We are releasing our first-ever brandy, and it is Bloomington through-and-through! Creekbend Brandy is our collaboration with Bloomington’s famed Oliver Winery, crafted entirely with Catawba grapes grown at Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard. On release weekend at the distillery, enjoy Creekbend Brandy neat and in special cocktails, and purchase bottles, We’re celebrating with FREE distillery tours at noon and 1pm on Saturday, Oct. 20 — tours last 30 minutes and give you a peek at how we made Creekbend Brandy!

Creekbend Brandy, vintage 2015, is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between Cardinal Spirits and Oliver Winery. Crafted entirely from Catawba grapes grown at Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard and harvested at prime ripeness, then distilled and aged in toasted oak barrels for three years at Cardinal Spirits.

Catawba grapes are the prize pick of the vineyard in our part of the Midwest. And this is how we celebrate them: by distilling a world-class brandy that can be enjoyed neat or in cocktails.