It’s Our Inaugural Winter Luau!
Warm up with Cocktails and a Delicious Pig Roast by Aaron Patin at Central Standard’s Inaugural Outdoor Winter Luau! February in Wisconsin is just the worst! We’re past January and the days are getting longer, but freezing temps linger. Central Standard and Smokey Woods want to do our part by throwing a parking lot party […]
Milwaukee Magazine features us in their “10 of the Best New Bars in Milwaukee” Article
We loved seeing the Crafthouse & Kitchen included in Milwaukee Magazine’s awesome article. We are glad to be a part of a vibrant and growing community of great bars and restaurants in Milwaukee and continuing to get people downtown and explore all the great spaces there are to offer, including ours! Check out the article […]
Perfect for Festive-Cocktail Making or Sipping Fireside, North Wisconsin Chocolate Brandy Debuts Today Just in Time for Holiday Merriment & Gift Giving
There’s something new to crave this holiday season as our newest addition in the Flannel Series arrives today: North Wisconsin Chocolate brandy, a decadent combination of North Wisconsin brandy and dark chocolate. “Our new Chocolate brandy is a ‘must try’ this season as almost a pound of dark chocolate is infused into each bottle,” […]
Our Flannel Series Warms Up With The North Brandy Chocolate “Limited Edition” Release
Warm up your winter with the next in our limited edition Flannel Series, Chocolate Brandy. First we take our award winning North Brandy and steep real chocolate and just a touch of coffee bean…and let that soak in for up to 30 days. The result is a perfect pairing of brandy and chocolate sweetness, which […]
Inaugural Brandy Old Fashioned Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced
Creator of the World’s Largest Old Fashioned; a Former Wisconsinite Who Treks Home for Her Favorite Cocktail & a 90-Year-Old Grandpa, Who Died Before Today’s Announcement, Among the 2022 Honorees Today we unveil the inductees into the first-ever Brandy Old Fashioned Hall of Fame. In all, we received 90-plus nominations from all corners of Wisconsin […]
Central Standard releases beer brandy collab with Hofbräu München
Central Standard Unveils 1st Global Collab in it Brewmasters Brandy Series Distillery Co-Founders Team with German Brewing Icon Hofbräu München to Release Special Limited-Availability Bottling of North Brandy Combined with Hofbräu Winter Spezial Delicator. Central Standard Craft Distillery is going global with the unveiling of the next release in the distillery’s Brewmasters Brandy Series: a […]
Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen Launches New Guest Bartending-For-Charity Efforts
Famed Wisc. Comedian Charlie Berens to Serve as 1st “Cocktails for a Cause” Guest Mixologist to Benefit the Near West Side Partners at the Crafthouse & Kitchen from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 13 Central Standard Co-Founders Evan Hughes and Pat McQuillan are unveiling an all-new monthly guest bartending-for-charity happy hour and the inaugural guest mixologist will […]
Brandy Old Fashioned Month kicks off Tuesday at Central Standard
Returning to work after a long weekend can be rough. But Central Standard co-founders Even Hughes and Pat McQuillan are helping folks to take the edge off with a very special happy hour that celebrates Wisconsin’s favorite cocktail: the brandy old fashioned. Having worked with the Wisconsin governor’s office to proclaim September Wisconsin Brandy Old […]
Central Standard Creates The Brandy Old Fashioned Hall Of Fame & Kicks Off Brand Old Fashioned Month
Soliciting Nominations for Inaugural Hall of Fame Class, Billboards Statewide & Surprise Rounds of Free Craft Cocktails – All Part of Distillery’s Plans to Celebrate Wisc. Brandy Old Fashioned Month Starting Thursday, Central Standard Craft Distillery Co-Founders Evan Hughes and Pat McQuillan are launching a month-long campaign encouraging Wisconsinites to request hand-crafted brandy from local, […]
Brewmasters Series #3 – North Wisconsin Brandy Finished In Hinterland Brewing Grand Cru Barrels
The third installment to the Brewmasters Series has arrived! This fantastic brandy twist is done in collaboration with our great partners in the northern part of Wisconsin, Hinterland Brewery. This award winning brewery produces beers true to their Wisconsin roots. HInterland Grand Cru is a kettle sour barrel aged Cherry Belgian Ale, made with cherries […]
