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Valley Breeze (PAWTUCKET): RI Spirits decks the halls with 'Big Gay Christmas pop-up'
DECEMBER 5, 2025 – This holiday season, RI Spirits at 40 Bayley St. is taking Judy Garland’s festive command to “make the Yuletide gay” seriously….
Valley Breeze (PAWTUCKET): The true spirit of Rhodium
JUNE 4, 2025 – Each bottle of Rhodium liquor tells a unique story of locality, environmentalism, love, and innovation. This women, veteran, LGBTQ, BIPOC, employee-owned nano-distillery goes above and beyond as they redefine what it means to be a local business.
Beverage Business (Rhode Island): Rhode Island Spirits Debuts New Bar Space
May 1, 2025 - Pawtucket-based Rhode Island Spirits celebrated the rebranding of its tasting room, now called The Rhodium Room, with a weekend launch that began on March 21. The distillery and bar, located at 40 Bayley Street, features Rhodium gins, vodkas and liqueurs, with special attention given to seasonal and foraged flavors. New cocktails debuted for visitors, as well as a refreshed look for the space. Founded in 2019 by Cathy Plourde and Kara Larson, RI Spirits is women-, queer- and veteran-owned. New England’s only LGBT-owned and employee-vested spirits brand, the RI Spirits’ Rhodium line is crafted from local fresh, farmed or foraged ingredients and is gluten-free, organic, non-GMO and vegan…
Have a fun drink at Pawtucket’s distilleries
A Bouquet of Flavors at Rhode Island Spirits tells our story, and the in-season Fall recipe section offers our Rosemary Greyhound as a featured cocktail recipe.
Rhode Island Spirits x Save the Bay Gin Rhode Island Spirits has launched a new gin in collaboration with Save the Bay, with a portion of sales benefiting the nonprofit….
CityBiz (Boston/NY): Navigant Credit Union Believes That If You Own Your business, You’ll Probably Like Owning Your Credit Union
APRIL 29, 2024 A new campaign for Navigant Credit Union featuring RI Spirits celebrates Navigant’s unique ownership structure—namely that its customers aren’t just members but owners.
WhatsUpNewp (PAWTUCKET): RI Spirits and Save The Bay launch new gin made with botanicals foraged from Narragansett Bay’s shoreline.
Rhodium’s Save The Bay Gin features bay laurel, beach plums and saltbush, with $5 from every bottle supporting bay restoration…