Hoste
Chicago, Illinois · DSP-IL-20068
No label read so far says it distilled anything; it files under a plant registration. Also printed as Apologue, LLC.
About this house
- What it does
- Bottled cocktails blended from sourced whiskeys with house bitters; Pilsen production facility opened 2024
- Founded
- 2021 — bottled-cocktail brand launched 2021 by Robert Haynes of Apologue Liqueurs
- Owner
- Apologue, LLC (operating name Hoste) — TTB FOIA list 2026-08-31: IL-S-20068
- Address
- 1857 W 16th St, Chicago, IL 60608 — TTB FOIA Spirits Producers and Bottlers list, 2026-08-31: permit IL-S-20068
- Website
- hostecocktails.com
Read from blockclubchicago.org, ttb.gov, 2026-09-05. Identity facts only; who distilled what comes from the labels above.
Filed under DSP-IL-20068
Every label this permit holder filed, whatever the label says about who distilled it.
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12 Aug | The Joyce Agency | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 80 | IN | Not named |
 | 08 Jun | Corn Sweat | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 90 | KY | Not named |
 | 01 Apr | Freezer Door Cocktails, Old Fashioned | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 80* | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 16 May | Hoste, House Bourbon | Bourbon | Not stated | 86* | KY | Not named |
 | 28 Jan | House | Bourbon | Not stated | 90* | IN | Not named |
 | 28 Jan | Hoste, House Bourbon | Bourbon | Not stated | 90* | KY | Not named |
12 AugThe Joyce AgencyStraight bourbon, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Hoste
08 JunCorn SweatStraight bourbon, 6 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Hoste
01 AprFreezer Door Cocktails, Old FashionedWhiskey specialty, 80* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Hoste
16 MayHoste, House BourbonBourbon, 86* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Hoste
28 JanHoste, House BourbonBourbon, 90* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Hoste
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.