We are excited to bring Storyhouse Spirits to 1220 J Street. We chose them amongst the many offers received not only for the talent and experience behind the team but also because the concept and development plans will showcase this beautiful building. They will be a great addition to the East Village.
HP Investors’ James Bolt
The latest addition to the local craft spirits scene, Storyhouse Spirits, is putting down roots in the East Village where the company is in the process a building a new distillery, bar and restaurant. The 7,500-square-foot warehouse space, which sits on the same block of J Street as The Mission, will include lower level and mezzanine dining areas, with 5,000-square-feet dedicated to a distilling facility that will be viewable behind glass and accessible for tours. The restaurant’s menu will hinge on a wood-fired oven, which will produce relaxed bar snacks and more composed dishes including flatbreads, claypot mussels, onion soup, and saffron clams.
Its first offerings from co-founder and head distiller Matt Kidd will include a neutral vodka and a vodka infused with Meyer lemon and cucumber, plus a classic London dry gin and a gin made with local botanicals. Other clear spirits will range from a white rum to an unaged white whiskey. A variety of bourbon, rye and whiskey will be aged in barrels for future release. Storyhouse Spirits will feature a full cocktail bar, serving drinks made with its house spirits. Until its own brown spirits are ready, the distillery will source other products with a similar flavor profile.
Co-founder and director of business development Steve Kuftinec, Uinta Brewing’s former vice president of…
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