J. Rieger & Co. New Distillery

Last week J. Rieger and Co. opened a new distillery in the East Bottoms of Kansas City.  Taking over the Heim Brewing bottling building that originally opened in 1901, the re-done space is ON BRAND! I mean, sign up whoever did the interior design in that place to come to my house because the furniture in that space is awesome. 

We went on a Saturday afternoon to check out what the hype was about, and it was worth it.  The seasonal gin and tonic was the perfect refreshing fruity drink.  The popcorn with Joe’s BBQ seasoning was addicting as heck and the slide that takes you from the top floor to the first floor was my surprisingly fast.  Because let’s be honest, we all know you’re really going to get a boomerang of the slide ride.

The space is huge with a gift shop and mini-museum on the first floor and a large bar area on the second floor called the “Monogram Lounge”. Velvet green couch included.  They have small plates, drinks and snacks that can be purchased up there.