Returning Cincinnati & Bourbon to its Roots!

Create And Take Home Your Own Custom Bourbon!

Travel to the 1800’s when bourbon was customized.

Dinner & Custom Blending Experience

Offered most Saturday evenings. Same-day bookings stop at 2 PM.

Select evenings, we offer a combo of our original Custom Bourbon Blending Experience and dinner provided by our neighbors at Nicholson’s. This option also includes a cocktail for dinner and a mini-flight of Aglamesis chocolates for dessert. Check it out:

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NEW Baseball & Bourbon Blending Experience

In Collaboration with the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum

NOW BOOKING!

This is similar to our original Custom Bourbon Blending Experience, but this experience also includes an 1800s baseball theme and local baseball history (the origin story of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional team), as well as a ticket to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum.

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Went for the Bourbon experience where we sampled and blended our own bottle of Bourbon. It was very reasonably priced and a fantastic experience. My friend had never really tried bourbon before, but was converted to a fan in one short hour.

Great place for a cocktail before a show at the Aronoff!!

Was a very cool experience!

Awesome experience! Definitely recommend.

I was in town for work, and some new friends and I decided to try this experience—making and painting a custom bottle of bourbon. We LOVED it! Katie was super informative and supportive through the whole process. We had a blast!!

Brynn and Katie are amazing - best bourbon blend and incredible bartenders. Highly recommend - Bob and Daniel's Excellent Adventure is the best blend of all time - vote for us!

To be honest I didn’t even know New Riff was located where it is. I was just visiting the Party Source liquor store and there it was right across the parking lot. So I decided to visit. I did a little tasting at the bar upstairs and the bartender was excellent. I ended up trying the bib,6 year single barrel bourbon (22002) and a single barrel rye. All were very good but I decided to leave with the single barrel bourbon as I thought it was excellent. I will be going back to try the other offerings especially the ryes as they are new to me and also would like to do a tour.

I’ve visited Willow Run twice, and both experiences were outstanding. On my first visit, my brother and I participated in the custom bourbon experience, and we absolutely loved it. The woman who led the session (I believe she was the GM) was incredibly knowledgeable and made the experience truly exceptional. We each went home with a bottle of our own custom-blended bourbon, which made it even more memorable. On my second visit, my wife and I took part in the Old Fashioned experience. It was led by a different host, but once again, we had a fantastic time. If I had to choose, I’d say I enjoyed the custom bourbon experience slightly more, but honestly, you can’t go wrong with either option. Highly recommended.

Willow Run was featured in the new OHLQ show, “From Bottle to Bar.”

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Hours:

Wednesday & Thursday: 3 PM – 6 PM

(Open until 7:30 on Broadway Show Days)

Friday: 3:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Saturday: 1:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Sunday – Tuesday: Larger Groups By Appointment – Email Us (Info@WillowRunBourbon.com)

(Tuesdays – Broadway Show Days at the Aronoff: 3 PM – 7:30 PM)

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Address:

645 Walnut St. Cincinnati, OH 45202

(Downtown Cincinnati, across from the Aronoff Center)

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The “My Old Fashioned, My Way” Experience!

An immersive cocktail experience. The 1800s was the Golden Age of bourbon whiskey AND the launching point of cocktails.

Learn history about the Old Fashioned cocktail, bitters, and all about Willow Run. Determine your sweetness, bitterness, and garnish choice. Then, create your own full sized Old Fashioned!

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Willow Run is Located On the North Side of the Fountain District!

At the corner of 7th and Walnut St., across the street from the Aronoff Center.

Parking & Navigating to Willow Run:

On-street, metered parking
Valet services are often available (especially on the weekends) at 118 E 6th St. (near Nada and Sotto).
Multiple surface lots and garages surround us
- Some suggestions:
  - Closest: LAZ parking garage at 36 E 7th St. Reserve a spot
  - Next Closest: Olympic parking garage at 120 E 7th
  - Other great options:
    - Surface lot at 800 Walnut St.
    - 7W7 parking garage at 7 W 7th St.
    - Fountain Square parking garage at 520 Vine St.
- Please build in traffic, parking, and walking time into your visit.

INFO: Must be 21+ to consume alcohol. Please Drink Responsibly. Government Warning: According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.