REGION: Illinois

Based in Thornton, Illinois, Apologue specializes in the sweet and spirited art of liqueur production, with a mind towards sustainability and community. Each liqueur they make strikes a balance between fruit, root, herb, and bark, resulting in deeply complex and regionally specific spirits.
Aronia Liqueur, Apologue
SKU #:
US-XAP-01-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Liqueur
Spirit Sub Type:
Fruit
Barrel-Aged Absinthe, Letherbee Distillers
SKU #:
US-XLB-12-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Liqueur
Spirit Sub Type:
Botanical/Floral/Herbal/Root/Spiced
Celery Root Liqueur, Apologue
SKU #:
US-XAP-03-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Liqueur
Spirit Sub Type:
Fruit
Fernet, Letherbee Distillers
SKU #:
US-XLB-11-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Liqueur
Spirit Sub Type:
Botanical/Floral/Herbal/Root/Spiced
Gin, 'Original Label', Letherbee Distillers
SKU #:
US-XLB-01-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Gin
Spirit Sub Type:
Dry Gin
Learning to combine flavors behind the bar—particularly the herbs and spices which lend depth to gin—Chicago-based Brenton Engel founded Letherbee Distillers, which released its flagship gin in the spring of 2012 and has quickly grown with the addition of other herbaceous and aromatic spirits.
Malort, 'Besk', Letherbee Distillers
SKU #:
US-XLB-10-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Liqueur
Spirit Sub Type:
Botanical/Floral/Herbal/Root/Spiced
Paw Paw Liqueur, Apologue
SKU #:
US-XAP-05-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Liqueur
Spirit Sub Type:
Botanical/Floral/Herbal/Root/Spiced
Persimmon Liqueur, Apologue
SKU #:
US-XAP-02-NV
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United States
Region:
Illinois
Spirit Type:
Liqueur
Spirit Sub Type:
Fruit