The message showed up on Facebook like a sucker punch nobody was bracing for. On February 11th, Kingfly Spirits — a Pittsburgh fixture known for its vodka, whiskey, and a tasting bar that had become a gathering spot in the city’s Strip District — told the world it was done. No drawn-out goodbye tour. No final weekend blowout. Just a post, and then locked doors.
“After seven years of many ups, downs and alllll arounds, the team at Kingfly toasts you for the last time,” the company wrote on its Facebook page that same day. “As of today, we are moving on to the next chapter of life and could not be more grateful for your friendship, patronage, support and celebration of what we did together.”
That was it. Bottle sales, drink sales, public access to the building — all of it ceased immediately. Regulars who had planned to stop by found out the hard way that there was nothing left to stop by for…