Botanica at Widow Jane: The Distillery Bar on Conover St
Botanica at Widow Jane doesn’t post a happy hour. It’s the cocktail bar inside the Widow Jane whiskey distillery at 218 Conover St, open three days a week.
The verdict: go on a weekend, take the tour, then stay for a drink. The house claim is “the best Old Fashioned in the city,” stirred with its own aromatic bitters, and the rest of the list is seasonal. The catch is the schedule: Friday 5–10pm and Saturday and Sunday 2–10pm, nothing midweek.
What to Expect
- Tours: $27 a person, 10 guests at most, Friday at 4pm and weekends at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm. They walk the rickhouse and end with a flight of the 10 Year Old Bourbon, Paradigm Rye and Apple Wood Rye.
- The bar: cocktails and pours of limited releases.
- Outside: seating that welcomes pets (pets can’t join the tour).
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