Aug
4
1:00 PM13:00
Aug
5
4:00 PM16:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Book Swap
Give yourself a few moments of literary escape at our weekly Tuesday night Book Swap. We’ve seeded a small library at the distillery to kick start this weekly event to benefit Swannanoa/Black Mountain valley teachers. Spread out in our garden or curl up on our patio with a cocktail and your favorite literary indulgence. In between books? Take one from our library. Finish one? Leave it for a friend and pick up a new one. We’re curating a mid week moment of calm just for you.
Aug
11
1:00 PM13:00
Aug
12
4:00 PM16:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Book Swap
Give yourself a few moments of literary escape at our weekly Tuesday night Book Swap. We’ve seeded a small library at the distillery to kick start this weekly event to benefit Swannanoa/Black Mountain valley teachers. Spread out in our garden or curl up on our patio with a cocktail and your favorite literary indulgence. In between books? Take one from our library. Finish one? Leave it for a friend and pick up a new one. We’re curating a mid week moment of calm just for you.
Aug
16
9:00 AM09:00
River Clean Up: Curtis Creek
Want to help clean up our rivers and then? We’ve teamed up with Catawba Riverkeeper and G5 Trail Collective to put together a day of service, resilience, and celebration. Those who choose to join us will spend a few hours cleaning up our shared watershed; afterwards volunteers and their families are invited back to Oak & Grist Distilling for complimentary food for the whole family. In addition the distillery will be donating 5% of seasonal cocktail, beer, and wine sales for the day to our partner non-profits.
To sign up please click the button button to see our friends at G5 and they will get you squared away!
Aug
18
1:00 PM13:00
Aug
19
6:00 PM18:00
LIT TUESDAYS: POETRY NIGHT + Book Swap
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event and fill up fast. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Aug
25
1:00 PM13:00
Aug
26
4:00 PM16:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Book Swap
Give yourself a few moments of literary escape at our weekly Tuesday night Book Swap. We’ve seeded a small library at the distillery to kick start this weekly event to benefit Swannanoa/Black Mountain valley teachers. Spread out in our garden or curl up on our patio with a cocktail and your favorite literary indulgence. In between books? Take one from our library. Finish one? Leave it for a friend and pick up a new one. We’re curating a mid week moment of calm just for you.
Sep
16
6:00 PM18:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Poetry Night
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event and fill up fast. We look forward to seeing you there!
Sep
20
10:00 AM10:00
RIVER CLEAN UP: Swannanoa River
Come join the Mountain True team and Oak and Grist as we clean up the trash left behind by Hurricane Helene in the Swannanoa River. We will be removing trash and debris along the riparian areas. Please note this will be a land-based clean-up. All volunteers are invited for FREE food after the clean-up, sponsored by Oak & Grist.
Please wear closed-toe shoes, long pants, and long sleeves (and waders if you have them), and bring drinking water, lunch/snacks, and perhaps a change of clothes for afterward in case you get wet or dirty. We will have plenty of trash bags, gloves, safety glasses, and buckets for use, along with some hand tools such as shovels, loppers, hand saws, rakes, etc., however, feel free to bring your own if you would like. We will have our dump trailer there for the removal of collected garbage and recyclables.
LOCATION:
The exact location will be emailed to participants closer to the event date. Location is largely based on where the Army Corps of Engineers is working, parking, and other factors. We expect to be in or around Swannanoa, NC.
You’re invited!
Our friends at Oak & Grist will feed all volunteers and their immediate family members for FREE at their distillery after the clean-up.
1556 Grovestone Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711
The after-celebration starts around 3:30 pm. Please make sure to RSVP so they can ensure there is enough food for everyone.
To thank you for your time, volunteers are also eligible to receive a complimentary annual membership toMountainTrue. Please email members@mountaintrue.org to request yours.
Sep
28
11:30 AM11:30
CAROLINA MOUNTAIN CHEESE FEST
Join us, rain or shine, for the 2025 Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest to benefit the WNC Cheese Trail. Meet the makers and the milkers, explore the craft of cheesemaking, sample product, and buy lots of local cheese! We will have vendors from across the Cheese Trail including winemakers, specialty gourmet food and more! Please note: pets are not permitted at the festival.
When and Where: We invite you to the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina on September 28, 2025, when we'll be on the grounds of Oak and Grist Distilling Company in Black Mountain to celebrate southern cheese and support the WNC Cheese Trail.
You'll get to experience more delicious cheese this year! We have more additional ticket levels this year with less people at each level based on FAN feedback.
We are honoring tickets sold last year that didn't ask for refunds or to be donated. So be sure to check back for ticket numbers. We also are adding a few events on alternate days that are festival adjacent!
** Added Event** Friday, September 19th - 6:30pm Raclette and Cider Night at Barn Door Cider Works 30 tickets total $75 per ticket Dinner and Dessert with Cider Flights
Cheese Fest Ticket Levels - SUNDAY, SEPT 28TH AT OAK AND GRIST
11:30am to unlimited: The Super Cheese Lover - 40 tickets only for $65. Includes a bag, drink ticket, a sticker, cheese tasting table and 30 extra minutes to shop and enjoy with no crowds.
12pm to 2pm VIP Cheesy - 75 tickets for $40 includes a bag and sticker and access to the cheese tasting table.
1pm to 3pm Big Cheese - 150 tickets for $35 -- sticker and access to the cheese tasting table
2:30p to 5pm Cheese Supporter 150 tickets for $25 -- don't worry.. we have some special cheese treats planned for you all.
3:30p to 5pm Cheese 300 tickets for $15 -- we've got some special cheese treats planned, but you may wait a little longer in lines.
Tickets are needed for those ages 10 years and up.
We will also have a very limited supply of tickets for tours inside the distilling company. We will be updating the information on these over the next few weeks. We are anticipating more activities and vendors this year - and our folks can't wait to see you all again.
Parking at Oak and Grist is great and we will have more staff helping on this, but we still encourage car pooling &/or meeting up with friends nearby and using one car to get to the venue - especially if you want to taste their offerings.
We'll be updating our festival website regularly with information about the day's activities. We'll have a wide variety of family-fun activities, vendors from across the region, demos, workshops, competitions, farm animals and more!
Tickets proceeds benefit the WNC Cheese Trail and are non-refundable. Please know that if you are unable to use your tickets and cannot find another to use them, we assure you that WNC cheese makers value your contribution as an important way to support small artisanal businesses and help keep the local dairy industry alive and well.
We are NOT anticipating having general admission this year. We may change that, but we're keeping our numbers down so folks can enjoy ALL the cheese.
Purchase entrance tickets here!
Interested in Volunteering or in Sponsorships? Please connect with us at wncctcmcf@gmail.com!
Ticket proceeds benefit the WNC Cheese Trail and are non-refundable.
PLEASE NOTE - Pets are not permitted at the festival. Thanks.
Oct
21
6:00 PM18:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Poetry Night
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event and fill up fast. We look forward to seeing you there!
Nov
18
6:00 PM18:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Poetry Night
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event and fill up fast. We look forward to seeing you there!
Dec
16
6:00 PM18:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Poetry Night
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event and fill up fast. We look forward to seeing you there!
Jul
29
4:00 PM16:00
LIT TUESDAYS: BOOK SWAP
Give yourself a few moments of literary escape at our weekly Tuesday Night Book Swap. We’ve seeded a small library at the distillery to kick start this weekly event to benefit Swannanoa/Black Mountain valley teachers. Spread out in our garden or curl up on our patio with a cocktail and your favorite literary indulgence. In between books? Take one from our library. Finish one? Leave it for a friend and pick up a new one. We’re curating a mid week moment of calm just for you.
Jul
28
to Jul 29
Jul
22
4:00 PM16:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Book Swap
Give yourself a few moments of literary escape at our weekly Tuesday Night Book Swap. We’ve seeded a small library at the distillery to kick start this weekly event to benefit Swannanoa/Black Mountain valley teachers. Spread out in our garden or curl up on our patio with a cocktail and your favorite literary indulgence. In between books? Take one from our library. Finish one? Leave it for a friend and pick up a new one. We’re curating a mid week moment of calm just for you.
Jul
21
1:00 PM13:00
Jul
15
6:00 PM18:00
LIT TUESDAYS: Poetry Night + Book Swap
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event and fill up fast. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Jul
5
1:00 PM13:00
Jul
3
6:00 PM18:00
BARREL PROOF: An Exploration of OG Whiskey
Ever been curious what we have in the works? Here is your chance. Join us in the distillery for a vertical tasting of upcoming spirits straight from the barrel warehouse. Our production team will lead you through a selection of 3-4 unique and unreleased spirits; focusing in on the nuances of how each came to be. They will also shed some light on some of the things we look for in our mature spirits. The tasting lasts 1 ½ hours and participants must be 21+.
SOLD OUT
Can’t make this one? Keep your eyes peeled. We will continue to do this event on the eve of our Limited Releases.
Jun
30
1:00 PM13:00
Margarita Mondays
Over the years our Genever “margarita” variations have been some of the most popular seasonal cocktails to grace our menu. That got us thinking…why not give the people what they want. Starting Monday May 26th we are making every Monday, Margarita Monday at Oak & Grist. So come on by after work or just skip work entirely cause it’s all day!
Jun
23
1:00 PM13:00
Margarita Mondays
Over the years our Genever “margarita” variations have been some of the most popular seasonal cocktails to grace our menu. That got us thinking…why not give the people what they want. Starting Monday May 26th we are making every Monday, Margarita Monday at Oak & Grist. So come on by after work or just skip work entirely cause it’s all day!
Jun
17
6:00 PM18:00
POETRY NIGHT: presented by Dark City Poets Society
Join Dark City Poets Society at Oak and Grist Distilling Company for a night of spoken word. Everyone is welcome to share a few poems or just sit back and drink for a good cause. The event is free and $1 from every classic cocktail will be donated to Friends of the Black Mountain Library.
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
Jun
16
1:00 PM13:00
Margarita Mondays
Over the years our Genever “margarita” variations have been some of the most popular seasonal cocktails to grace our menu. That got us thinking…why not give the people what they want. Starting Monday May 26th we are making every Monday, Margarita Monday at Oak & Grist. So come on by after work or just skip work entirely cause it’s all day!
Jun
9
1:00 PM13:00
Margarita Monday
Over the years our Genever “margarita” variations have been some of the most popular seasonal cocktails to grace our menu. That got us thinking…why not give the people what they want. Starting Monday May 26th we are making every Monday, Margarita Monday at Oak & Grist. So come on by after work or just skip work entirely cause it’s all day!
Jun
2
2:00 PM14:00
Margarita Mondays
Over the years our Genever “margarita” variations have been some of the most popular seasonal cocktails to grace our menu. That got us thinking…why not give the people what they want. Starting Monday May 26th we are making every Monday, Margarita Monday at Oak & Grist. So come on by after work or just skip work entirely cause it’s all day!
May
26
1:00 PM13:00
Margarita Mondays
Over the years our Genever “margarita” variations have been some of the most popular seasonal cocktails to grace our menu. That got us thinking…why not give the people what they want. Starting Monday May 26th we are making every Monday, Margarita Monday at Oak & Grist. So come on by after work or just skip work entirely cause it’s all day!
May
21
2:00 PM14:00
POETRY NIGHT: presented by Dark City Poets Society
Join Dark City Poets Society at Oak and Grist Distilling Company for a night of spoken word. Everyone is welcome to share a few poems or just sit back and drink for a good cause. The event is free and $1 from every classic cocktail will be donated to Friends of the Black Mountain Library.
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
May
20
6:00 PM18:00
Poetry Night presented by: Dark City Poets Society
Join Dark City Poets Society at Oak and Grist Distilling Company for a night of spoken word. Everyone is welcome to share a few poems or just sit back and drink for a good cause. The event is free and $1 from every classic cocktail will be donated to Friends of the Black Mountain Library.
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
May
3
1:00 PM13:00
Distillers Drams
EXPLORE THE WIDE WORLD OF SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK
BREAK EVEN POURS ALL DAY OR UNTIL THE BOTTLE IS GONE
MAY 3rd
Mar
14
5:30 PM17:30
NEW STOCK Pi Day Pop-Up
PI DAY POP-UP
w/ NEW STOCK
We are thrilled to have our friends New Stock out to celebrate Pi Day with us. They will have a selection of sweet pies with them and will be selling them by the slice or whole pie and they can also set ya up with a sampler pie if you can't decide on just one flavor.
And if sweet pies aren't enough for you, to celebrate the ongoing SOUP|BAR collaboration with New Stock, the distillery will be serving up FREE savory mini pot pies until they run out. Oh yea we will also have some cocktail specials for you.
So come on out for dinner dinner, stay for some dessert and you might as well sip a cocktail or two.
Mar
7
to Mar 8
SOUP | Bar
SOUP | BAR
PRESENTED BY: NEW STOCK + OAK & GRIST
If you haven’t tried the Soup | Bar from Newstock Pantry at the distillery these last few weeks, you are truly missing out. Before starting Newstock Pantry Ashley & Travis were behind the scenes at some of Asheville's most well known restaurants. When they struck out on their own with New Stock, I took every opportunity to collaborate with them. So it’s a bit of a dream for Oak & Grist to be able to offer a rotating selection of soups and savory pies from them every weekend.
Want to check out what they are cooking up? Stop by the distillery anytime open to close Fridays & Saturdays through the winter.
Dec
17
6:00 PM18:00
Poetry Night
POETRY NIGHT
presented by DARK CITY POETS SOCIETY
DEcember 17th, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join Dark City Poets Society at Oak and Grist Distilling Company for a night of spoken word. Everyone is welcome to share a few poems or just sit back and drink for a good cause. The event is free and $1 from every classic cocktail will be donated to Friends of the Black Mountain Library.
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
Dec
13
to Dec 14
NEWTOCK PANTRY SOUP | BAR at OAK & GRIST
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OAK & GRIST NOW OFFERS A WEEKLY SELECTION OF SOUP(S) FROM THE LOVELY FOLKS AT NEWSTOCK PANTRY. IN ADDITION THERE WILL ALSO BE MINI SAVORY PIES TO GO WITH THE SOUP. HENCE… SOUP | PLUS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT
Nov
16
1:00 PM13:00
Local Makers Market & Soup Pop-Up
Western North Carolina would not be what it is without the artists and chefs that call these mountains home. Join us at the distillery for a cocktail Nov. 16th for the first of three Maker’s Markets and stick around for some free soup from our friends Newstock Pantry.
If you are an artist and would like to set up reach out to info@oakandgrist.com or follow the link below to fill out the vendor form.
Oct
6
11:30 AM11:30
Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest 2024
Ticket sales for the 2024 Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest are now OPEN! To learn more an purchase your tickets visit our ticket page here: https://wnccheesetrail.ticketspice.com/carolina-mountain-cheese-fest-2024
The Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival is the annual fundraiser for the WNC Cheese Trail , a non profit whose goal is to spread the word about the amazing cheeses being made in WNC! This year our festival will be held on October 6th 2024 at Oak and Grist Distilling Company in beautiful Black Mountain, NC.
If you are a cheese fan or a local food lover, the Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest is a great way to spend the day!
Sep
7
6:00 PM18:00
Clint Bowman's Full-Length Poetry Collection Release
Join us on Saturday, September 6th, from 6pm - 7:30pm for the official release party of Clint Bowman’s debut full-length collection of poetry ‘If Lost’.
Clint will be reading poems from ‘If Lost’, along with selling and signing copies of the book.
Clint Bowman if the co-founder and facilitator of the Dark City Poets Society. His work has appeared in Poetry South, Louisiana Literature, Roanoke Review, Mud Season Review, One Art, and elsewhere.
This event is free to attend.
Aug
31
1:00 PM13:00
RUM CASK RELEASE
RUM CASK FINISHED
SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
Batch 02
saturday, August 31st, 2024
1pm - 9pm
Distilled from 100% locally grown and malted 2-row barley from Riverbend Malt House just miles down the road, the second bottling of this whiskey spent a year in a new American oak cask before being moved into an ex-rum cask for nearly three years. Production switched up the primary barrel from used bourbon to new oak for this release which provided an exciting iteration of this whiskey. As a Single Barrel release of only 263 bottles, batch 2 continues to showcase the distillery’s growth as we reach deeper into our warehouse and the profiles available to us. A full and grounded whiskey that elaborates on our classic distillery character of orchard fruit, baked grains, and caramel.
See you on Saturday!
Aug
31
1:00 PM13:00
Confluence: A Day For the Distillery to Give Back
Introducing CONFLUENCE. We had so much fun with you at our customer appreciation party earlier this summer that we decided to do it every month. We are starting out simple, but we have big dreams for what this concept will grow into. On the last Saturday of every month, we invite you to come out to the distillery and we will feed you, for free. There will be discounted cocktails, and 5% of sales will be used to purchase school supplies for local classrooms. We may even throw in some curveballs here and there; so mark your calendars, bring your appetite, your family, and your friends because this is a day for us to celebrate you, our neighbors.
Food available from 5pm-7pm
Cocktail Specials all day!
Are your an educator? We would love your input via this short form we put together: Educator Survey
Aug
20
6:00 PM18:00
Poetry Night (3 Year Anniversary)
POETRY NIGHT
presented by DARK CITY POETS SOCIETY
August 20th, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join Dark City Poets Society at Oak and Grist Distilling Company for a night of spoken word. Everyone is welcome to share a few poems or just sit back and drink for a good cause. The event is free and $1 from every classic cocktail will be donated to Friends of the Black Mountain Library.
Sign-ups to share will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
Aug
15
to Aug 17
Last Course w/ Newstock Pantry
Introducing, Last Course, a thoughtfully paired series with the lovely folks at Newstock Pantry. Spoil yourself with a weekly rotating selection of desserts and a cocktail every Thursday - Saturday at Oak & Grist. Even if you come for your first course, we look forward to seeing you in the distillery for Last Course! Available until close or sold out.
Aug
8
to Aug 10
Last Course
Introducing, Last Course, a thoughtfully paired series with the lovely folks at Newstock Pantry. Spoil yourself with a weekly rotating selection of desserts and a cocktail every Thursday - Saturday at Oak & Grist. Even if you come for your first course, we look forward to seeing you in the distillery for Last Course! Available until close or sold out. For the week’s desserts please check out our instagram @oakandgrist.
Jun
22
1:00 PM13:00
Oak & Grist Customer Appreciation Day
OAK & GRIST CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY
- DUAL WHiskey RElease -
SATURDAY JUNE, 22nd
Join us as we celebrate you, the community that makes what we do possibile. We will be toasting you with with a very special dual whiskey release, free food, free tour, and specials all day. Whether you drop by for a bottle or stay to hang out with ue we look forward to seeing you!
Here is the schedule for the day:
1pm - Tasting Room Opens - new release bottle sales begin
3pm - Free Distillery Tour Starts (40-60 min)
5pm until - Free Food
8:45pm - Last Call