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    Willow Run

    4.8 (11 reviews)
    Closed 2:30 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Julie W.

    Fun bourbon bar in downtown Cincinnati. You can order a flight of their distilled bourbon. Or mix one of your own. They even have a computer where you answer a list of questions and can receive a personalized bourbon mixing. The staff was excellent; friendly and knowledgeable.

    Rachael H.

    I won tickets to the bourbon experience so my husband and I came for a day date. We had fun, Pedro was a very kind and friendly host and I learned a lot about the history of bourbon in cincinnati. It was fun to blend and name our own bottle. I wish the experience had more than just history about the process of making bourbon, a better explanation of how to blend the different types we were given, more details about the process. I had a lot of questions about how to blend. My husband said this would be a pretty young bourbon as they don't make anything that's aged for more than 3 years.

    His personal blend named by his wife.
    Mesy D.

    At my suggestion my sister took my brother in law for his birthday. Many years ago I bought his first bottle of bourbon for his birthday he's obsessed. Service was great, he thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

    Our four custom blended bottles.
    Zakiyyah A.

    My daughter and I walked in to do the mixing experience, but we didn't know that we needed to book ahead of time. The staff was very accommodating and allowed us to do a tasting and create a blend at the bar. The experience was awesome, the cocktails were great and we left with four custom blended bottles and four bags of the delicious popcorn! Can't wait to visit again when I'm back in town.

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    Nichelle O.

    Willow Run has an amazing bourbon tasting. We were greeted by friendly staff when we walked in the door. The retail area was very interesting with tons of speciality items including their exclusive popcorn. The tasting room was very eclectic with a cozy ambiance. Our host was very knowledge of the bourbons we were tasting. Highly recommended for those who love bourbons!

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    The staff was very accommodating and allowed us to do a tasting and create a blend at the bar.

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    Northside Distilling - Great selection of bottles!

    Northside Distilling

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    We had a great time at Northside. It's was a small simple place, but the product they are selling…read moreis small batch and solid. At the very least you should stop in for a tasting if you're in the area. Our server was friendly, talkative and well versed in their product. He told me they distill in-house and most of their barrel aging takes place in a nearby family barn. (Could be wrong about this, but it sounds about right). Our tasting was of five different spirits for around $12. I sampled bottle pours of their Limited Release Braille Bourbon, Bourbon, Single Barrel Bourbon, 3 month old Oak Barrel aged Gin and a two year Añejo Tequila straight from a barrel in the back. He also poured a splash of their Vodka and included a taste of their American Agave Tequila. I thought the winner taste wise was the Añejo Tequila. I'm not much of a Tequila person, but I thought the flavors were outstanding. Their bourbons were smooth, simple (don't quote me but I think he said aged seven years) and around $65 a bottle. The gin was light and smooth. I would say most of what I tried would be good for cocktails, but they weren't bad at all served neat. We were the only ones in there for awhile on a Friday afternoon, but once work let out some thirsty folks came in. Check these guys out and support them if you can. Well worth the tasting and conversation! Thanks again guys!!

    I went the last day (Saturday 6/14) near close (~6:45/7p). The two tastings I got were the rum (rum…read moredrinker for life!) which was rather good and sharp taste; and the agave which was very sweet and smooth! I got a Northside sunrise (tequila sunrise) which definitely hit the spot. I'll definitely hit this place up on weekends! Also, found out that they can't technically call it tequila because it wasn't distilled in Mexico! Never knew! One thing the I would recommend would be to reach out to Bar Crawl USA or other bar crawls that frequent downtown Cincinnati and add their place to the list! Also, they allowed my dog (service dog) in, which was perfect because at the time, there were a handful of people there...but if there were a lot, I think it would be a different story But overall, LOVED it!

    Pensive Distilling - Bourbon BBQ on our Chicken tender slider paired perfectly with or Pensive Bourbon
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    Pensive Distilling

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    We stopped in prior to meeting up with friends before dinner and a play. We sat at the bar. Agnes…read moreand America were a breat of fresh air, professional, fun and the service was wonderful. That menu looks amazing! We have to go back. Thank you ladies!!

    Been eyeing Pensive for a couple years and finally made it out this week with my Wife. We're eager…read moreto find a top-tier burger place in the area, though unfortunately this fell a little short of our expectations. Decided to split the Silver Charm for an appetizer, and it came about ten minutes later. The onion rings were decent, good flavor and somewhat crispy. The accompanying sauces of barbecue and ranch were both good as well, though both were missing something to elevate them a bit more I think. The flavor was good, but quite a small portion for $10. My wife ordered the Strike the Gold Burger and I went for the Northern Dancer Crispy Chicken. The sandwiches came out about ten minutes after we finished the Silver Charm, which was perfect timing. She liked her burger pretty well, and I took a bite too. The "caramelized onions" were definitely more sauteed, with still a bit of crunch, and otherwise I could really only taste the barbecue sauce, which was tasty, but I would have liked some more varied flavors. My chicken sandwich was... a bit disappointing. Rather than a chicken piece that appropriately fit the bun, it was more of a chicken strip, with bites that would only yield bun. In addition, because the chicken piece was so small, it was also extremely dry, which is a bummer because I actually thought the breading was very tasty. The chipotle aioli was decent, but didn't pack as much spice or flavor as I was hoping. And with only two toppings and a sauce on the whole sandwich, I was disappointed that the tomato was rather mushy and didn't seem fresh. I will say the fries that came with our sandwiches were crisp and well seasoned, and somewhat unfortunately the best part of my meal. Based on our experience, I didn't hate our dinner here and if someone invited me to meet them here, I wouldn't say no, but I'm also not going out of my way to revisit.

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