All April long, join us in raising a glass for a meaningful cause with Hope Shining Blue, our featured cocktail available exclusively at our Milwaukee location. A portion of proceeds from each drink will directly support the Aurora Healing & Advocacy Program, an essential resource providing care, advocacy, and support for survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

Every sip makes a difference—help us shine a light on hope, healing, and resilience in our community. Cheers to supporting a vital mission, one cocktail at a time!

Experience a rejuvenating Sunday morning with a guided Yoga flow led by seasoned instructors from MKE Yoga Social at our Milwaukee location (616 W. Virginia St). Enjoy your Yoga practice followed by a Bloody Mary in our Tasting Room. Not drinking, no worries! Non-alcoholic options are available upon request. This event is perfect for both yoga enthusiasts and those looking for a fun and relaxing way to spend their Sunday morning. Bring your yoga mat, positive energy, and a friend to share this tasty experience.

Register here: https://www.mkeyogasocial.com/yoga-schedule.

Runs until Monday, April 28th, 2025

All April long, join us in raising a glass for a meaningful cause with Hope Shining Blue, our featured cocktail available exclusively at our Milwaukee location. A portion of proceeds from each drink will directly support the Aurora Healing & Advocacy Program, an essential resource providing care, advocacy, and support for survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

Every sip makes a difference—help us shine a light on hope, healing, and resilience in our community. Cheers to supporting a vital mission, one cocktail at a time!

Stop by our Milwaukee location for our “Fish for the Future” event, an evening of activism and origami. To protect our Great Lakes, we are protesting further development and operation of Line 5 by breaking the world record of the largest display of origami fish. GLD will collect and mail all fish to the Sierra Club. Later this summer, all the fish collected will be part of a giant display that is showcased here in Milwaukee! Bring in scrap paper, garbage mail, old political ads, anything to help craft your fish. A limited amount of scrap paper will be provided, along with instructions on how to craft your origami fish. Learn more about this initiative here.

Swing by our Milwaukee location on Thursday, April 24th for an incredible alcohol inks workshop. Alcohol inks are vibrant dyes in an alcohol base - a unique painting medium that is fun and easy to use to create incredible artwork. In this workshop you will create three different abstract florals using alcohol inks. You'll learn different techniques to guide and layer the inks, and you’ll mount all three paintings to 8" x 10” mats. Leaving you with three works of art ready for framing. No experience or artistic skill is necessary, and all supplies are provided. Sign up here today!

Cask Comedy brings the best in live stand up comedy and pairs it with hand-crafted spirits at Great Lakes Distillery! Picture this: sipping on local spirits surrounded by the very barrels they grew up in while laughing at ourselves and life’s struggles. Now that's what we call a match made in boozy heaven! Doors swing open at 7pm, and the show starts at 8pm. Join us for lots of laughs and delicious beverages on Saturday,  April 26th. Tickets are only $15 and seating is limited. This show sells out, so get your tickets NOW at MilwaukeeComedy.com!

Monthly on every first Sunday

Experience a rejuvenating Sunday morning with a guided Yoga flow led by seasoned instructors from MKE Yoga Social at our Milwaukee location (616 W. Virginia St.). Enjoy your Yoga practice followed by a Bloody Mary in our Tasting Room. Not drinking, no worries! Non-alcoholic options are available upon request. This event is perfect for both yoga enthusiasts and those looking for a fun and relaxing way to spend their Sunday morning. Bring your yoga mat, positive energy, and a friend to share this tasty experience.

Register here: https://www.mkeyogasocial.com/yoga-schedule.

This year’s annual Touch of Honey Market + Music is in collaboration with Kegel’s Inn and will be hosted at their outdoor beer garden, connected to our West Allis Tasting Room, Still & Oak!

We will have live music from The WhiskeyBelles, with our friend Brendan Cleary opening up the stage. 

Bottle sales & samples of our seasonal Touch of Honey Whiskey will be pouring, along with specialty cocktails featuring its "getting ready for summer" flavor.

Enjoy an incredible selection of Milwaukee-area vendors and craft products, along with food from Kegel’s Inn,My Aunties Kitchen, and Smokin' Jack's BBQ!

  Market Vendors: Fresh to Death Vintage, Linny's Artsy Fingers, Cheers! Creative, Abigail Hausman Design & Illustration, Lit MKE, Kismet Chains, Nudos Rosas, Twisted Tree Creations

Join us at our Still & Oak Tasting Room (5835 W National Ave) on the first Tuesday of every month for Mullet Bingo! This game is free to play and there's great prizes to win. Plus, wear a mullet and get a free Kentucky Waterfall shot (wigs count but fresh haircuts preferred!) We play 10 games starting at 6pm -- daubers included! Don't miss out on this hilarious night of great cocktails, sh**ty beers, cool prizes, and your mullet-rockin' host, Adam Furie.

Open Mic night at Great Lakes Distillery is  hosted by Jude & The Dude Acoustic Duo. Our Milwaukee location hosts the First Tuesday of every month! Performers get their first drink on us!

Swing by our Milwaukee location on Thursday, May 8th, for an evening of spring cocktails and delicious cheeses from Deer Creek Cheese. Admission to this event includes four sample cheeses and cocktail pairings, all of the cocktail recipes, and a GLD glass. Whether you’re looking for a fun Mother’s Day activity or need a cool way to twist up your Thursday, this is sure to be a fun night. Space is limited, so sign up here today! Class starts at 6pm- see you there!

We have another fun night lined up with Kelly's Kritters! This will be our third edition of Paint Your Pet, this time at our West Allis location! All pets are pre-sketched by Kelly of Kelly’s Kritters on an 8 x 10 canvas. Throughout the evening Kelly will guide you on how to create the best pet masterpiece. No experience is necessary. Just bring the love for your critter and we'll provide all the materials you need. Registration is required & space is limited! Please note: this class is at Still & Oak, our West Allis tasting room. Registration closes on 5/1, so don't wait to secure your spot here.

Jigs & Swigs: The Irish Dance Workout® is an Irish dance-inspired cardio fitness class open to anybody and everybody (21+)! Take part in a fun workout + reward yourself after with a beverage! All tickets include your first round at GLD. This class is at our Milwaukee (616 W. Virginia St.) location. 

-No dance experience required. J+S® is a fun and challenging workout for nondancers and dancers alike! 

-Bring a water bottle! 

-Wear athletic clothing and tennis shoes!

Registration is required and does sell out! Sign up here!

Monthly on every third Sunday

Experience a rejuvenating Sunday morning with a guided Yoga flow led by seasoned instructors from MKE Yoga Social at our Milwaukee location (616 W. Virginia St). Enjoy your Yoga practice followed by a Bloody Mary in our Tasting Room. Not drinking, no worries! Non-alcoholic options are available upon request. This event is perfect for both yoga enthusiasts and those looking for a fun and relaxing way to spend their Sunday morning. Bring your yoga mat, positive energy, and a friend to share this tasty experience.

Register here: https://www.mkeyogasocial.com/yoga-schedule.

“Bee” sure to stop by our Milwaukee location on Thursday, May 22nd for a night of spelling fun and drinking frivolity. This event is hosted by our favorite Milwaukee Lunch Lady. Test your spelling skills all while drinking to see if you have what it takes to win the grand prize! (Don’t worry, 2nd and 3rd place will get prizes too). Registration opens at 6pm and is limited to the first 25 people who sign up. The spelling bee will start at 6:30pm and will have three rounds. Grab your honey and don’t be late or you might get stung!

This event is 21+ ONLY!