Parkway Distillery opening its doors this weekend
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A new distillery is putting on the finishing touches for its grand opening in St. Joseph on Saturday.
Parkway Distillery, the first distillery in St. Joseph since the prohibition era, has made some major changes since March.
The distillery, located at 415 N. 13th St., is now fully furnished with tables, chairs, lounge areas and more. Co-founder Edison Derr said they hope to have the bar about 90% finished before they open on Saturday.
“We’ll be working on that last 10% forever. But we’ve got all of our licenses in, so our distilling will be starting very soon,” Derr said.
Parkway has barrels arriving the first week of June containing bourbons and rye whiskeys. In the meantime, the business is stocked up with great cocktails and spirits.
Though Parkway Distillery has made a lot of progress, the staff still hopes to make a few improvements.
“Mother Nature has been dumping gallons on us every day. So, like, our pickleball courts will probably be a week or two depending on when we can get four or five straight days of no rain,” he said.
They also plan on adding more greenery and plants to the outdoor spaces, Their goal is to create a relaxing space for guests to enjoy Downtown.
“We kind of have two different outdoor spaces. We have a nice deck that smaller and large groups can sit on, enjoy themselves with nice fans and nice lighting, you know, all that stuff to be comfortable,” Derr said. “And then also we have kind of the patio area, be a little bit more ‘let your hair down’ area. We’ll have a couple of tables where any cigar smokers would like to sit and enjoy, enjoy a glass of bourbon and a cigar.”
Also on the back patio will be gazebos and two pickleball courts available for rent.