Defined by distinctive and personal botanical recipes, gin is one of the most modern of spirits. And yet the classic cocktails of the 19th and 20th centuries are based upon gin.
Join the crew at 1900, along with Doug, Arturo, and Ryan Maybee, founder of J. Rieger & Co., to talk and taste four classic and modern cocktails, made respectively from Rieger Gin, Roku Gin, the historically important Plymouth Gin and Ransom Old Tom Gin, the return of a progenitor gin style.
This will be an IN PERSON event on The Patio at 1900! Limited seating is available.
ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST
RYAN MAYBEE
As a lifelong bartender, restaurateur, certified sommelier and Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) from the society of Wine Educators, Ryan Maybee, co-founder of J. Rieger & Co., is a veteran when it comes to wine, spirits and mixology.
His entrepreneurial spirit and creativity has led him to many successes including becoming the first person to complete the Bar Master Certification from Beverage Alcohol Resource in New York City, being named Bartender of the Year by Imbibe in 2013, and a former finalist in Vinos de Jerez Cocktail Competition and the Angostura Bitters Global Cocktail Challenge. Before joining the J. Rieger & Co. team, Maybee co-founded the Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival, two-time James Beard Semifinalist cocktail bar Manifesto, and The Rieger, located on the main floor of the Rieger Hotel building.
It was at Manifesto—located in the basement of the Rieger Hotel—where Maybee became fascinated by the history of the building and he discovered its connection to the historic J. Rieger & Co. distillery, originally founded in 1887. From that point on, he was set on ensuring it was resurrected. After meeting Andy Rieger at the opening of The Rieger in 2010, Maybee and Rieger started putting together a plan to bring back the old distillery.
In 2014, the plan fully came to fruition and Maybee and Rieger successfully relaunched the brand with the release of Rieger’s Kansas City Whiskey. As co-founder of J. Rieger & Co., Maybee has played a crucial role in reviving the brand and gaining national prestige. His creative libations have also received national acclaim in top-tier publications like Wine Enthusiast, Food and Wine, Imbibe, Vogue, GQ, Esquire, Vanity Fair and more. He currently lives in the historic Northeast neighborhood in Kansas City with his Great Dane, Moose.