Central Standard sets opening date for downtown distillery Multi-million dollar project includes tasting room, event venue, rooftop patio Share Central Standard Craft Distillery will open its downtown Milwaukee production facility and tasting room on July 22. The Milwaukee-based spirits distiller on Tuesday announced the grand opening date and revealed interior renderings of its future home: the historic former Wisconsin Leather Co. building at 320 E. Clybourn Street. The 11,700-square-foot building, which was purchased by Central Standard in January, will undergo a multi-million dollar renovation project, which will include a tasting room, restaurant, rooftop patio, private events space, and third-floor office space. It will house a 100-gallon pot still, producing the spirits served and sold on site. The project was initially delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.