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  • Detroit City Distillery opens new event space 100 Proof – Detroit Metro Times

    After more than a decade of operating its Whiskey Factory in the Eastern Market area, Detroit City Distillery is expanding with an adjacent event space where it will host cocktail-themed events, performances, pop-ups, private gatherings, and more.

    The 100-seat bar is dubbed 100 Proof and is located at 1000 Gratiot Ave., Detroit in a facility that once produced Stroh’s ice cream. It’s set to open to the public with an opening night celebration from 4-10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3.

    The free event features cocktails and food pairings, live entertainment from cover band the Crampton Brothers, and a custom bottle-etching for DCD’s 100th Batch Butcher’s Cut Bourbon release.

    Additional events planned for 100 Proof include a “Keep it 100: Mixology with Andre Sykes” workshop from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 23 ($70); a “Dead Media Swap” with vinyl LPs, VHS tapes, Laserdisc, and more from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 ($3); a Fall Yoga Sip & Shop with a yoga class and pop-up market from 7-11 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12 ($25-$35); a DCD Fall Fair from 3-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 with hayrides, pumpkin carving, pie-eating contests, barrel fires, games, and more (no cover); a Drag Show Brunch from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19 ($30); and a Blend Your Own Bourbon Experience: Halloween Edition from 7-11 p.m. on Friday, Oct, 31 ($100).

    More information is available at detroitcitydistillery.com.


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  • Detroit City Distillery celebrates 11th anniversary with block party, limited-edition bourbon

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    Detroit City Distillery is releasing an 11th anniversary bourbon.

    Detroit City Distillery is celebrating 11 years of business this Saturday with a block party at its Eastern Market taproom.

    Set for 10 a.m.-11 p.m., the event will feature the release of a limited-edition Eleventh Anniversary Birthday Blend Straight Bourbon. The event will be held inside the taproom as well as outdoors on Riopelle Street, which will be closed off to traffic.

    “Each anniversary is meaningful to our team and represents so many years of hard work distilling and working together to offer the best craft spirits, cocktails, special events and bar experience we can,” said J.P. Jerome, DCD’s master distiller and co-owner, in a statement.

    “As in previous years, we make the anniversary bottle by blending bourbon from separate barrels — one representing each year we’ve been in business — to create a one-of-a-kind bourbon,” he added. “As this year marks our eleventh anniversary in business, the bottle will feature the number eleven in Roman numerals. We hope everyone will join us to toast another milestone and nab this special, limited-edition bottle.”

    Bottles of the Eleventh Anniversary Birthday Blend Straight Bourbon will be available for purchase at the tasting room for $60 each.

    The event will also feature a whiskey barrel-building demonstration as well as live music and a DJ.

    A free birthday toast will be held at 10 a.m. for all guests.

    The Detroit City Distillery taproom is located at 2462 Riopelle St.

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  • Detroit City Distillery announces absinthe and Halloween pop-up

    Detroit City Distillery announces absinthe and Halloween pop-up

    A Halloween pop-up and a rare absinthe are coming soon to Detroit City Distillery, perfectly kicking off the spooky season.

    On Oct. 4, Dead City Distillery will take over DCD’s Tasting Room on Riopelle Street in Eastern Market.

    Alongside the festivities, the distillery is introducing Absinthe Supérieure Isabella, a 136-proof spirit that’s as mysterious as it is potent.

    The exclusive absinthe release is the result of a year-long collaboration with Dr. Justin Sledge of the popular YouTube channel Esoterica. Absinthe Supérieure Isabella is named after the famed 16th-century alchemist Isabella Cortese and pays tribute to a centuries-old recipe. It’s light green in color due to natural ingredients used in distilling, including Grande Wormwood and other botanicals.

    “Collaborating with Justin on this ultra-rare recipe made before absinthe was banned was really fun and fascinating for our team,” JP Jerome, master distiller and co-owner at DCD, said in a press release. “We think afficionados will be pleased with the authenticity of this spirit, which is of course, green in color, carrying floral notes with a black licorice finish. We can’t wait to introduce our customers to our version of the iconic Green Fairy.”

    Visitors to the pop-up will enjoy a Halloween-themed cocktail menu, featuring drinks crafted with Absinthe Supérieure Isabella and other fall favorites. Alongside the cocktails, limited-edition glassware and merchandise will be available.

    Absinthe Supérieure Isabella will be available for $60 a bottle at the distillery’s Tasting Room starting Oct. 10, and online for in-person pickup. Starting in November, it will also hit shelves in select liquor and grocery stores.

    More information can be found at detroitcitydistillery.com.

    Layla McMurtrie

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