By Lori Fredrich Senior Food Writer, Dining Editor, Podcast Host Published Aug 18, 2016 at 2:30 PM

Experience the collision of Milwaukee-made spirits and Indianapolis ingenuity during a special cocktail event this weekend at the cheel, 105 S. Main St. in Thiensville.

Sunday, Aug. 21 beginning at 7 p.m., the cheel will be hosting a craft cocktail takeover featuring the creations of bartenders Mike Toscano, Brooke Harris and Ryan Puckett of the Libertine Liquor Bar in Indianapolis.

During the event, customers can enjoy creative cocktails from a one-night-only menu featuring locally produced spirits from Twisted Path Distillery and Gamle Ode along with bitters from Bittercube.

Featured cocktails will include:

  • Puckett’s "Tiger Lily" featuring Gamle Ode Celebration Aquavit, lime, pineapple, Coco Lopez, basil and Bittercube Corazon bitters
  • Puckett’s "Two Night Stand" with Twisted Path Vodka, Aperol, lemon, honey syrup, orange peel and Bittercube Jamaican #2 bitters;
  • Toscano’s "Grassy Knoll" with Twisted Path white rum, honey syrup, blackberry thyme shrub, lime and Bittercube Jamaican #1 bitters;
  • Hayden’s "Gran Torino" with Twisted Path gin, Gran Classico, Cocchi Americano, Yellow Chartreuse and Bittercube orange bitters.
  • Harris’s "Twisted Remedy" with dark rum, brown butter syrup and Bittercube Blackstrap bitters.
Lori Fredrich Senior Food Writer, Dining Editor, Podcast Host

Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with each and every dish. She’s had the privilege of chronicling these tales via numerous media, including OnMilwaukee and in her book “Milwaukee Food.” Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. 

When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or recording the FoodCrush podcast, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.