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First Look: The Family Jones Brings Distillery-Restaurant to LoHi

By Mark Antonation

Monday, November 6, 2017 at 9:48 a.m.

Mark Antonation Cocktails made with Family Jones spirits made in the restaurant's own distillery. 1/21

Mark Antonation The Family Jones Spirit House feels like a chapel of booze. 2/21

Mark Antonation Housemade spirits with temporary labels. 3/21

Mark Antonation Bar manager Nick Touch mans the sunken bar at the Family Jones. 4/21

Mark Antonation A cheese and veggie "family platter." 5/21

Mark Antonation The walls are cinder block, but with architectural flourishes. 6/21

Mark Antonation Chinese barbecue slider. 7/21

Mark Antonation Sea bream crudo. 8/21

Mark Antonation The bar at the Family Jones is sunken so that customers and bartenders see eye to eye. 9/21

Mark Antonation The sea bream crudo includes tangerine, avocado and malted barley. 10/21

Mark Antonation Three-cheese fondue served in a roasted pumpkin. 11/21

Mark Antonation The main dining area with a view onto Osage Street. 12/21

Mark Antonation Filling a minitature pumpkin with fondue is a great use of produce. 13/21

Mark Antonation Mushrooms, beats, squash and bread cubes come with the fondue. 14/21

Mark Antonation Black bass bathed in chowder broth with stuffed clams. 15/21

Mark Antonation Looking up into the distillery on the mezzanine. 16/21

Mark Antonation A view from the distillery into the dining room. 17/21

Mark Antonation Distiller Rob Masters monitors a batch of bourbon in its early stages. 18/21

Mark Antonation The still was shipped from Germany. 19/21

Mark Antonation Testing equipment and botanicals line the shelves of the distillery. 20/21

Mark Antonation Butternut squash tortellinie with mixed veggies and feta cheese. 21/21

First Look: The Family Jones Brings Distillery-Restaurant to LoHi

Some of the most creative minds in the LoHi restaurant business got together for a new project called the Family Jones Spirit House. Paul Tamburello, real estate developer and owner of Little Man Ice Cream, pioneering distiller Rob Masters and other partners are collaborating with Justin Cucci, founder of Linger and nearby Root Down on a distillery-restaurant at 3245 Osage Street. The Family Jones opens to the public on Saturday, November 11, but here's a peek inside to get you jonesing for housemade spirits and an eclectic menu designed with cocktail pairings in mind.

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