New York City is a city with a rich history. Buildings, businesses, and people all around have amazing stories to tell.

Great Jones Distilling Co, aka Great Jones Distillery, is no exception.

Great Jones Distillery is the first whiskey distillery in Manhattan since prohibition in the 1920s.

The space in NoHo is a massive 28000 square foot area with four levels, 3+ bars, a restaurant, and, of course, a fully functioning distillery.

Great Jones is the dream of Juan Domingo Beckmann, an 11th-generation spirits maker and chief executive who is the founder of Proximo Spirits, a liquor company based in Jersey City, N.J., that owns the new distillery, and whose family owns and operates the tequila giant Jose Cuervo.

For $35, you can tour this historic distillery and learn all about the whiskey distillation process. The tour also allows you to try all 4 of their whiskeys, learn about tasting, and even see prohibition-era pieces of history, including a hidden area used by bootleggers for running alcohol between buildings.

The tour also gives you a discount in the store so that you can take home your own bottle of delicious Great Jones whiskey! PS- The cheapest place to book tour tickets is their website.

Great Jones Distillery has a happy hour every Tuesday - Friday from 3:30-6 pm.

Food and Drinks We Like from Great Jones:

Mr. Jones-- bourbon, ginger liquor, lemon juice situation

Third Street Sour--bourbon, pear puree, lemon juice, red wine float

Empire State Cobbler-- bourbon, apple cider, lemon juice, orgeat

Food is expensive but solid. Plan to spend $30-$40 for entrees. Their $30 burger is great, but it's also a $30 burger...

Our final review: Do the distillery tour, grab a cocktail at the bar afterward, and take home a bottle for your own shelf!

Check out Great Jones Distilling Co. here.