New Riff Distilling (Newport, KY) Outside and on the left of the Party Source and Braxton Labs parking lot was a massive, seemingly impossibly tall alcohol still. We didn’t know it was here but how could we not stop? New Riff Distilling of Newport, KY opened four years ago, but has yet to bottle any of its own whisky; the spirit is still aging. Instead of staying closed until they had a whisky offering, New Riff makes a series of gins and vodkas and even purchased several barrels of aging Seagrams to make ends meet. This includes purchasing the remaining few barrels of the infamous OKI brand; which is distilled in Indiana, bottled in Kentucky and enjoyed in Ohio. Steve, our new to Kentucky but not new to alcohol, bartender was busy making ice balls for a private event that night in their spacious party room upstairs; which he assured […]
