Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday – Thursday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday – Saturday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
New Riff Distillery
24 Distillery Way
Newport, KY 41073
*The Aquifer is closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Megan Kesces Saturday, Oct. 18 | 4 –7 PM
Browse our Whiskey Library and taste our full collection of spirits, including rare, limited-edition, and distillery-exclusive releases, alongside cocktails, flights, and award-winning pours. Our menu also features a curated list of beer, wine, house-made non-alcoholic options, and lite bites.
Fireside Music Series
Every Saturday: October 18th – November 22nd
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, blackberry, vanilla, lemon, saline, cream soda.
Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, angostura bitters, rich demerara, cracker jack, maldon salt.
Kentucky Wild Gin, hibiscus, ginger, lemon.
Kentucky Wild Gin, lavender, honey, lemon.
Kentucky Wild Gin, Bluegrass Bitters orange bitters, sweet vermouth, genepy.
Kentucky Wild Gin Bourbon Barreled, lemon juice, tarragon, Key Lime Lacroix.
Bottled-In-Bond Rye, pineapple juice, coconut cream, ube.
Bottled-In-Bond Rye, lime, orange, pineapple, honey, habanero bitters.
Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, lemon, passion fruit, orgeat*contains nuts. Official Cocktail of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Kentucky Wild Gin, cocchi rosa, raspberry shrub, fee foam.
Strawberry infused Newmake, jalapeño, cointreau, lime, saline.
Bottled-In-Bond Rye, house cherry lemeonade.
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Choice of Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon or Rye, house sweet vermouth, angostura Bitters.
Bottled-In-Bond Rye, peychaud’s bitters, demerara, absinthe.
Bourbon Barrel Aged Gin, campari, sweet vermouth.
Choice of Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon or Rye, rich demerara, regan’s orange bitters, angostura bitters.
New Riff Wild Gin, dolin dry vermouth, regan’s orange bitters.
Bourbon Barrel Aged Gin, grapefruit shrub, sparkling wine.
Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, simple syrup, fresh lemon.
Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, rich demerara, regan’s orange bitters, angostura bitters.
Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, honey, ginger, lemon, float of Single Malt #5.
Blackberry, vanilla, lemon, seltzer water.
Cherry Lemonade, Coconut Milk, Seltzer Water.
Passion fruit, lemon, orgeat, Key Lime Lacroix *contains nuts
THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL FOOD PARTNERS
Curious Kitchen, Urban Stead, Riverside Pickling, Smoking Goose, Lil’s Kitchen, North South Baking, Tuba Pretzel, Dean’s Mediterranean, Los Cunados, Kate’s Catering.
NOSE: Butterscotch rounding into fresh oak, with hints of vanilla and rye spice.
PALATE: Broad, fulsome mouthfeel, leading to a
sweeter vanilla accent, before a gathering of rye spices (clove, cinnamon, mint, dark berry) into the finish.
NOSE: Spicy and detailed, showing mint, black
pepper and vanilla with hints of orange and oak.
PALATE: Cinnamon spice, vanilla and sweet toffee
moving into a bold mouth feel with rich rye spice,
caramel and toasted oak. Complex flavors drink
older than four-year-old.
NOSE: Savory, floral fruit, powdered sugar, balanced oak and vanilla fruits (plum skin, pear), everything complex and layered.
PALATE: Plum, rounded medium-full palate; finely dovetailed elegant spices; saltwater taffy, fruits, clove and an interesting toasty-malty note.
NOSE: Copious cherries and red fruits, fresh
spearmint leaves.
PALATE: Dark berries, cedar plank and savory rye spice, leading into rich tannic oak balanced with a sweet cream butteriness in the finish.
NOSE: Rounded and ripe with rye grass, notes of
cinnamon, clove, red apple.
PALATE: Fulsome, medium body;lightly oaky with
a sweeter core, juicy intense midpalate of
spearmint/clove/apple, along with a lovely aged grassy-mineral quality.
Little Kings with a shot of New Riff 9 Year Old Corn Whiskey.
Rhinegeist House Cat with a shot of Duet.
Belgium Trippel with a shot of Single Malt Belgian Quad Style Whiskey.
Sparkling
Quark with Bourbon Blueberry Jam, Pimento Cheese, Feta Bruschetta, Smoked Trout Dip, Salame Picante,Pickles, Cincy Chili Spiced Nuts, Sesame Durum Bread, Ritz Crackers.
Served with Beer Cheese and Bourbon Mustard.
Traditional southern style spread with cucumber, dill, cream cheese and onion.
Served warm with potato chips and sliced bread
Served warm with corn chips and rye crisps.
11am-Until Sell Out
Egg, hash brown, cheese, onion, pico de gallo
Egg, hash brown, zucchini, yellow squash, cheese, bell pepper, onion, pico de gallo
*Please note: No modifications and please allow 12-15 minutes for burritos to be served.
Nestled inside the Aquifer Tasting Room is the Tower Room, an intimate space intended for hosting cozy get-togethers and ideal for booking unique whiskey experiences like tastings, private tours, and cocktail classes. Perfect for small groups of up to 24 for formal seated experiences, and up to 60 for mingling style events.
For groups who like their gatherings with a bit more spirit. From guided cocktail classes to personalized tastings and private tours made just for your group, make your next celebration one worth remembering.
No. Our gift shop and Aquifer tasting room are both open to visitors and walk-ins during business hours.
Yes, there is a free parking lot directly in front of the building.
Children are welcome in our gift shop and visitor center. Guests participating on distillery tours, tastings or classes must be of legal drinking age (21 years old and up). Please Drink Responsibly.
Handheld filming and photography are permitted at New Riff Distilling and at New Riff West Campus provided that such activity does not interfere with regular tours, scheduled single barrel selections, events, functions, and does not pose a security, health, or safety risk. Further, the use or re-use of the filming or photography output must not be deemed inconsistent with the interests of, or in violation of, the policies of the Distillery.
The use of tripods, stands, drones, off camera lighting, or any other equipment or materials deemed hazardous by New Riff staff is not allowed.
Professional photography sessions or commercial shoots are not permitted without prior written approval from New Riff Distilling.
Yes. New Riff whiskeys and gins are gluten-free.
Gluten is present in the mash of rye and malted barley grains that we ferment into distillers beer, but these glutens do not transfer into the finished distilled spirit. When we distill that beer, and run it through our stills (and put in a barrel and age it for years), absolutely zero of the gluten comes through the still into the spirit. The spent grains and their gluten content go out of the still and into a distiller’s byproduct called stillage.
Now, does that mean a celiac sufferer or gluten-sensitive individual can tolerate distilled spirits in their diet? That’s a question for the individual and their doctor—and at New Riff we are not doctors, so we’ll shy away from dispensing actual medical advice. Again, ask a doctor. But all New Riff whiskeys—and all other whiskeys that were ever made—are gluten-free.
Yes, our Distillery and Tasting Room are both accessible. There are no stairs leading to the front door and our large elevator has plenty of room for wheelchairs and anyone assisting.
If you have any specific concerns or accommodations you can always give us a call!
How Would You Like to Buy?
*Due to state regulations, we are unable to sell or ship spirits directly to certain states. Availability and shipping options may vary based on your location. Please check local laws before placing an order.
