A new tasting room at Angel of the Winds Casino Resort is open for business.
A multi-year project, Heritage Distilleries partnered with the Stillaguamish Tribe on the new bar that opened Friday. With its selection of whiskeys and mixed drinks to try — and bottles to buy —it adds yet another offering for the casino that already has a brewery and several restaurants.
It’s the first distillery in a casino in the Pacific Northwest, company literature said.
Stillaguamish Tribal Chair Eric White learned about the company’s Tribal Beverage Network, a program seeking to connect tribes with Heritage for commercial opportunities.
“We just wanted to help tribes with diversifying their portfolio, economic opportunities, bringing more amenities down to their players and tribal land,” said Jennifer Stiefel, who started the business based in Gig Harbor along with her husband, Justin.
