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922 South Morton Street
Bloomington, IN, 47403
United States

812-202-6789

Cardinal Spirits is a craft distillery in Bloomington, Indiana that specializes in producing extraordinary spirits from local ingredients.  

Cardinal Spirits

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La Boîte Amaro

A new superbly spiced spirit from the famed La Boîte spice company in NYC and Cardinal Spirits.

Bring a bottle right to the table and share with friends over a meal. Food-friendly and easy-drinking, with signature ingredients of star anise, licorice, orange, and green cardamom.

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Cardinal Spirits Opens Kitchen at Distillery

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Terra Botanical Gin in Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Wins Gold Medals

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distillery tours and craft cocktails

Open every day, kids and dogs welcome on the patio

Tasting Room Bar
Mon - Thurs: 4p - 10p
Fri: 12p - 12a
Sat: 10a - 12a
Sun: 10a - 9p

Kitchen
Dinner Mon - Sat: 4p - 9p
Sun, 4-8p
Brunch Sat - Sun: 10a-2p

922 S. Morton St., Bloomington
812-202-6789
hello@cardinalspirits.com

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Creekbend Brandy

The perfect bottle for dinner parties — distilled with local Catawba grapes grown by Oliver Winery.

By the bottle and in cocktails at the distillery!

How We Made It

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Brininess isn’t something you usually find in Midwest-made spirits but we did it and here’s how! Meet Oktoberfest Whiskey: we made it on a whim and it turned out weirdly wonderful. (Whew.) Back in 2016, we distilled a batch of our favorite Oktoberfest beer from @uplandbrewco and aged it in an Upland oyster stout barrel. That oyster stout was a one-off brew itself, infused with oyster meat and shells, chocolate, and chili peppers. The brininess from the oysters made its way into the whiskey, which also has milk chocolate notes. Our distiller Justin describes a sip as, ahem: “sitting on the beach eating one of those chocolate orange candies.” Weird but true. Bottles are available now at the distillery only. And we won’t make this again, so when it’s gone, it’s gone! . #distillery #cardinalspirits #whiskey #oktoberfestwhiskey #indianawhiskey #craftwhiskey #uplandbrewing #oktoberfestbeer #oysterstout
Chicago pals, get to @scofflawchicago before summer is over (tick-tock!) to snag The Hopscotch, a cocktail made with our Flora liqueur, plus mezcal, fino sherry, lime, orgeat, and absinthe. It’s on the menu now for a couple more weeks. 📷 @jugoe_ . #distillery #cardinalspirits #scofflawchicago #ginbar #chicagobars #logansquare
If you can’t drink through the Midnight Movies menu at @pouring_ribbons in person, at least hop on over to their feed for a satisfying virtual sip. Stunners all around, like this one: Little Shop of Horrors by bartender @umheybrooke, a negroni spin-off made with our Terra Botanical Gin! (PS - You’ve got to love the sustainability notes with each cocktail that @pouring_ribbons posts! A pistachio tincture in this Little Shop of Horrors cocktail was made using the entire nut and shell, left over from a previous menu, and the ceramic cup is an upcycled yogurt container.) 📷 @joanna.lin . #distillery #cardinalspirits #pouringribbons #pouringribbonsnyc #nycbars #sustainablecocktails #terragin #laboite
Creekbend Brandy is a Bloomington spirit through and through: made with local @oliverwinery grapes picked at their peak back in 2016, then distilled and aged by yours truly! A new vintage was released at the distillery today, just in time for fall cocktailing. Brandy Old Fashioneds are our favorite, if you’re looking for a drink to get you started. . #distillery #creekbendbrandy #oliverwinery #foundmyspirit #bloomingtonindiana #visitbtown #americanbrandy
NYC, it’s official: our @la_boite American Amaro is here! Launching it tonight with a little celebration at La Boîte, the spice company that we collaborated with on this amazing new spirit — keep an eye out for it at bars, restaurants, and bottle shops.
Our Pride Vodka knows no season! Here it is in a Pride or Die Fizz at @colonienyc. 🙌 We’re in NYC this week for a spirit launch - follow along in our Stories, and see if we’re eating at Sbarro or not. . #distillery #foundmyspirit #cardinalspirits #nyc #colonienyc
Spontaneous outbursts of “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” are strongly encouraged! On Friday a new vintage of Creekbend Brandy drops at the distillery. It’s our collab with @oliverwinery made entirely from their locally-grown Catawba grapes — 2016 harvest — distilled and aged at Cardinal Spirits. This weekend at the distillery, try it in a Brandy Old Fashioned and take home a bottle. . #distillery #cardinalspirits #brandy #americanbrandy #craftbrandy #oliverwinery #foundmyspirit #catawbagrapes #bloomingtonindiana #visitbtown #visitbloomington
Vodka Soda chillin in the pages of @indymonthly’s September issue, and hopefully in your tailgating cooler today, too! Thanks for the shout out, IM crew! . #distillery #cannedcocktails #rtd #readytodrink #readytodrinkcocktails #cocktailinacan #vodkasoda

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At Cardinal Spirits' Indiana distillery we're proud to make some of the best spirits in the country, right here in Indiana.