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CHEMIST SPIRITS
What you need to know
Chemist Spirits is a women-owned craft distillery at 151 Coxe Avenue in Asheville's South Slope, founded by Debbie Word, who started out making spirits on a small family still with her daughter Danielle, an actual chemist. It makes gin, whiskey, vodka and seasonal spirits, including its American Gin, a Barrel Rested Gin it calls North Carolina's first true sipping gin, a Navy Strength Gin and Conservatory Rose Gin made with Biltmore. The tasting room and mercantile shop is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm and Sunday from noon to 9 pm, and distillery tours are offered. Next door, Antidote is its coffee bar and cocktail lounge, open daily from 8 am.
Local's Tip
Book a distillery tour, then try the Barrel Rested Gin neat. Go on a weekday afternoon for a quieter tasting.
What the locals say
Local gin fans bring visiting friends for a tasting, and many leave with a bottle of the rose gin.
What you need to know
Chemist Spirits is a women-owned craft distillery at 151 Coxe Avenue in Asheville's South Slope, founded by Debbie Word, who started out making spirits on a small family still with her daughter Danielle, an actual chemist. It makes gin, whiskey, vodka and seasonal spirits, including its American Gin, a Barrel Rested Gin it calls North Carolina's first true sipping gin, a Navy Strength Gin and Conservatory Rose Gin made with Biltmore. The tasting room and mercantile shop is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm and Sunday from noon to 9 pm, and distillery tours are offered. Next door, Antidote is its coffee bar and cocktail lounge, open daily from 8 am.
What the locals say
Local gin fans bring visiting friends for a tasting, and many leave with a bottle of the rose gin.
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