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Chicago’s Judson & Moore Distillery Opens For Business

Chicago’s Judson & Moore Distillery recently opened its facility to the public, featuring a bar and tasting room, a stocked shop, live music, and production tours.

Located in the city’s Rockwell on the River complex, the family-run distillery started life in 2018 founded by Judson Bergman, his daughter Elise Bergman, and her husband Collin Moore.

In a prepared statement, Elise Bergman, one of the family owners, explained that Judson & Moore whiskeys come from  Midwestern grains using Lake Michigan water. The new-make spirit is then aged in Minnesota white oak barrels.

Judson & Moore Distillery
Judson & Moore Distillery (image via Judson & Moore)

“Judson & Moore represents years of our working together to create quality spirits that represent the land from which the grains are harvested as well as a welcoming and inviting space where guests are surrounded by history and both vintage and new artisanal products,” she said. “We are thrilled to finally open our doors to the public, and share Judson & Moore with friends, neighbors, and whiskey lovers alike.”

Judson & Moore’s space in Rockwell on the River started out as a leather tannery in the early 1900s. The warehouse suffered a fire in 2015, and was rebuilt to the specifications needed for a modern-day distillery.

Their production facility includes a mill room, production room with a 500-gallon Vendome copper still, barrel storage, and an open-floorplan gathering space.

The new tasting room features a custom bar and tabletops made from white oak trees from Bergman’s childhood home. The space also features charred oak sculptures by Elise’s brother Elliot Bergman.

Among the distillery’s first releases are their Rye Whiskey, Bourbon Whiskey, Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey, and Single Malt Whiskey, and right now, the expressions are only available for purchase at the distillery.

For more information or for distillery tour times, check out www.judsonandmoore.com.

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