New to Lukas Wine & Spirits, the Great Lakes Distillery!

“Great Lakes Distillery is a small-batch distillery located in Milwaukee Wisconsin. We hand-craft award winning distilled spirits in limited quantities using old world methods and traditions which we believe result in a superior product.

We’re a handful of people devoted to the craft of distilling and creating the best distilled spirits possible.  As Wisconsin’s original small batch distillery we are anxious to share our unique products and look forward to meeting people who appreciate high quality craft distilled spirits. Give us a try and see for yourself how unique these hand crafted spirits can be.” – per the Great Lakes Distillery website

Lukas Wine & Spirits is currently carrying three of their award winning spirits:

Rehorst Gin -  “Made with 9 botanicals including two never found in any Gin before. The first, Sweet Basil add’s a unique fresh floral character. Next, we use Wisconsin Ginseng. Long recognized as the worlds finest quality Ginseng. The majority of this crop is exported to Asia where it is revered by herbalists. We use it to add an earthiness to our Gin that gives it a uniquely Wisconsin flavor.

Double Gold – 2008 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Kinnickinnic Whiskey – “is a blend of Straight Bourbon we have sourced from one of Americas finest distilleries and a Malt whiskey we produce here at Great Lakes Distillery. We bottle it at 86 proof and we don’t filter it so we can ensure ALL the very best flavor is making it into the bottle.

American Blended Whiskey’s are typically a mixture of a little Whiskey and Neutral Grain Spirit (essentially vodka!). Rest assured, there is no Neutral Grain Spirit in Kinnickinnic. It’s 100% Whiskey, and possibly the only American Blended Whiskey made this way on the market.

Gold Medal – 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Gold Medal – 2012 Denver International Spirits Competition

Silver Medal – Beverage Testing Institute

Roaring Dan’s Rum – “is distilled from fermented grade “A” sugar cane molasses. Before a second distillation, pure Wisconsin maple syrup is added. The rum is then aged in a combination of new charred American white oak barrels and used bourbon barrels. The hint of maple we add gives Roaring Dan’s Rum a buttery sweetness on palette entry followed by a dry finish. Try it straight up or in your favorite mixer. Be sure to check our cocktail database for some great rum cocktails.

Who was Roaring Dan? Dan didn’t ply the Caribbean, his home was on the Great Lakes. Although the facts and fiction of Dan’s life have become twisted over the years, we do know Dan was the only man ever arrested for piracy on the Great Lakes. Dan owned a saloon and brothel in Milwaukee and left to join the Alaskan gold rush only to return to the Great Lakes broke. In 1908 Dan stole a ship- the Nellie Johnson by getting the captain and crew drunk.” – all provided info per the Great Lakes Distillery website

Want to learn more about the Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s own Great Lakes Distillery? Click here www.greatlakesdistillery.com or follow them on Twitter @gldistillery

Cheers,

-Adam M England

Lukas Spirits Manager

636-227-4543