Durham Distillery Announces Its New Cocktail Bar
Corpse Reviver
Following Legislation Approved in Senate Bill 290
Today, Co-Owners Melissa and Lee Katrincic are pleased to announce plans for Durham Distillery’s (https://durhamdistillery.com/) craft cocktail bar – Corpse Reviver. “Since opening the distillery in 2015, it has been our goal to showcase our Conniption gins in cocktails, but ABC restrictions have prohibited us from doing so; approval of this bill changes everything, and enables us to celebrate our brand in the fullest and most experiential way,” explained Melissa Katrincic. “Corpse Reviver is a natural complement to our award-winning Conniption Gin brand and distillery, and will provide an opportunity for us to bring our premium Conniption Gin to life, just as other distilleries have done across the US.”
The passage of Senate Bill 290 on July 16th marks an historic milestone for distilleries in North Carolina, now enabling cocktails to be served at distilleries, therefore also making it possible for distillers to operate a bar in addition to the distillery. “We’ve been lucky to be a part of the downtown Durham scene for four years but it’s been in a limited capacity,” explained Lee Katrincic. These antiquated laws restricted Durham Distillery from not only operating a cocktail bar, but also from serving their signature canned cocktails during weekly Friday and Saturday distillery tours. Effective in September, tours will sample their newest Conniption Gin Rosé Spritz, as well as Gin & Tonic and Cucumber Vodka Soda released in 2018, in addition to their flagship Conniption American Dry Gin and Navy Strength Gins, as well as Cucumber Vodka and Damn Fine Liqueurs. This, coupled with the lifted restriction for the number of bottles which can be sold each year per customer further enables Durham Distillery – and soon, Corpse Reviver – to be a destination for discovering premium gin in the South.
Durham Distillery’s Corpse Reviver will be located on the ground floor beneath the distillery with an entrance and outdoor patio facing the historic train trestle. This will enhance Conniption Gin in a craft cocktail bar setting, modeled after the luxe, modern gin bars of London. Named for both the classic gin cocktail, Corpse Reviver #2 – composed of gin, absinthe, Cointreau and lemon juice – and its’ basement setting located in a former coffin shop, Corpse Reviver is designed to showcase Conniption Gins at their best. Art deco style, high end finishes and martini carts will lend to intimate social gatherings around this celebrated spirit. Corpse Reviver is slated to open in early 2020 as an extension of the award-winning Durham Distillery brand.
Go Ahead. Have a Conniption!
EPICUREAN NOTE: I had the opportunity to enjoy one of Durham Distillery’s canned Gin & Tonic last week . In addition to being convenient, it was very tasty!
About Durham Distillery & CONNIPTION Gin:
Founded in 2013 and opened in 2015 by Melissa and Lee Katrincic, Durham Distillery is a craft gin, vodka and liqueur distillery – known for modern techniques and uncompromised quality – located in Durham, North Carolina. The company produces premium gins leveraging a differentiated two-step process combining time-honored gin making traditions with techniques borrowed from modern chemistry to create spirits that are both classic and contemporary. The full product line offers CONNIPTION Navy Strength Gin and CONNIPTION American Dry Gin, DAMN FINE Liqueurs (Chocolate, Mocha and Coffee), Cucumber Vodka, and Canned Cocktails (Gin & Tonic, Cucumber Vodka & Soda, and NEW Rose Spritz). As the leader in the South’s Gin renaissance, Durham Distillery has earned more than 50 national and international awards and in 2018 was named the #1 Craft Gin Distillery in the U.S. by USA Today. Co-Founder Melissa Katrincic is recognized as one of the prominent female distillery owners in the U.S.
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