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The first distillery to open in the city since Prohibition is generating plenty of buzz in spite of not opening its doors to patrons for most of the winter due to pandemic restrictions.
Midtown Spirits, which launched in November, is owned by Jason Poole and Dave Abrahamsen, the folks behind the popular cocktail-mix maker Preservation & co. The small-batch distillery is part of a full-fledged bar and restaurant operation on 19th Street in midtown where Preservation’s retail site was formerly located.
“Thanks to Preservation, we were known for our cocktail mixes, so it made sense to move into making the spirits that go along with those,” says Poole.
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Show Transcript PLANS. MARLEI. WELL WALTER MIDTOWN SPIRIT IS ONE OF THOSE NEW BUSINESSES HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND THE OWNERS TELL ME THEY ARE SO EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST DISTILLEY IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO SINCE PROHIBITION, BUT THE HASNâT MADE IT EASY. DEEP AND ABRAHAMSON IS TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE GLASS HALF FULL DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF A NEW BUSINESS. COVID SHUTDOWN DIFFICULT TIME RIGHT NOW DAVID AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER OPEN MIDTOWN SPIRITS LAST MONTH GETTING ONLY A COUPLE DAYS OF INDOOR DINING AND A WEEK OF OUTDOOR DINING BEFORE HAVING TO SHUT DOWN THEIR NEW DIGS THE HARD PART WITH US BEING NEW IS THAT YOU KNOW, NO ONEâS REALLY HAD A CHANCE TO COME IN AND TRY STUFF NOW THE DISTILLERY RELYING SOLELY ON TAKE OUT