Press Articles and Media Resources
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Press Mentions
National Media
Wall Street Journal - Can You Capture Nostalgia in a Bottle of Gin?
Men’s Journal - The 19 Best Undiscovered Cocktail Bars in America
Plate Magazine - A Steak and Radish Dish Delivers a Punch of Umami
Eat Sip Trip - Americans are Embracing German Tradition of Turning Beer Into Liquor
Daily Coffee News - From Buzzy Bloomington, Cardinal Spirits Talks Roaster Collaborations
Airows - Terra Botanical Gin is This Summer's Hottest New Tipple
Wine Enthusiast - How Midwestern Spirit is Driving Craft Distilleries
Afar- A Quest for this Ingredient Will Take You Into the Heart of Israel
Tasting Table - This Craft Distillery Makes Beautiful Bottles of Spirits
Liquor.com - 5 Floral Spirits You Should Be Drinking This Spring
Earth Eats - From Hemingway's Campari to Indiana Craft Spirits
Food52 - Your Guide to a Fall Weekend in Bloomington, Indiana
Regional & Local Media
Bloom Magazine - Cardinal Spirits Distillery: A Chef Who Gets It Just Right
IDS - World-traveled Chef Comes to Cardinal’s Regional Kitchen
Inside Indiana Business - Cardinal Spirits Poised for Indiana, National Growth
Herald-Times - Cardinal Spirits opens kitchen at its Bloomington distillery
Spoon University - 3 Easy, Classic Cocktails to Make With Cardinal Spirits' Class of 2017 Vodka
IDS News - Cardinal Spirits collaborates with Limestone Comedy Festival
NUVO - Cardinal Spirits hosting dinner with master spice blender and David Tallent
Indianapolis Monthly - Cardinal Spirits Has the Perfect Holiday After-Dinner Drink
Indiana on Tap - Cardinal Spirits Announces Black Bear Bierschnaps
WHAS11 Louisville ABC Affiliate - Start Your Mornings Right with New Songbird Craft Coffee Liqueur
Louisville Business First - A New Liquor Brand in Town Gets Local with Coffee Connection
Courier-Journal - Indiana distillery launches spirit with local ties
Indiana On Tap - Tiki Rum Earns "Best Buy from Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Indiana On Tap - Cardinal Spirits Begins Statewide Distribution to Meijer Stores
Spoon University - Cardinal Spirits: Bloomington's Craft Distiller of Choice
Visit Indiana - 24 hours in Bloomington: Where to Eat and Drink
Indy Star - Blind Taste Test: How Do Indiana Spirits Stack Up?
Indiana Public Media - Bloomington PRIDE's Summerfest to Celebrate LGBTQ Community
Evansville Courier & Press - Cardinal Spirits Opened in Bloomington
Indiana Public Media - City Approves Zoning Appeal For Bloomington Craft Distillery
Indianapolis Business Journal - Breweries Turn To Outside Investors to Underwrite Growth
Herald Times - Cardinal Spirits Two Weeks Away From Tasting Room Debut
Herald Times - Plans Moving Forward on Local Craft Distillery in Downtown Bloomington (paywall)
Vacation Idea - 21 Best Things to Do in Bloomington, Indiana
Ratings & Awards
Terra Botanical Gin - Gold Medal, American Distilling Institute
Terra Botanical Gin - Best of Category Contemporary Grain-to-Glass Gin, American Distilling Institute
Black Bear Bierschnaps - Bronze Medal, American Distilling Institute
Songbird Coffee Liqueur - Bronze Medal, American Distilling Institute
Wine Enthusiast - Cardinal Spirits Vodka - Top 100 Spirits of 2016
Wine Enthusiast - Cardinal Spirits Bramble - 92 points / Best Buy
Wine Enthusiast - Cardinal Spirits Tiki Rum - 92 points / Best Buy
Wine Enthusiast - Cardinal Spirits Songbird Coffee Liqueur - 90 points / Best Buy
Wine Enthusiast - Cardinal Spirits Nocino - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast - Cardinal Spirits Standard Dry Gin - 88 points
Microliquor Spirit Awards - Cardinal Spirits Vodka - Triple Gold Medal Best in Show 2015
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ABOUT CARDINAL SPIRITS
WHAT WE DO: Cardinal Spirits is a craft distillery with a cocktail bar and restaurant in Bloomington, Ind. We distill creative, award-winning spirits using the highest quality ingredients, and we source local ingredients whenever possible. All parts of the distilling process — from fermentation to mashing to aging to bottling — happen on-site. We offer distillery tours, and in our tasting room, you can sample a flight of spirits, order one-of-a-kind cocktails made with our spirits, eat dinner 7 days a week and weekend brunch, and buy bottles of our spirits to take home. Our spirits are available in 11 states and Washington, D.C.
OPENING DATE: Cardinal Spirits opened in February 2015.
LOCATION: Cardinal Spirits is at 922 S. Morton St., one mile south of downtown Bloomington. The building overlooks the B-Line, the popular walking and biking trail that runs through the city.
FOUNDERS: Adam Quirk (Bloomington), Jeff Wuslich (Bloomington), Jason Katz (Cincinnati), Rick Deitz (Bloomington)
PRODUCTS: Cardinal Spirits distills Vodka, Pride Vodka, Terra Botanical Gin, Standard Dry Gin, Tiki Rum, Lake House Spiced Rum, Flora Liqueur, Songbird Coffee Liqueur, Bramble Black Raspberry Vodka, Honey Schnapps, Black Bear Bierschnaps, Valencia Triple Sec, Nocino, Barley McBarleyface, and Creekbend Brandy. We have released limited batches of Single Malt Whiskey and Single Barrel Bourbon, and have more spirits aging in barrels. Canned cocktails are part of our line-up, too: our Bramble Mule and Maui Mule canned cocktails are both riffs on Moscow Mules.
DISTRIBUTION: Cardinal Spirits products are available at 200+ locations in 11 states and Washington D.C. (Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Washington D.C.). Our full line of spirits is also sold at our distillery.
MISSION
Value people as much as profits: We promote personal growth through education and internal advancement. Our profitability ensures we have financially secure employees.
Cultivate meaningful work: We encourage entrepreneurial thinking, creativity, and community focus so that a job is not just a job.
Trust people to do their best: Financial and operational literacy of all team members allows everyone a clear picture, and drives the right kinds of decisions.
Quality, Craftsmanship, and Honesty: achieved through innovative TOC-based production and a holistic approach to all parts of our business.
Focus on Community: Business success allows us to pursue social goals in Bloomington, Indiana, the Midwest, the US, and the world