As per Gov. Pritzker’s annouance, our Speakeasy bar will be close starting Monday 16 March. While the bar will not be serving cocktails, our Retail Shop, will be open for sales of our bottled spirits and other products. We currently plan to be open with reduced hours the same days as usual for retail sales, opening again on Wednesday.
Read MoreFirst Release of Haas & Powell™ Illinois Straight Bourbon Whiskey
We released this week a limited bottling of Haas & Powell™ Illinois straight bourbon whiskey. This is our first release of Haas & Powell™, named after the first and only other distillery in Riverside IL, that burned down in 1870 with a loss of 2000 barrels of aging whiskey! This release of Haas & Powell™ Illinois straight...
Read MoreRelease of Batch No. 5 of QSD Rum
Quincy Street Distillery is pleased to announce the release of our fifth batch of rum. We are still tweaking our formula with each batch, releasing limited bottlings of individual batches along the way. The retail price at our Retail Shop is $36 for a 750ml bottle of 90 proof (45% alc by vol) white (unaged) rum. Our rum is made from the fermentation of...
Read MoreThe Portage™ Illinois Straight Malt Wheat Whiskey
We released this week a limited bottling of The Portage™, our series of Illinois straight whiskies from malted grains. This is our second release of The Portage™ since two years ago. The Portage™ Straight Malt Wheat Whiskey is distilled from 80% malted red wheat and 20% malted oats specially produced for us at Pilot Malt House, then...
Read MoreSpecial Shop Hours Thanksgiving Weekend
Special earlier opening hours for our Retail Shop this Thanksgiving weekend: Black Friday opening at 2pm, Small Business Saturday opening at 12 noon. Please note cocktail bar service will begin at regular hours, 4pm Friday and 2pm Saturday. We are also extending our BOGOHO sale on Bourbon Spring® whiskey through the weekend.
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