Liberty Street, once known as Northern Row, marked the northern edge of Cincinnati. Just beyond it was the Northern Liberties, a strip of land outside city control.

This was a haven for bootleggers, saloons, gambling halls, brothels, and bold business owners. A place built on risk, rebellion, and independence.

In 1895, Christian Moerlein built a five-story stock-house on this block. Beer was lagered in the stone cellars below. Today, those same cellars age our whiskey.

That spirit is still alive here. It’s in our walls, in our barrels, and in the way we do things.