NAMU NEWS
Licensing Board Approves Heath Street Distillery
At its Dec. 4 virtual voting meeting, the Boston Licensing Board approved a Farmer Distillery Pouring License for NAMU Distilling at 89 Heath St. in Mission Hill.
NAMU co-founders Josh Moss and Will Blessing appeared before the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) several times over the past year, highlighting their efforts to open a craft gin and soju distillery with a focus on Korean heritage…
Mission Hill to get Boston's first Korean-infused distillery
A man with an MIT chemistry degree and his husband won Licensing Board approval today for a distillery and tasting room on Heath Street on the JP line that will focus on home-grown, high-end versions of Korean soju, gin and other spirits - some flavored with the botanicals they will grow on site.
At a hearing yesterday, Josh Moss said he and Will Blessing plan to combine "the terroir of Korea and New England…
CAMH Boardhears Plans for Proposed Distillery
At the Community Alliance of Mission Hill’s (CAMH) July meeting, attendees learned about plans that would bring a Korean-American distillery to 89 Heath Street.
The planned distillery, called NAMU (tree in Korean) Distilling Co., is the brainchild of Josh Moss and Will Blessing, who met when each was working on earning a Ph.D. in different areas of chemistry, the former at MIT and the latter at Boston University….
The Craft Soju Boom Is Here — Meet the Korean American Distillers Behind It
A rise in interest in Korean cultural touchstones, known as the “Korean Wave,” or “hallyu,” has been building in the West since the 1990s. South Korean entertainment, cuisine and beauty products have swept into American pop culture, especially over the last decade.
The American soju craft scene now includes West 32 and Minhwa Spirits, with NAMU distilling scheduled to open in Boston…
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Two scientists are bringing Bostonians the city’s first-ever Korean-American Soju distillery, using the Korean beverage in a rotating menu of craft cocktails, according to What Now Boston.
New distillery opening in Boston's Mission Hill/JP section
A new distillery is on its way to Boston, and it will be focusing on two types of spirits. According to a Bluesky post from @jeremyk.bsky.social, NAMU Distilling Company is planning to open on the border of Mission Hill and Jamaica Plain, with the Heath Street address indicating that it will technically be in Mission Hill. The upcoming business will be a Korean-American small-batch distillery and it will focus on soju and…
Soju and Science Collide at Upcoming NAMU Distilling Co. in Boston
A Korean-American craft distillery with scientific roots is coming soon to the border of Mission Hill and Jamaica Plain.
After nearly two years of searching for the perfect space, husbands Josh Moss and Will Blessing are preparing to open their new distillery, NAMU Distilling Co., in a 5,000-square-foot building at 89 Heath St. The name “NAMU”—Korean for tree—nods to the couple’s shared love of nature and growth, both in a literal…