We visited the Great Jones Distilling Co, Manhattan’s first legal whiskey distillery since Prohibition as media one afternoon. Our tour included an overview of the story, ingredients, process and equipment used to brew the three Great Jones whiskies – Great Jones Straight Bourbon, Four Grain Bourbon and Rye.


After the tour, we had a guided tasting of their whiskeys, aged four years in American white oak, and were offered $10 off any single bottle purchased after the tour.  The Straight Bourbon has a light to medium body with a creamy and peppery taste; the Four Grain Bourbon is also medium-bodied, yet oaky and better (my favorite); the Rye is complex and layered with dried fruit and soft rye spice. 

Instead of dining in their newly opened restaurant, we stopped in their lounge to listen to a live jazz trio and grab a bite. Of course, we tried cocktails made with their spirits. My dining partner sipped a Great Jones Manhattan; I savored a Great Jones Old Fashioned ($16 each).

We split their Caesar salad made with Gem lettuce, rustic large croutons and a classic dressing ($18) and their burger topped with their bourbon and bacon jam, potato chips and Cheddar cheese with fries ($27).

Edited Great Jones Distilling Co. Photo: Liz Clayman

I recommend both the tour and the food.

Great Jones Distilling Co
NoHo
686 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(332) 910-9880
greatjonesdistillingco.com