 As of 2011, McCormick Distilling remains a privately held corporation owned by company chairman Ed Pechar, the estate of Mike Griesser, and a small group of employee partners who comprise the Board of Directors.The McCormick distillery is included in the National Register of Historic Places.A substantial number of other distilleries are also recognized as historically significant in the National Register; however, the McCormick distillery is the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi River that is operating at its original location.