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Dayton Barrel Works Offers Distillery Tour & Cocktail Class

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Dayton Barrel Works is offering an exclusive tour of the distillery, along with get a hands-on learning experience this Saturday, Nov 4th.

The tour comes with the history of the distillery, tour of the facility, a sample of 5 spirits, along with a complimentary tasting glass. Every class comes with helpful knowledge from our Mixologists, 3 tastings, 1 cocktail, along with a complimentary recipe card and tasting glass.

The agenda includes:

3:00 PM – 3:05 PM History of Distillery and Spirits

3:05 PM – 3:10 PM Head Distiller’s Background

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM Process of Production

3:20 PM – 3:35 PM Tasting of Spirits

3:35 PM – 3:45 PM Q&A

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Cocktail Class

Tickets are $30 and will be sold until 4pm Friday or sold out. You can purchase online here.

Dayton Barrel Works Artisan Distillery

Dayton Barrel Works First Anniversary Celebration

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We asked Bill Hockett, Distiller at Dayton Barrel Works Artisan Distillery to tell us a little about their upcoming new whiskey release and celebration.  Here’s what he shared with us:

To help celebrate our one-year anniversary at Dayton Barrel Works (we released our spirits on Election Day 2020), we are releasing something special and unique. The release will coincide with a bourbon event to take place on November 20th to showcase not only our spirits but also our newly opened event center and roof top bar. This special release is a blend that we put together using 5yr old 21% rye bourbon and 4yr old 95% rye rye whiskey. We took two barrels of each and finished the spirits in former Colombian rum barrels. These barrels started their life as Jack Daniels barrels some 30 years ago before going to be used for rum until earlier this year, so they offered a tremendous amount of flavor.

After four months in the rum casks, we blended the bourbon and rye together to create a spirit with wonderful rye spice and a balanced but very present sweetness. The corn in the bourbon and the molasses from the rum create a rich sweetness that coats the pallet and lingers for a very long luxurious finish. Almost reminiscent of a gingerbread cookie, but at 100 proof!

The event on November 20th will be open to ticketed guests from 12pm-3pm and feature 40+ bourbons and various other spirits from a multitude of producers including: New Riff, Widow Jane, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Uncle Nearest, Calumet, George Remus, Rossville Union and many others.

Distillery reps, distillers, and blenders from several of the above brands will be on site to talk about their products. Tickets for the event are available at Dayton Beer Company and Dayton Barrel Works, with General Admission costing $50 and VIP tickets costing $75.

Our Distillers Blend will be limited to only approximately 800 bottles and will retail for $57.50, plus those who purchase at the event can have them signed by myself and assistant distiller Andrew Zaret.

Head Distiller Hired for Dayton Barrel Works!

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Today The Dayton Beer Company announced the hiring of  Bill Hockett to serve as the Head Distiller for their new Dayton Barrel Works Artisan Distillery.

According to Dayton Beer Company, “Bill has  over 8 years of distilling experience working for Gervasi Spirits, Limestone Branch Distillery, and with the famous Popcorn Sutton. Bill is from the area and is very excited to be coming home to head our operations and we couldn’t be more excited that we have a distiller of his quality to make some amazing spirits.”

Bill will be starting the new job in January and  shared he’s  “glad to be moving back to the area and look forward to making some great spirits for the Miami Valley.”

Dayton Barrel Works Artisan Distillery will be a craft distillery located at 124 East Second Street in  downtown Dayton. According to their facebook page their focus is on high quality bourbon, gin, vodka, liqueurs, and experimental spirits.