Whiskey Gap Distillery open for visitors during Memorial Day weekend

Courtney Geschke | Last updated May 21, 2015 12:0pm0

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DISTILLERY. Brandon Egbert and his wife Tricia (not pictured) are the proud owners of the newly opened Whiskey Gap Distillery in downtown Ritzville. -Journal photo by Courtney Geschke

Brandon and Tricia Egbert are the proud new owners of Ritzville’s first distillery.

The Whiskey Gap Distillery is named after an area north of Spokane through northern Idaho and Montana. The area was called the “whiskey gap” by rumrunners in the 1920’s who brought alcohol from Canada into Spokane during prohibition.

Dennis Chamberlain, owner of Uniquely Washington, brought the idea to Brandon during last year’s Memorial Day car show. Brandon, residing between Connell and Othello with wife, Tricia, and two children attended the car show and Brandon had his 1927 Ford T-bucket entered into the an...