You've heard of a tasting room at a winery, you've heard of a tap room at a brewery. The newest trend to hit the metro is the cocktail room in a distillery. Yesterday I checked out the recently opened Du Nord Craft Spirits in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. My aunt and I scheduled happy hour at Du Nord to check out their space, the menu, and of course the craft spirits. We both enjoy gin so we ordered gin-based cocktails. Started with the basic gin and tonic so we could appreciate and focus on the flavor of the gin. Incredibly smooth. Besides Hendricks, it's probably my new favorite gin. Then I tried the Steady Eddie which is gin, cranberry juice, and lime sour. Both were really good cocktails. But even better than the taste was the price. During happy hour (Wed - Sat 4-6), the cocktails range from $3.50 to $5.50. Four drinks and tip amounted to $20. We were impressed. The atmosphere has a bit to build on, but I think it would be better on a weekend when there's a food truck parked out front and a band or other activities going on inside. The cocktail room currently doesn't serve food but you are more than welcome to bring food in from anywhere. Du Nord offers gin and vodka at this point and they are working on their whiskey program. They sell in a lot of liquor stores. They don't have an off sale license yet, so you have to buy a bottle in a liquor store.
After happy hour we went to Midori's Floating World Cafe which was right down the street on Lake St. We had some fantastic edamame, tea, and sushi. Next time I'd plan ahead and bring the sushi to the cocktail room :)
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