Vikre Distillery Spirits and Cocktail Tasting - Milwaukee

Vikre Distillery is nestled on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, MN where the nature and culture of the northwoods of Minnesota and Wisconsin serve as both the inspiration and terroir to create spirits with flavor like nowhere else. 

Vikre’s line of Boreal Gins (Juniper, Spruce, and Cedar) set the standard for craft gin in the upper midwest when they were released nearly 11 years ago. Distillery founder Emily Vikre is a PhD in food policy and nutrition, as well as an acclaimed cocktail and cookbook author. She used her meticulous palate to choose botanicals one could find on a walk in the northwoods to create three distinctive styles of gin: Juniper, Spruce, and Cedar - all of which are trees native to the Lake Superior watershed. Each gin showcases the different and unique qualities that draw people to this classic spirit. From the traditional and delightfully bright Juniper, the floral and herbaceous Spruce, to the warm and woodsy sauna-esque appeal of the Cedar; Vikre has a gin for everyone.

Drawing on a profound passion for cocktails, Emily and her team have also worked diligently to craft the ideal cocktail modifiers to showcase Vikre's immaculate spirits, all made with whole botanicals and no food coloring or corn syrup. Thus, a delightfully nuanced and citrusy Aperitivo Classico, a chartreuse-esque honey-sweetened Herbal Liqueur, and a classic italian-style Amaro Superiore were born. These three liqueurs are known as their Bar Masters series and have been lauded for their unique, yet familiar, flavors and versatility in cocktails. The Bar Masters series aims to highlight and showcase base spirits rather than obscure or diminish them. 

Join us as we welcome Ellen Vaagen of Vikre Distillery at our Farwell Ave. location in Milwaukee on Tuesday April 15th from 4:30-6:30pm where she will showcase the perfect gins and liqueurs for your spring and summer cocktails.