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Thank you everyone! It’s been a wild ride.

One More Round?

We'll be open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday evenings (5–9 PM) for the next two weeks serving cocktails, beer, wine, and good company.

Meagan and a few amazing volunteers will be behind the bar, and we still have plenty of incredible whiskey left on the shelves.

Come raise one last glass with us and help us put a dent in the inventory.

Gift cards are absolutely welcome—bring them in and use them while you still can. 🥃❤️

A Few Friendly Notes

Please don't ask to purchase unopened bottles of liquor.
Michigan law does not allow restaurants to sell bottles directly to guests.

Gift cards cannot be redeemed for cash.
You're welcome to use them for cocktails, beer, wine, or anything else we still have available. If you have one, now's the time!

Kind humans only, please. ❤️
Our team poured their hearts into One Bourbon for nearly a decade. This has been an emotional time, and we appreciate your patience, grace, and kindness.

🥜 One Last Peanut Butter Pie

One thing became crystal clear during our final full-service weekend (and thank you for making it such a warm, joyful send-off)...

You all really, really love the Peanut Butter Pie.

So we're making one last batch.

Meagan will be baking over the weekend, and whole pies will be available for pickup next Thursday and Friday.

They freeze beautifully and will keep for 3–6 months, so if you're not quite ready to say goodbye, this is your chance to save a little piece of One Bourbon for later.

❤️ Whole pies only. Limited quantities. Once they're gone, they're truly gone.

Peanut Butter Pie - Cash, Card or Gift Card at Pickup $32/each Peanut Butter Pie - Cash, Card or Gift Card at Pickup $32/each
Peanut Butter Pie - Cash, Card or Gift Card at Pickup $32/each
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Peanut Butter
Creamy, dreamy, peanut-buttery perfection with a sweet chocolate finish. Cash, Card or Gift Card at Pickup $32/each

Yes, it says $0! Pay when you pick it up. Add to cart so we know how many to make!

To Our One Bourbon Family,

After nearly nine incredible years, we've made the difficult decision to close the doors at One Bourbon.

Over the past year, both my own health and the health of members of my family have demanded more of my time, attention, and heart than I can continue to balance. And like so many independent restaurants, we've spent the last several years navigating challenge after challenge. Rising food costs, rising labor costs, changing guest habits, and an economy that has made it harder for everyone to simply go out to dinner. We fought for as long as we could because this place has always been worth fighting for. 

One Bourbon was never just a restaurant to us.

It was always about hospitality.

Real hospitality. Eye contact instead of screens. Conversations instead of transactions. Learning your favorite whiskey before you even asked. Celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, promotions, first dates, rehearsal dinners, and sometimes just surviving another Tuesday. We wanted every guest who walked through our doors to feel like they belonged here.

That philosophy will always be the thing I'm most proud of.

To every guest who trusted us with your evenings, your celebrations, and your memories—thank you. You gave this little restaurant a life far bigger than I ever imagined.

To every member of our team, past and present, thank you for believing in the vision. Hospitality isn't something you can teach from a handbook. It's something you choose to give every day, and together you created experiences that people will remember long after the last meal is served.

To our vendors, neighbors, friends, and this incredible Grand Rapids community (and the WEST SIDE  especially!)—thank you for embracing us, supporting us, challenging us, and cheering us on. Independent restaurants exist because communities choose to support them, and I will never take that for granted.

I'm incredibly proud of what we built together. We stayed true to who we were. We cooked from scratch. We educated guests about whiskey. We cared deeply about every plate, every cocktail, and every person who walked through our doors. In a world that has become increasingly automated and disconnected, we fought to preserve something human.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for allowing One Bourbon to be part of your lives. Thank you for your loyalty, your kindness, and your belief in what we were trying to create.

Above all else, thank you for reminding us that hospitality still matters.

With endless gratitude,

Brett & Meagan Freriks
Owners, One Bourbon


📷@theherbmedia
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