Always on the fringe, chasing something just out of reach…

That’s the spirit of the Northern Liberties.

Where Cincinnati’s rebels built, brewed, and broke the rules.

Black and white historic cityscape with industrial buildings, brick structures, smokestacks, and a steeple in the background.
Black and white photo of an early 20th-century cityscape with a canal running through the street, old buildings, and a hill in the background.

OUR
STORY

Liberty Street, once known as Northern Row, marked the northern edge of Cincinnati. Just beyond it was the Northern Liberties, a strip of land outside city control.

This was a haven for bootleggers, saloons, gambling halls, brothels, and bold business owners. A place built on risk, rebellion, and independence.

In 1895, Christian Moerlein built a five-story stock-house on this block. Beer was lagered in the stone cellars below. Today, those same cellars age our whiskey.

That spirit is still alive here. It’s in our walls, in our barrels, and in the way we do things.

Every bottle is a reflection of where we come from and how we work.