Tom’s Town Distilling Co. is open in the Crossroads
“The people are thirsty!” The six-foot letters painted on the side of 1701 Main Street broadcasts Tom Pendergast’s famous proclamation. Eight decades after the…
Cocktails & Spirits
Snow & Co. has new recipes in the works & a book deal
If you’re going to make frozen drinks, you’re going to lose a few gelato machines along the way. At Snow & Co. (1815 Wyandotte…
Today’s Special: Julep’s Hemingway Daiquiri with Christopher Elbow [Video]
Kansas City is full of tastes and tastemakers. With Today’s Special — our new video series with KCPT’s Flatland — we recently had the chance to explore just…
Boozy Botanicals Mixes Up Syrups for Local Flavor
Cheryl Watt wanted a simple process to make craft cocktails with bold flavor at home. No exotic ingredients, expensive spirits and liqueurs with limited…
Of the Earth Farm Distillery Brings fruit-based Spirits to Market
Jim Pierce and Sarah Burnett Pierce, the farmers and distillers behind Of the Earth Farm Distillery, wasted no time when they saw an opportunity…
The Campground is looking to set up camp in Westport
This story first ran on KCPT’s Flatland.* Most people see a shed in their backyard and think about storing garden tools or a lawnmower….
J Rieger & Co.’s Midwestern Premium Vodka out today
Break out the tonic. J Rieger & Co. has released Midwestern Premium Vodka, its first spirit distilled entirely in the East Bottoms, which should…
The W brings the speakeasy to Lee’s Summit
The W is hidden among three hair salons, a barber shop, an antique shop, and smoothie bar along one block at 6 ½ SW…
The Ship has an able bar captain in Joe Latona
Bartender Joe Latona begins the ritual of making Joe’s Famous Rum Punch at The Ship, a cocktail lounge drydocked in the West Bottoms at…
SD Strong has a new spirit: Pillar 136 Gin
Steve Strong found inspiration for the name of Pillar 136 Gin, the newest spirit from SD Strong Distilling, just outside the front door of…