon whiskey in Central Ohio post-prohibition in 2012.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2010Founded1
  • HeadquartersColumbus1

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Watershed Distillery is a microdistillery in Columbus, Ohio, United States, founded in 2010 by business partners Greg Lehman and Dave Rigo. The distillery was the second distillery opened in Central Ohio after prohibition, and Watershed brought to market the first legally distilled bourbon whiskey in Central Ohio post-prohibition in 2012.2

Products and brands

  • liquor

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2010Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$407.2K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $407.2K in all. PPP loans $407.2K.$0$200K$400K$600K2020 · PPP loans: $407.2K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$407.2K$407.2K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 4, 2020$407.2K PPP loan (first draw) from Telhio Credit Union Inc4To WATERSHED DISTILLERY LLC, Columbus OH; $411.4K forgiven Apr 22, 2021

Sources

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