Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen expands brunch to Saturdays

Saturdays just got a bit better in Milwaukee as Central Standard Distillery Co-Founders Evan Hughes and Pat McQuillan announced they have expanded their successful Sunday brunch to Saturdays at their Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen, 320 E. Clybourn St. in downtown Milwaukee.

“We hosted a special Saturday brunch on New Year’s Day and the response was overwhelmingly positive,” Hughes said. “Folks have repeatedly told us that they want another Saturday weekend brunch option, so we’re adding Saturday brunch service.”

Weekend brunch at the Crafthouse will be served from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturdays and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sundays.

The star of Central Standard’s weekend brunch remains the Crafthouse’s famed bottomless Door County Cherry Vodka “mimosa,” a riff on the classic screwdriver featuring the distillery’s housemade Door County Cherry Vodka, orange juice, seltzer and garnished with a fresh orange slice.

A must-try menu item is the Central Standard Hash, made with house-herbed potatoes, two-poached farm-fresh eggs, Hooks Swiss cheese, arugula, Red Cabin Bourbon-caramelized onions, and 24-hour braised beef. Or, enjoy a classic Chicken and Waffles dish, complete with Red Cabin Bourbon compound butter.

The Midwest’s First Urban Distillery & Restaurant
Back in August, Hughes and McQuillan opened their Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen, the Midwest’s first new urban distillery and restaurant.

The distillery’s new home, complete with a tasting room, tour operation, restaurant, private event space and rooftop patio, replaced the formerly vacant Wisconsin Leather Building, which was built in 1874 and remains one of the oldest structures in downtown Milwaukee. In addition, the 11,700-square-foot, three-story Crafthouse & Kitchen houses a 100-gallon pot still that will produce all spirits served and sold on site.

Central Standard: Your Local Midwest Craft Distillery
Central Standard Craft Distillery, a small batch, craft distillery in Milwaukee and the fastest growing top-10 Wisconsin-based distiller, handcrafts award-winning bourbon, whiskey, vodka and gin from locally sourced ingredients. Founded in 2014, Central Standard has won 37 medals across multiple categories for their craft distilling.

“For us, it’s not about the awards or the accolades,” McQuillan explained. “It’s about making the best-tasting craft spirits with the finest local ingredients that bring to life the outdoor lifestyle of the Midwest.”

Central Standard’s portfolio of premium spirits includes Red Cabin Bourbon, Door County Cherry Vodka and North Wisconsin Brandy*. Door County Cherry Vodka is a blend of Central Standard’s award-winning 100% handcrafted vodka infused with Door County cherries, which are mellowed with a touch of local-harvested, fresh honey. North Wisconsin Brandy, which is handmade in small batches and aged for a minimum of two years, is finished in Central Standard bourbon barrels. Red Cabin Bourbon is aged to perfection and then finished in California Cabernet wine barrels. Thanks to the red-wine-barrel-finishing, Red Cabin Bourbon – which won a Gold Medal at the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits competition in 2019 – delivers a complex yet approachable taste.

“When you think of our entire lineup – Door County Cherry Vodka, North Wisconsin Brandy and Red Cabin – they’re all perfectly handcrafted for enjoying here in the Midwest or wherever your travels take you,” Hughes concluded.

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