Sure, sure, it seems like canned craft cocktails are everywhere these days. But almost every last one of those craft cocktails are actually made at large co-manfacturing plants with industrial spirits and flavors. That’s why, after years spent perfecting the recipes, I decided to put some of our favorite cocktails from our craft bar into cans, made right here! We carefully craft each drink at our distillery with infusions of hand chosen, organic whole botanicals into our spirits, then add sustainably farmed wine, and real fruit juices.

Frenchie and friends want to join you at the pool and the beach, at picnics and cocktail parties, at bonfires and brunches, to make any hour feel like golden hour. Because you can’t fit a personal bartender in your tote bag, but now you almost can. To learn more about our canned cocktails visit: frenchiecocktail.com

XOXO, Emily Vikre | Co-Founder and CEO of Vikre Distillery

Lake Superior contains 10% of the world's fresh water. Lake Superior Vodka is distilled and cut from this astonishingly pure water plus a base of malted barley, wheat, and corn. Our vodka is deep, smooth, and clear, a fitting tribute to the Greatest of Lakes and the city at its Zenith.

The trio of grains give this vodka a quietly strong character married with the clean heart of Lake Superior water.  A hint of honey and vanilla on the nose, the flavor is crisp, smooth, and memorable.

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OVREVANN AQUAVIT

The Ojibwe call it “Gichi-gami,” meaning “big water.” French explorers called it “Le Lac Superieur,” meaning “Upper Lake.” Following the French and Indian War, the English kept the name, “on account of its being superior in magnitude.” Lake Superior is, in fact, the world’s largest body of freshwater. Our unaged (aka taffel-style) aquavit is named Øvrevann, Norwegian for Upper Lake, or Lake Superior. Light and aromatic, it is piquant and refreshing to sip alongside smoked fish or to cut the fat after a heavy holiday meal. It’s a foundation for excellent Nordic-leaning cocktails, but can also help you weather the squalls like a Viking.

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VOYAGEUR AQUAVIT

Voyageur Aquavit is our aged aquavit.  It doesn't get to travel the high seas (thanks government regulators!), but it does spend over a year in Cognac barrels, an homage to the French voyageurs who founded Duluth. We infuse an organic corn base with warm spices and then age it for a year in used cognac barrels, which gives it a complex oaky, floral finish that makes it wonderful for sipping.  It is truly whiskey for vikings.  Skål!

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All of our whiskey grains come from within 50 miles of our distillery.  Well, except for the malted barley, which comes from Shakopee, a whopping two and a half hours away.  Our new barrels come from Western Minnesota while our used ones come from our friends at Duluth Barrel Works.  Our water comes from Lake Superior, right next to us. What can we say? We’re kind of in the perfect spot for making whiskey.  Our whiskies hew to tradition while bending it in playful and delicious ways. We use traditional techniques but explore unique mash bills and barrel combinations to make whiskies unlike what you’ve had before.

“Pappy’s got nothing on this whiskey.” - Anonymous distillery visitor

Sugarbush Whiskey

Our first whiskey, and, as far as we can tell, the first whiskey ever to be produced in Duluth (legally, hehe)! We age a bourbon mash in used port barrels with soft maple staves, then we finish it in bourbon casks that have been used for aging maple syrup.  Light but complex in flavor with notes of maple, roasted cherry, leather, and yellow cake.

Available in limited quantities once per year in mid fall.

Northern Courage
Smokey Rye

A one-of-a-kind whiskey that celebrates the contradictory extremes of the North.  We combine the peppery flavor of rye with the depth of oats, plus a gentle wisp of smoke  from cherry-wood-smoked barley malt and age the whiskey in new American oak casks resulting in a whiskey that’s got plenty of vanilla and caramel balanced with hints of dried plum and tobacco.

Currently unavailable.

A good cocktail is a piece of art. Every ingredient, every amount, every piece of the construction is intentional. Here at Vikre we love the art and beauty of a good cocktail, and we are passionate about the complex botanical ingredients that make them sparkle. Developed over the course of the last 8 years, our Barmasters modifiers are some of our very favorite liqueurs and bitters that we have made for our cocktail room and want to share with the world.