Exploring the Treasures of Treasure Island, San Francisco San Francisco is famous for its picturesque landscapes, iconic landmarks, and vibrant neighborhoods, but few places in the city offer the blend of tranquility, art, and culture that you'll find on Treasure Island. Nestled in the heart of the San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island offers a unique and immersive experience for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city while enjoying some of the Bay Area's best-kept secrets. This article will guide you through spending an enchanting afternoon on Treasure Island, complete with a ..read more

Our social events have included alcohol for a very long time. It facilitates interaction and connections between people. However, maintaining a good social life while taking alcohol requires understanding how to strike a balance. Drinking alcohol in moderation may have certain advantages, but excessive drinking can be hazardous. It resembles a delicate dance between enjoyment and well-being. Stay with us as we examine how alcohol affects our lives. It’s important to comprehend how drinking, interacting with others, and health intertwine with alcohol. Cocktails: A Blend of Art and Science Cockt ..read more

Nearly 30 years after his retirement from the NFL, Joe Montana has a new game: whiskey. The former San Francisco 49ers  quarterback is partnering with The Gold Bar Spirits Company to release the Joe Montana Whiskey Collection this month. It’s a timely release for the brand, connecting with a local sports hero as the football season gets underway and Gold Bar enters its fourth year as the official whiskey of the San Francisco 49ers. The effort includes an on-premises element with Montana’s signature “Golden Joe Cocktail” available at the The Gold Bar Visitor Center bar and restaurant. Read ..read more

Joe Montana lives in wine country, but he has become a whiskey guy. That began when the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback entered the venture capital world in 1998. He met Isaac “Yitz” Applbaum, the current founder and partner at MizMaa Ventures. A world traveler, Applbaum has built a large collection of alcoholic spirits and enjoys introducing beverages to Montana, a frequent lunch companion. “He’s the one that got me started down this road,” Montana exclusively shared. “He would always bring something or try something different, and that kind of got me going.” Listen to audio and Read ..read more

Joe Montana is teaming up with San Francisco whiskey brand Gold Bar Spirits Company to release a whiskey collection themed after the renowned 49ers quarterback. The special-edition whiskey will roll out in September and comprises two blended whiskeys. The two whiskeys will be included in a five-bottle set titled “The Joe Montana Championship Collection.” The collection is mean to highlight Montana’s four championships with the Niners and comes in a custom wood display box. Read the full article ..read more

Gold Bar Spirits Company will release the Joe Montana Whiskey Collection in Fall of 2023 Fast Facts About the Whiskey: The Joe Montana Whiskey Collection features two brand new, carefully crafted whiskies in beautiful limited edition bottles.  Blend 273 begins as our award-winning Original Gold Bar Blended American Whiskey that is casked in wine barrels sourced from Napa Valley. It’s then finished in used Cognac barrels with the addition of toasted oak staves. It is bottled at 82-proof and has notes of fruit, deep spice and berries. Blend 273 has an MSRP of $59.99 Bl ..read more

Notre Dame alum and three-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana partnered with San Francisco based spirits company Gold Bar to debut his whiskey collaboration, The Joe Montana Whiskey Collection. Joe Montana's multi-spirit collection will first release with No.273 this September and is inspired by Montana's retired 49ers jersey with gold bar designed bottled lacquered in red and gold.  No.273 is a triple-casked American whiskey (double-casked in red wine barrels then, triple-casked in cognac barrels and raked over in oak staves) with a three-grain mash bill of corn, rye and barley. With no ..read more

Elliott Gillespie’s long-held dream of opening a luxurious retro whiskey tasting room on San Francisco’s Treasure Island is almost a reality.  The president of Gold Bar Whiskey confirmed with The Standard that the brand’s tasting room will debut next month in the island’s historic Administration Building. The Gold Bar Distillery on Treasure Island will take up residence alongside Woods Island Club’s beer & wine tap room and the Treasure Island Museum in the semicircular 1930s hall with historic ties to Pan American Airways, the airline that remains synonymous with ..read more

Six years ago, Elliott Gillespie was toiling away at a finance job in Canada that he couldn’t hate more. With the blessing of his wife, who was home with their 3-month-old son, he quit in 2016 and started to pursue a long-shot dream: turning a hobby (blending whiskies with his friends) into a new career. He started with a bottle. “A friend of mine, when I told him I wanted to start a distillery, he said, ‘You’re going to need a couple gold bars; that’s expensive.’ So I started designing exactly that, a gold-bar bottle,” Gillespie says. Read the full Article ..read more

We've partnered with 49ers legend, Joe Montana, to release the all new Joe Montana Collection of Gold Bar Whiskey. The Joe Montana Whiskey Collection features two brand new, carefully crafted whiskies in beautiful limited edition bottles.  Blend 273 begins as our award-winning Original Gold Bar Blended American Whiskey that is casked in wine barrels sourced from Napa Valley. It’s then finished in used Cognac barrels with the addition of toasted oak staves. The bottle celebrates Joe Montana's famous touchdown celebration in Super Bowl XXIV and his signature on the front of the b ..read more