Published Feb. 23, 2012
The first time I visited master distiller Doug MacKenzie was at the old Great Lakes Distillery. There weren't bubbling beakers puffing steam, but the large copper still and the stainless steel tanks gave the place a certain laboratory feel. And though he seemed entirely normal, MacKenzie's passion for creating spirits and his openness to try just about anything gave him a certain mad scientist vibe.
Published Feb. 7, 2012
The Great Lakes Distillery tasting room has opened at 616 W. Virginia, at the corner of 6th and Virginia, adjacent to the distillery, in Walker's Point. The tasting room contains a bar (lined with slats from oak barrels), a shop selling Rehorst spirits, along with glassware, T-shirts and more, and a pair of windows that look down into the distillery below.
Published Nov. 19, 2011
Like brewery tours? Great Lakes Distillery - a small-batch distillery that makes spirits like Rehorst vodka and gin - offers tours at their Walker's Point space, 616 W. Virginia St. Soon, the distillery will feature an expanded tasting room and a patio.
Published Dec. 15, 2010
You betcha! And it should come as no surprise, really. After all, Great Lakes Distillery in Walker's Point has been offering up award-winning distillates for years now.
Published Jan. 22, 2008
Yesterday, I took Great Lakes Distillery's Doug MacKenzie up on an offer to visit the Capitol Drive area distillery and be among one of the first in town to taste his first attempt at making grappa.
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