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Caffè Amaro is blend of a traditional Amaro with cold brew coffee. Caffè Amaro is characterized by its bitter, slightly sweet flavor which stems from the use of botanicals, herbs, and cane syrup. Caffè Amaro is a collaborative spirit with Kansas City-based coffee roasters, Thou Mayest, who selects a
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Jacob turned over operations of the distillery to his only son, Alexander Rieger in 1890. During
Alexander's time in charge, J. Rieger & Co. claimed to be the largest mail-order whiskey house in the U.S., with a customer base of 250,000+. The distillery offered over 100 unique products ranging
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This is the first product developed and released by J. Rieger & Co. after
Prohibition. Kansas City Whiskey is a blend of sourced products: Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Light Corn Whiskey, and Straight Rye Whiskey, all aged at least 4 years, as well as a small amount of 15 year old Oloroso Sherry
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was passed in 1919, making the production, sale and transport of intoxicating liquors illegal. Like most breweries and distilleries across the country, Alexander was forced to shut the doors of J. Rieger & Co. in
December 1919. Shortly after, Alexander Rieger Mercantile Company and Alexander
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Rieger's
Midwestern Dry Gin is a London Dry style gin made from a wheat spirit base and incorporates five botanicals: Juniper, Licorice root, Cardamom, Coriander, and Orange Peel. The recipe for Midwestern Dry Gin was developed by Tom Nichol, former Master Distiller of
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J. Rieger & Co. reestablished in
October 2014 by Ryan Maybee and Andy Rieger, Jacob Rieger's great-great-great-grandson. J. Rieger & Co. today operates under the original trademark, last owned by Alexander Rieger and expired in 1922.
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beer, with each batch being made from a different
Boulevard product, or multiple beers in some cases, which would have otherwise been discarded. The final product is bottled at 89 proof, a nod to 1989, the year Boulevard was founded.
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Midwestern Premium Vodka is made from 100% Wheat Neutral Grain Spirit. The product is given a final distillation in a 750-gallon copper pot still, and carbon-filtered.
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single origin coffee roast to make a cold brew coffee that is used to cut the Amaro spirit base to proof. The product spends a brief amount of time in barrel.
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