When co-owners Simeon Rossi and Mark Schiller began raising money for Loon Liquor Co. in late 2012, they had a concept that they were confident would be successful. They wanted to create spirits from locally sourced, organic-certified ingredients, and they wanted to do it in their hometown of Northfield, Minnesota. Having no distilling experience didn’t seem … [ Read more]
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Imminent Brewing Co.
June 15, 2017 by
As Imminent Brewing Co. works on constructing tables from reclaimed wood, hanging decorations, and tidying up, Northfield locals show up every half-hour or so to help out, or hand something over like the World War I lithographs they thought would go well in the old National Guard armory building. This is what Randy Clay, head … [ Read more]
Loon Liquor Company debuts Lac Coeur Coffee Liqueur
February 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
For Minnesota’s distillers, coffee is the liqueur du jour. Du Nord Craft Spirits recently released Café Frieda. Norseman Distillery recently teased one as well. And now, Northfield’s Loon Liquor Company—with three primary spirits under their belts (Loonshine, MetropoliGin, and Wheaton Barley Vodka) and with the February chill in everyone’s bones—figured the time is right to bring to … [ Read more]
Loon Liquors Debuts Cocktail Room and Metropoligin
September 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Loon Liquors will officially open their Northfield distillery for cocktail service today, September 10, at 4pm. They are the fifth* distillery in the state to open a cocktail room and the first one south of the Metro. Simeon Rossi and Mark Schiller have built a 49-seat drinking space that consumes most of their production floor. The … [ Read more]
Loon Liquors Releasing Loonshine This Weekend
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By John Garland Loon Liquors of Northfield is set to debut their first product. Nearly a year and a half after their Indiegogo fundraiser went live, their un-aged whiskey, Loonshine, will hit bars and shelves this weekend. The spirit is made from organic wheat and barley, concentrated in a small copper pot still, and steeped for a … [ Read more]
