Always wanted to visit a distillery and help pick your own barrel? Good news: that’s getting easier to do – and with more choices – at New Riff Distilling.
The Newport, Kentucky distillery announced this week it is expanding its Single Barrel Selection experience. It will now include six-year-old bourbon, in addition to four-year-old bourbon, and six-year-old rye whiskey.
The experience is open to individual groups, like bourbon clubs, corporate groups, distributors, bars, and retailers.
New Riff also offers what it calls “fractional barrel increments:” customizable quantities starting at 90 bottles.
The unique Single Barrel Experience includes a tour of the distillery and its West Campus, including warehouses, bottling hall, and the tasting room where you’ll sample whiskey from various barrels.
For more on the New Riff Single Barrel Experience, go to https://www.newriffdistilling.com/single-barrel
“For years, New Riff has offered an exceptional Single Barrel Experience — intentionality is a cornerstone of everything we do and that ethos certainly extends to the experience we offer to those who choose to pick a barrel with us. We’ve consistently offered single barrels chosen by our team at retail, but the pick experience truly highlights the individuality and character of our whiskeys.”
At New Riff, Single Barrel selections are more than a tradition, they’re a reflection of who we are. We believe in offering a world class experience rooted in genuine hospitality, deep knowledge, and a love for great whiskey. Our Single Barrel Selection Experience brings you behind the scenes of our Distillery and West Newport campus, from the rick house to the tasting room, where you’ll nose, taste, and ultimately select your perfect barrel.
New Riff Distilling
About New Riff Distilling
(From the disillery) Fiercely independent and unabashedly innovative: New Riff Distilling starts with time-honored sour mash methods and bottled-in-bond standards, creating new riffs on old traditions since 2014. Located in Northern Kentucky — the gateway to bourbon country — the independently-owned distillery produces award-winning bourbon, rye, single malt whiskey and gin. Bourbon and rye are also available in single barrel selections, and the distillery boasts a popular private barrel selection program offering quarter, half and full barrel picks complete with personalized labels. New Riff sources its water from an alluvial aquifer under the distillery, accessed via a 100’ deep private well and providing cold, clean and mineral-rich water perfect for whiskey making. The public-facing spaces in the distillery, renovated in 2023, include the Riff Shop with customizable gifting options and locally sourced artisan goods; and The Aquifer Tasting Room, located on the third floor of the distillery, featuring signature cocktails, flights, and pours of New Riff’s entire portfolio of award-winning spirits including rare, limited-edition, and distillery-exclusive releases.
