1661 Poitin - When Kickstarters Don't Deliver

[ol_ironstomach]

Who is Irish emigré and DC resident Ashlee Casserly, and can she find enough Kickstarter backers by February 27 to establish her brand of Irish white whiskey? What sort of "modern palate" is she aiming at?

Website here: http://1661poitin.com/

[SeanMike]

She e-mailed me about this project.

I don't think it's a bad idea but using Kickstarter for something like this just seems...I dunno, weird to me. I've never had poitin, so maybe if I'd tried it I'd love it and want it?

[SeanMike]

I'm doing an article on it. If you have any experiences with it, or with Ashlee, please let me know.

(Please, no "I Google-ed this" kind of responses. I'm doing a lot of research, and I've already gotten lawyers, reporters, writers, and even a PI involved, mostly by inquiry. I'd just like first hand knowledge, please.)

[goldenticket]

Is your article on this particular project, or failed non-performing Kickstarter projects in general?  I'm pretty peeved about one I backed that is now more than a year past due. It's closely tied to a big deal local non-profit, as well as big name, DC area music/creative folks. It's a worthwhile project, so I do hope it will be completed. The last update to backers was August 2013

It would be very interesting to know the success rate of delivery and on-time completion of Kickstarter projects.

[SeanMike]

I'm concentrating on this specific one for my article. I've dug up a lot of additional info so we'll see how it goes.

[DonRocks]

Is your article on this particular project, or failed non-performing Kickstarter projects in general?  I'm pretty peeved about one I backed that is now more than a year past due. It's closely tied to a big deal local non-profit, as well as big name, DC area music/creative folks. It's a worthwhile project, so I do hope it will be completed. The last update to backers was August 2013

It would be very interesting to know the success rate of delivery and on-time completion of Kickstarter projects.

I'm becoming more-and-more convinced that my momma raised me right: don't take charity, from anyone.

I don't see how people can live with themselves.

[SeanMike]

So far I've backed 15 KS that delivered (I count 1661, as I got my t-shirt) and 2 that were canceled or didn't meet their funding. I've got I believe 7 still in the pipeline but all with regular updates/etc.

As for 1661 specifically, I asked a bunch of questions by email, and she responded back with a lot of info, not all of which I can share. So I'm trying to see what I can say and what I cannot say.