Gene Simmons launches new Calgary vodka

KISS bassist Gene Simmons poses with the "devil horns" inside Minhas Brewing and Distilleries in Calgary on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (Max Latimer, CityNews Calgary)

By Todd Kaufman

Posted Dec 8, 2022 7:30 pm.

Last Updated Jan 9, 2023 2:00 pm.

Legendary rocker Gene Simmons of KISS made a stop in Calgary to launch his MoneyBag Vodka, which is made by the city’s own Minhas Breweries and Distilleries.

Hundreds of people lined up outside the brewery on Wednesday night, then again on Thursday at a Sobey’s Liquor store in the southwest.

Simmons talks about his new vodka and how Alberta was the site of the first KISS tour stops in the early 70s.

“…everyone got up and ran out because they didn’t know bands were allowed to blow stuff up,” Simmons said while speaking with CityNews.

Watch Gene Simmons in an interview with CityNews Calgary

Simmons also shared the story of meeting and working with the Minhas family.

Listen to Minhas Breweries CEO and Co-founder Manjit Minhas on getting involved with a rock n’ roll icon like Gene…

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