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922 South Morton Street
Bloomington, IN, 47403
United States

812-202-6789

Cardinal Spirits is a craft distillery in Bloomington, Indiana that specializes in producing extraordinary spirits from local ingredients.  

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La Boîte Spritz

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La Boîte American Amaro, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda

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Coffee Colada recipe

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Songbird Coffee Liqueur, pineapple juice, coconut cream

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Paper Plane recipe

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La Boîte American Amaro, bourbon, Aperol, lemon juice

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Sidecar Recipe

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Creekbend Brandy, Valencia, lemon juice

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Flora Spritzer recipe

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1.5 ounces Flora
1/2 ounce lemon juice
club soda

  1. Add Flora and lemon juice to a glass, then fill the glass with ice.

  2. Top with club soda and stir gently to combine.



Cat's Whiskers Recipe

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Honey Schnapps, Standard Dry Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup

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Queen Bee recipe

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Honey Schnapps, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda

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Spiced Rum Negroni recipe

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A negroni is a rock-solid recipe: equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. So, why mess with it like we do here, by swapping gin for Cardinal Spirits Lake House Spiced Rum? The warming, spicy finish of spiced rum against the bitterness of Campari is a game changer. Once you have this spiced rum negroni, you might never go back to the classic version. Sorry, not sorry.

SPICED RUM NEGRONI

By Alyvia Cain of Cardinal Spirits

1 ounce Cardinal Spirits Lake House Spiced Rum
1 ounce Campari
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Wide strip of orange peel, for garnish

Add all ingredients except orange peel to a mixing glass, then add ice and stir for 20 seconds. Strain over a big ice cube in rocks glass. Express the oils from an orange peel by pinching it peel-side down over the glass, then drop the peel in the glass to garnish.



Jam Band Cocktail Recipe

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JAM BAND

By Alyvia Cain of Cardinal Spirits

2 oz Cardinal Spirits Terra Botanical Gin
3/4 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1.5 teaspoons cherry preserves
2 dashes orange bitters
5 mint leaves, plus a mint sprig for garnish
Club soda, to taste
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Add all ingredients except club soda to a shaker with ice; shake well. Strain into a large rocks glass filled with ice, then top with club soda and garnish with a mint sprig.



Terra Old Fashioned Recipe

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When it comes to twists on classics, this is one of our all-time favorites. Elegant and easy-drinking, there’s a reason it is a steady fixture on our cocktail menu at the distillery.

TERRA OLD FASHIONED

By Alex Utter of Cardinal Spirits

1½ ounces Cardinal Spirits Terra Botanical Gin
¾ ounce dry vermouth
½ ounce Cardinal Spirits Flora Liqueur
1 dash grapefruit bitters
Grapefruit peel, for garnish

1.Add all ingredients except garnish to a mixing glass, then add ice. Stir for 20 seconds.
2.Strain into a rocks glass filled with a large ice cube.
3.Garnish with a wide strip of grapefruit peel.