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Loonshine™

Loonshine™ Our first product, released in May 2014, is made from a locally-sourced, organic barley and wheat grain bill using closed-fermentation and filtered through in-house-crafted birch charcoal, rested with roasted oak staves. Loonshine™ was the proud winner of the silver medal in the light whiskey category at the Washington Cup Spirits Competition in 2014.

Duck, Duck, Grey Duck

A Loon Liquor Co. original and crowd favorite at the 2014 City Pages Cocktailian, this drink is… Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Loonshine™ 1 oz. of smoked tea simple syrup other ingredients Shake with ice and serve in a glass.

The Star Tribune – “Tea with those cocktails?”

“Tea with those cocktails?” by The Star Tribune Verdant recently debuted a handful of tea toddies on its fall menu. This summer Duckler’s chai house added a kitchen and a liquor license, and the tea importer-turned-restaurateur tapped his childhood bestie Simeon Rossi of Northfield distillery Loon Liquors to help devise a tea-leaning cocktail list. Given […]

City Pages – “Loon Liquors releases Loonshine, an organic white whiskey”

“Loon Liquors releases Loonshine, an organic white whiskey” by the Minneapolis City Pages The micro-distillery spirits seem to be flooding out of local stills. Coming from southern Minnesota, Northfield’s Loon Liquors recently released its first product “Loonshine.” The spirit is un-aged or white whiskey that has a sort of whiskey/rum/tequila finish and works well in […]

The Growler – “Loon Liquors Releasing Loonshine This Weekend”

“Loon Liquors Releasing Loonshine This Weekend” by The Growler Magazine 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 […]

Northfield News – “Northfield’s Loon Liquors distillery distinguishes itself from other whiskeys”

“Northfield’s Loon Liquors distillery distinguishes itself from other whiskeys” by Northfield News After Simeon Rossi created a coffee liqueur three years ago he didn’t know it would develop into a business venture with a high school classmate back in Northfield. Northfield High School classmate Mark Schiller got to sample the coffee liqueur and found it […]

Heavy Table – “The Launch of Loon Liquors”

“The Launch of Loon Liquors” by Heavy Table For all of the growth that Minnesota breweries and wineries have enjoyed in the last decade, a similar rise in craft distilling has not followed suit. While Minnesota-made liquor has been largely limited to Phillips and Karkov, Iowa and Wisconsin have been adjusting statutes to make limited-run […]

The Northfield Patch – “Loon Liquors Coming to Northfield”

“Loon Liquors Coming to Northfield” by The Northfield Patch There are a few things that are important to high school friends and business partners Mark Schiller and Simeon Rossi. Chief among them is sustainability, which affords them an interesting approach to their business, Loon Liquors, for which they plan to open a craft, organic micro-distillery […]