Make way, craft beer; craft spirits are coming for your spotlight. Check out three local distilleries putting Tampa on the map with their own spins on your bar favorites. TAMPA MAGAZINE 13 12 DEC JAN 2018 Written by Samantha Yates and McKenna Kelley Photography by Gabriel Burgos Kozuba and Sons Distillery This family-run distillery was founded in Poland in 2005 and moved their operation to St. Petersburg (Florida, that is) last year. Located in the heart of Warehouse Arts District, their 20,000 square-foot facility incorporates green technology with two 600-liter copper stills and 300 50-gallon American oak barrels to create a rye malt whiskey, white whiskey (a.k.a. moonshine), two cordials and two vodkas. One, called “Starkus,” is an almost whiskey-like barrel-aged vodka named for the Lithuanian tradition of burying a barrel of raw rye spirits upon a baby’s birth that is only to be unearthed on the child’s wedding day. Baby or not, we say a bottle is perfect for any occasion. Florida Cane Distillery Starting from a terrible tasting experiment in a South Tampa garage, Lee Nelson and Pat O’Brien created Florida Cane Distillery in 2012, one of the first craft distilleries in Florida. The duo worked with local and state legislators to modernize Florida’s distilling laws to allow for tasting rooms and the direct sale of spirits to consumers. While the distillery started out with its signature Florida CANE vodka, filtered through its custom charcoal system, the product lineup has expanded to 10 Florida-inspired flavors of vodka (with names like Plant City Strawberry and Orlando Orange), gin, moonshine and whiskey. Stop by for free tastings and tours Thursday through Sunday; serious wannabe distillers can even take advantage of Florida Cane’s craft distilling workshop (check website for dates and details). St. Petersburg Distillery The spirits coming out of the booming St. Petersburg Distillery have something going for them few people do: they are born-and-raised Floridians. Launched in 2014 by the Iafrates family, the state’s largest craft distillery uses locally grown ingredients in all of its products, from Okeechobee corn for whiskey to Florida honey and oranges from Polk and Pasco counties. Their small-batch, pot-stilled brands include Old St. Pete, featuring a vodka, gin, rum and whiskey, Oak & Palm coconut and spiced rums, Tippler’s Orange Liqueur, Royal Mead Honey Wine and Banyan’s Reserve Vodka, voted 2016’s best artisan vodka in the South by Southern Living Magazine. Kozuba and Sons Distillery 1960 5th Ave. S., St. Petersburg (727) 201-9078 | kozubadistillery.com M-F 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Sat. 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Shake over ice. Serve chilled and up. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and jalapeño. KOZUBA & SPICE 2 oz. Florida Cane Red Drum Bourbon Whisky Dash of bitters 1 sugar cube Combine ingredients. Rub oil of orange around rim of glass. Garnish with orange. Florida Cane Distillery 1820 N. 15th St. (813) 302-9696 | cane-vodka.com Th: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fri: 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Sat: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Sun: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. St. Petersburg Distillery 800 31st. St. S. | St. Petersburg | (727) 914-0931 stpetersburgdistillery.com Muddle blueberries in simple syrup and lemon juice. Add rest of ingredients. Shake and strain into martini glass. Garnish with blueberries. 1.5 oz. Banyan Reserve Vodka 1 oz. Tippler’s Orange Liqueur 1 oz. lemon juice .5 oz simple syrup .5 oz. elderflower liqueur BANYAN BLUES OLD FASHIONED WE’VE LAUNCHED! Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. Call (813) 600-4000 for Details Win A $200 Dinner for Four At The New Watervue Grille Sign-up for our E-Newsletter at TampaMagazines.com And You Are Automatically Entered to Win TampaMagazines.com DRINK

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Make way, craft beer; craft spirits are coming for your spotlight. Check out three local distilleries putting Tampa on the map with their own spins on your bar favorites.

TAMPA MAGAZINE 1312 DEC JAN 2018

Written by Samantha Yates and McKenna Kelley Photography by Gabriel Burgos

Kozuba and Sons DistilleryThis family-run distillery was founded in Poland in 2005 and moved their operation to St. Petersburg (Florida, that is) last year. Located in the heart of Warehouse Arts District, their 20,000 square-foot facility incorporates green technology with two 600-liter copper stills and 300 50-gallon American oak barrels to create a rye malt whiskey, white whiskey (a.k.a. moonshine), two cordials and two vodkas. One, called “Starkus,” is an almost whiskey-like barrel-aged vodka named for the Lithuanian tradition of burying a barrel of raw rye spirits upon a baby’s birth that is only to be unearthed on the child’s wedding day. Baby or not, we say a bottle is perfect for any occasion.

Florida Cane DistilleryStarting from a terrible tasting experiment in a South Tampa garage, Lee Nelson and Pat O’Brien created Florida Cane Distillery in 2012, one of the first craft distilleries in Florida. The duo worked with local and state legislators to modernize Florida’s distilling laws to allow for tasting rooms and the direct sale of spirits to consumers. While the distillery started out with its signature Florida CANE vodka, filtered through its custom charcoal system, the product lineup has expanded to 10 Florida-inspired flavors of vodka (with names like Plant City Strawberry and Orlando Orange), gin, moonshine and whiskey. Stop by for free tastings and tours Thursday through Sunday; serious wannabe distillers can even take advantage of Florida Cane’s craft distilling workshop (check website for dates and details).

St. Petersburg DistilleryThe spirits coming out of the booming St. Petersburg Distillery have something going for them few people do: they are born-and-raised Floridians. Launched in 2014 by the Iafrates family, the state’s largest craft distillery uses locally grown ingredients in all of its products, from Okeechobee corn for whiskey to Florida honey and oranges from Polk and Pasco counties. Their small-batch, pot-stilled brands include Old St. Pete, featuring a vodka, gin, rum and whiskey, Oak & Palm coconut and spiced rums, Tippler’s Orange Liqueur, Royal Mead Honey Wine and Banyan’s Reserve Vodka, voted 2016’s best artisan vodka in the South by Southern Living Magazine.

Kozuba and Sons Distillery1960 5th Ave. S., St. Petersburg (727) 201-9078 | kozubadistillery.comM-F 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Sat. 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Shake over ice. Serve chilled and up. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and jalapeño.

KOZUBA & SPICE

2 oz. Florida Cane Red Drum Bourbon WhiskyDash of bitters1 sugar cube

Combine ingredients. Rub oil of orange around rim of glass. Garnish with orange.

Florida Cane Distillery1820 N. 15th St. (813) 302-9696 | cane-vodka.com

Th: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.Fri: 3 p.m. - 9 p.m.Sat: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.Sun: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

St. Petersburg Distillery800 31st. St. S. | St. Petersburg | (727) 914-0931stpetersburgdistillery.com

Muddle blueberries in simple syrup and lemon juice. Add rest of ingredients. Shake and strain into martini glass. Garnish with blueberries.

1.5 oz. Banyan Reserve Vodka1 oz. Tippler’s Orange Liqueur1 oz. lemon juice

.5 oz simple syrup

.5 oz. elderflower liqueur