Cincinnati Booze News

The 2023 US Open Whiskey Championships - Big Local Winners!

The 2023 US Open Whiskey Championships – Big Local Winners!

If you're looking for a good excuse to pour yourself a glass of booze today, and to celebrate a couple ...
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New Riff Distilling's $3 Million Dollar Renovation

New Riff Distilling’s $3 Million Dollar Renovation

As you head to New Riff in the near future, you're going to start seeing a lot of big changes ...
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Episode 21 - Drinking Peppermint Schnapps!

Episode 21 – Drinking Peppermint Schnapps!

Oh boy... we had a fun one with this episode. With bad weather on the way, I broke with the ...
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West Side Introduces Their Custom Bourbon To The Taproom

West Side Introduces Their Custom Bourbon To The Taproom

I love craft beer, and I really, really love the taproom experience that craft beer drinkers like me get from ...
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Episode 15 - An Exploration of Absinthe

Episode 15 – An Exploration of Absinthe

It's been far, far too long since I got an episode of Drinking With The Gnome out there. This show ...
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OTR Stillhouse Prepares For The First Knox Joseph Bourbon, and You Should Too.

OTR Stillhouse Prepares For The First Knox Joseph Bourbon, and You Should Too.

I'm going to start out this with the disclaimer that the folks over at OTR Stillhouse invited me over to ...
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The Ohio Craft Whiskey Festival At Karrikin

The Ohio Craft Whiskey Festival At Karrikin

If you're a whiskey lover here in Cincinnati - you won't want to skip out on this event at Karrikin ...
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How About A Few New Year’s Cocktails From Northside?

How About A Few New Year’s Cocktails From Northside?

I love New Years eve. I mean… it’s a great excuse to drink a little heavier than usual, spend some ...
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The Cocktail Program At Cartridge Brewing Company

The Cocktail Program At Cartridge Brewing Company

It's a different world, this "craft beer" thing that we're currently in. Gone are the days that you can just ...
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Cincinnati Distilling Named #2 Distillery In Competition with Four Medals

Cincinnati Distilling Named #2 Distillery In Competition with Four Medals

It's safe to say that it's going to be a big year for Cincinnati Distilling. They're making major progress on ...
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Five Stories (Northern Row) Launches Their Spirits

Five Stories (Northern Row) Launches Their Spirits

First, it took Northern Row a long time to get their taproom up and running... it was a journey to ...
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Sycamore Distilling Becomes Cincinnati Distilling Company

Sycamore Distilling Becomes Cincinnati Distilling Company

As their Milford distillery in the historic Millcroft hits a new stride, the company that you probably know as Sycamore ...
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Bad Tom Smith Introduces Their Bourbon

Bad Tom Smith Introduces Their Bourbon

After a long, long wait Bad Tom Smith has finally introduced their own Bourbon brand this summer for their taprooms ...
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New Riff Introduces 'Riff Top Pop-Ups'

New Riff Introduces ‘Riff Top Pop-Ups’

The world is strange... there's no way escaping that. But the strangeness of social distancing, mask wearing and everything that ...
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Sycamore Distilling's Long-Awaited Red Sky Gin

Sycamore Distilling’s Long-Awaited Red Sky Gin

It's been a long time coming, but Sycamore Distilling (That's the distillery side of March First Brewing) has finally announced ...
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Robert James Distillery Opens Up Smoq & Water BBQ Bar & Grill

Robert James Distillery Opens Up Smoq & Water BBQ Bar & Grill

There were diehard fans of Shumrick and Lees Distillery in Norwood that were heartbroken when the distillery was purchased and ...
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Karrikin Expands Spirits To Columbus and Cleveland

Karrikin Expands Spirits To Columbus and Cleveland

Karrikin distillery is going to make some new folks in Ohio pretty happy with their latest news. As the brewery ...
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Sugarlands Distillery, And The Culture Of Gatlinburg Booze

Sugarlands Distillery, And The Culture Of Gatlinburg Booze

I was on vacation with the family down in Gatlinburg, but that wasn't going to stop me from doing a ...
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Karrikin Gives Back For Their First Anniversary

Karrikin Gives Back For Their First Anniversary

It's easy to make your first-anniversary celebration all about you. It's especially easy to do that when you've got as ...
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What's Emerging From Karrikin

What’s Emerging From Karrikin

Wrapping up a three part series from Karrikin we take a dive into what's coming down the pipeline for this ...
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Voltage Peppermint Schnapps Returns!

Voltage Peppermint Schnapps Returns!

I'm a geek for this stuff. If you didn't snag the collaboration last year from Sycamore Distilling's Vodka Brand, Voltage ...
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Shifuuuu! Karrikin’s American Made Baiju.

Shifuuuu! Karrikin’s American Made Baiju.

It’s not common to see a Baiju on shelves here in America. It’s especially not common to see an American ...
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Karrikin And Sparkling Spirits

Karrikin And Sparkling Spirits

There are going to be a few different shows about Farifax’s Karrikin Spirits in the very near future. The last ...
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Robert James Distilling Opens Their 'RJ Cinema' Taproom

Robert James Distilling Opens Their ‘RJ Cinema’ Taproom

This is pretty freaking cool, and from what the Robert James Distillery is saying, it's definitely one of a kind, ...
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Shumrick and Leys Gets Bought, Rebranding On The Way.

Shumrick and Leys Gets Bought, Rebranding On The Way.

I love Cincinnati’s drinking culture, and I’m endlessly fascinated to watch the drinking industry here in town grow and change ...
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Second Sight Spirits Expands!

Second Sight Spirits Expands!

If you have made it down to Second Sight Spirits in the last few years, you'll know that it wasn't ...
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Karrikin’s Grand Opening - The Tap Lineup!

Karrikin’s Grand Opening – The Tap Lineup!

If you’re a fan of booze - you’ve probably been talking about Karrikin Spirits lately. They have a big project ...
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