Rhode Island Spirits hosted a weekend of grand opening celebrations to showcase its newly minted distillery and tasting room in Pawtucket on March 9 and 10. Owned and operated by Kara Larson and Cathy Plourde, Rhode Island Spirits is the latest distillery to open in the state. Rhode Island Spirits produces Rhodium Vodka and Rhodium Gin, both organic spirits crafted with botanicals grown and harvested in the Blackstone Valley. The tasting room offers water views of the Blackstone River for guests to visit and sample spirits and cocktails. Celebrants enjoyed their choice of several seasonal craft cocktails made with Rhode Island Spirits’ Rhodium Vodka and Rhodium Gin as part of the opening.
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- Rhode Island Spirits’ Rhodium Gin and Rhodium Vodka are organic and blended with botanicals grown in Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley.
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- Cathy Plourde and Kara Larson, Founders and Co-owners, Rhode Island Spirits.
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- The backbar area of the Rhode Island Spirits distillery and tasting room.
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- Rhode Island Spirits’ bartender Cora Bromley garnishes a Winter Martini cocktail.
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- The Winter Martini, featuring Rhodium Gin, cranberry and bitters, garnished with a sprig of rosemary.
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- The Earl Grey Toddy cocktail, a blend of Earl Grey tea with Rhodium Vodka, lemon and honey.
Photos by Laura Widness.
