619 Spirits North Park

3015 Lincoln Ave
San Diego CA 92104
(619) 269-2757
About 619 Spirits North Park

619 Spirits North Park is San Diego’s first urban craft distillery and tasting room with a full restaurant and bar, located in the heart of the city’s North Park neighborhood. Brought to you by the makers of Six One Nine Vodka, known for our premium handcrafted vodka and signature all-natural vodka infusions.

The distillery portion of the space, open to the public for tours, houses a custom-made two-column 1,000L still. The adjacent tasting room is anchored by a large bar featuring spirits and cocktails by both 619 and other local distilleries. The kitchen features a dynamic menu of seasonal offerings that complement the tasting room’s craft cocktail offerings.

Located in the vibrant North Park area – known for its Craftsman bungalows, art galleries, critically acclaimed restaurants and a myriad of nightlife options – 619 Spirits North Park occupies 4,200 square feet of a reclaimed industrial space at the corner of 30th Street and Lincoln Avenue.

Founder Nick Apostolopoulos conceptualized the 619 Distillery & Tasting Room as a central gathering place for the community: cocktail classes, summer BBQs and art events are all on the horizon. Local artist Jason Feather produced several custom works for the space, including a large graffiti installation on the dog-friendly outdoor patio.

ABOUT 619 VODKA

Named for the city’s primary area code, Six One Nine Vodka launched in 2012 and is widely available in bars and restaurants as well as retail outlets throughout the San Diego area.

Founder Nick Apostolopoulos, a former software architect and long-time spirits aficionado, recognized that San Diego needed its own super-premium handcrafted vodka. At the time, local and state laws made it nearly impossible to establish a distillery within the city limits. By 2015, regulations loosened, and Six One Nine Vodka began entirely producing its award-winning vodka in the city of San Diego. Six One Nine Vodka is distilled entirely from cane sugar (most vodkas use wheat or corn) resulting in a uniquely clean and smooth texture and natural absence of gluten.

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Oct 23 2019
| by Quizmaster Reed Maltbie
|

There was a showdown at 619

Our King Slayers from last week (aka Victoria's Secret Weapon...aka Northern Neighbors) showed up with reinforcements to defend their crown against a vengeance-seeking Handful of Penne. The two gamesmanship started before the match, with Handful shouting "You are going down, $%&*" and Victoria's raising their beers for a friendly toast.

Newcomers, Pineapple Mustache, aptly named for the Birthday Boy who was wearing a shirt with pineapples all over it and sporting a stylish mustache, and the family affair of Taven also showed in force to challenge for the title.

It was knotted up until Guess Who showed up...

All four teams were within a couple of points of each other until the Guess Who round. Taven and Victoria's went for broke early and missed the mark, losing a point. Pineapple nailed the question at the 8 point clue and Handful followed suit the next round to make it a two-point game at the top. The two teams left the rest of the field behind as they traded punches over rounds 5 and 6. They entered the final round separated by a single point.

Gamesmanship was afoot in Round 7

Pineapple handed in their sheet before Handful, prompting handful to boldly ask them if they went "double of nothing". A savvy (and sly) member of the Pineapple team quickly answered, "Yes!"

Handful huddled as a team to make the big decision. Do they go for all or nothing or do they play it safe and hope Pineapple was bluffing? There is no playing safe with Handful...I was looking at Pineapple's sheet and knew they had NOT checked double or nothing.

The suspense was palpable as I scored and then announced the final answers. It was not until the last clue was read and I noted that Pineapple did NOT double up while Handful DID that a cheer was heard from the Handful camp.

The two trivia heavyweights stood toe to toe and Pineapple flinched, letting Handful slip back into that comfortable place of Champions once again. 5 out of 6 isn't too shabby!

Drama, Dad Jokes, and Distilled Spirits

All the trivia has been read for this week, but I still have one question: where the heck are you? We have high drama week in and week out, we have an intermission of fantastic Dad Jokes that only get better each week (Handful of Penne are masters of humor), and 619 has the best Vodka on the West Coast. I almost feel sorry for you that you are not joining us...

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 22947 Handful of Penne 56 3 1.000
2 Pineapple Mustache 43 2 0.667
3 Victoria's Secret Weapon 30 1 0.333
4 Taven 15 0 0.000