
Reiners Bar and Game Room in Providence celebrated its official grand opening with a VIP party on Sept. 22. Guests enjoyed food prepared by Chef Stephanie Morris and the kitchen team at Reiners and cocktails featuring spirits selections from Bully Boy Distillers, Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon through Bacardi USA and Newport Craft Distilling Co. Situated in the Graduate Providence Hotel on Dorrance Street in the space formerly occupied by The Graduate, Reiners Bar and Game Room is a unique venue combining a retro feel and modern day sports bar atmosphere, offering upscale comfort food and a full bar featuring a variety of whiskies, scotches and liqueurs, along with craft beer and select wines by the glass. Reiners also features Topgolf Swing Suites for an immersive sports experience.
- All Reiners team except where indicated: Eric Larios; Virginia Cortez; Austin Strycharz; David Strycharz, General Manager; Shana Jorde; Zach Massaro, Director of Operations, Infuse Hospitality and Devin Ashley.
- Dan Safley, Head Distiller; Brian Lamy, Sales Representative and Aliyah Jones, Marketing Administrator, all from Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
- Newport Craft Brewing Co. Coast Low-cal Pale Ale, Newport Craft Distilling Co. Gin and Newport Craft Brewing Co. Rhode Trip New England IPA.
- The Pimm’s Cooler cocktail featuring Newport Craft Gin, with Pimm’s Liqueur and Giffard Abricot topped with ginger ale.
- Daniel Blais, Portfolio Specialist, Bacardi USA, showcasing Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
- A pour of Angel’s Envy Finished Rye.
- Old Fashioned cocktails created by Daniel Blais, Bacardi USA, featuring Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
- Featured spirits included Bully Boy Distillers Negroni, Bully Boy Distillers The Old Fashioned and Bully Boy Distillers Vodka.
- Andrew Greenleaf, RI Sales Representative, Bully Boy Distillers, pouring an event cocktail for a VIP guest.
- The Arny’s Tea Time cocktail, a blend of black tea-infused Bully Boy Vodka, lemon juice and honey syrup.
- Bully Boy Distiller’s Negroni ready-to-drink cocktail.
Photos by Laura Widness.