Restless Spirits Distilling Company

What Restless Spirits Distilling Company does

Restless Spirits Distilling Company is a craft distillery founded in 2016 and headquartered in North Kansas City, Missouri, operating a single production site, tasting room, and event venue at 109 E. 18th Avenue. The company produces a portfolio of Irish-American inspired spirits using traditional pot still distillation with copper pot stills and barrel aging across multiple cask types, including new charred oak, bourbon, rum, and apple brandy. Core SKUs span gin (Builders Heritage Dry Gin, Builders Botanical Gin, and a limited Builders Barrel Finished Gin), vodka (Duffy's Run Vodka at 90 proof), whiskey (Gullytown Single Malt, Stone Breaker Blended, and the imported Sons of Erin line in 4-year, 10-year rum barrel, and 15-year apple brandy expressions), and Padraig's Rebellion Poitín.

The business operates a hybrid go-to-market model combining direct-to-consumer sales through the on-site tasting room, Shopify e-commerce, and tours and tastings (priced $5-$30 per person) with wholesale distribution to liquor stores and bars across Missouri and Kansas. A private event space rental business (up to 100 guests standing) serves corporate gatherings and celebrations, and the Copper Rabbit Whiskey Club provides a recurring-revenue membership layer. Ownership is private and family-held by co-founders Mike Shannon (President) and Benay Shannon (Vice President and Head Distiller), with no disclosed external funding. The company has won Missouri Distillery of the Year at the New York International Spirits Competition for ten consecutive years (2016-2025) and Missouri Gin Distillery of the Year in 2025.

Name

Restless Spirits Distilling Company

Legal name

Restless Spirits Distilling Company, LLC

Website

https://restlessspiritsdistilling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Restless Spirits Distilling Company is a family-owned craft distillery in North Kansas City, Missouri, producing Irish-American inspired gin, vodka, whiskey, and poitín distributed across Missouri and Kansas via tasting room, wholesale, and event rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (312140), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

SIC

Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilled Spirits Production & Distilling (AFAFAAAC), Distilleries (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAG), Spirits Distillery Tours & Tastings (Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka) (THAJAGAF)

Keywords

• Craft distillery
• Whiskey spirits
• Craft gin production
• Distillery tours
• Spirits wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Spirits Sales: Direct and wholesale sales of award-winning spirits including gin, vodka, whiskey, and specialty expressions through the distillery, e-commerce, and retail distribution.
2. Event Space Rental: Private event rentals of the tasting room for corporate gatherings, celebrations, and gatherings. Includes bar packages (cash bar, open bar, ticketed bar, batched cocktails).
3. Tours and Tastings: Distillery tours and guided spirit tastings offered for fees. Tour + Tasting at $15/person, Spirit Tasting at $10/person, Cocktail Class at $30/person.
4. Merchandise and Branded Products: The Mercantile Shop sells branded merchandise and barware alongside spirits.
5. Copper Rabbit Whiskey Club Membership: Subscription/membership program offering exclusive access to club members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Restless Spirits Distilling Company is a craft distillery that manufactures and sells a portfolio of Irish-American-inspired spirits including gin, vodka, whiskey, and poitin using traditional pot still distillation and multi-cask barrel aging. The company operates a North Kansas City tasting room and distillery offering tours, tastings, cocktail classes, and private event rentals, and distributes its spirits wholesale to liquor stores and bars across Missouri and Kansas.

Product overview

Restless Spirits Distilling Company is a craft distillery producing a portfolio of Irish-American inspired spirits. The core product lineup includes multiple gin expressions (Builders Heritage Dry Gin, Builders Botanical Gin, and limited-edition Builders Barrel Finished Gin), Duffy's Run Vodka (90-proof), multiple whiskey offerings (Gullytown Single Malt Whiskey, Stone Breaker Blended Whiskey, and the imported Sons of Erin Irish Whiskey line featuring 4-year, 10-year rum barrel finished, and 15-year expressions), a flavored Cinnamon Stone Breaker variant, and Padraig's Rebellion Poitin. Beyond bottled spirits, the company operates a tasting room for tours and events, and offers a Copper Rabbit Whiskey Club membership program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sons of Erin: Irish whiskey brand sourced from the Great Northern Distillery in Dundalk, Ireland, including 4-year, 10-year aged, and 15-year aged expressions
• Builders
• Gullytown
• Duffy's Run Vodka
• Stone Breaker
• Copper Rabbit

Products and services

• Builders Heritage Dry Gin

Quantifiable outcome

• Missouri Distillery of the Year for 10 consecutive years (2016-2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Great Northern Distillery (Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRestless Spirits collaborated with the Great Northern Distillery of Dundalk, founded by the leader of the Irish Whiskey Renaissance, to produce their Sons of Erin Irish Whiskey line. The whiskey is sourced and personally selected from barrel stocks at the distillery, shipped to Kansas City for finishing in Breckenridge bourbon barrels.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wilderness Trail Distillery: Kentucky craft distillery producing bourbon, rye, and other spirits with on-site tours and tastings. Comparable in craft whiskey focus, family-driven ethos, and DTC venue model.
• Corsair Distillery: Nashville-based craft distillery producing whiskey, gin, vodka, and specialty spirits with tasting room experiences. Comparable in innovation-driven craft spirits portfolio and DTC venue model.
• Copper & Kings American Brandy Distillery: Louisville-based craft distillery with a tasting room, tours, and a focus on barrel-aged spirits. Similar multi-category craft production model, experiential DTC venue, and award-focused brand building.
• Smooth Ambler: West Virginia-based craft distillery producing bourbon, rye, gin, and vodka. Highly comparable: similar product breadth (whiskey/gin/vodka), craft positioning, awards-driven marketing, and direct-to-consumer tasting room with tours and events.
• Balcones Distilling: Texas craft distillery producing a wide range of whiskeys, gin, and vodka, with a tasting room. Comparable in award-winning craft production and diversified spirits portfolio.
• Treaty Oak Distilling: Texas craft distillery with a portfolio of gin, vodka, and aged spirits and a tasting room/distillery experience. Comparable in distillery-plus-venue model and multi-category craft spirits approach.
• New Riff Distilling: Northern Kentucky craft distillery offering bourbon, rye, gin, and malt whiskey, with a tasting room and club membership. Closely comparable on product portfolio, membership program, and Midwestern craft positioning.
• Koval Distillery: Chicago-based craft distillery producing whiskey, gin, vodka, and specialty liqueurs with on-site tasting and tours. Comparable as a Midwestern craft distiller with similar SKU breadth and family-owned, founder-led positioning.
• Green Hat Distillery: Washington D.C. craft distillery producing gin, vodka, whiskey, and specialty spirits with tours and tastings. Comparable as a regional craft distiller with a tasting room and small-batch positioning.
• Ironroot Republic Distilling: Texas craft distillery producing bourbon, gin, vodka, and specialty spirits with a tasting room. Comparable as a small, multi-category craft distiller with award-credentialed products and direct-to-consumer venue revenue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/restlessduffy
• Facebookfacebook.com/RestlessSpiritsDistilling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restless-spirits-distilling-company
• Instagraminstagram.com/restlessspiritsdistilling

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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