{"id":3599,"date":"2026-08-04T17:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:10:18","slug":"a-vinyl-and-cocktail-spot-is-coming-to-kennett-square-and-fishtown-bringing-perhaps-the-neighborhoods-smallest-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3599","title":{"rendered":"A vinyl and cocktail spot is coming to Kennett Square and Fishtown, bringing perhaps the neighborhood\u2019s smallest bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>A new vinyl listening room and bar concept is coming to Kennett Square and Fishtown this fall, seeking to help people connect in person around music and over cocktails. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3597\">A longtime Bala Cynwyd bistro is closing, and Center City Italian restaurant veterans are moving in<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>Top Dog Cocktails, a ready-to-drink 12.5% ABV cocktail brand with a distillery based in Kennett Square, will open its first two brick-and-mortar locations in the coming months, embracing the Japanese jazz kissa model \u2014 a music cafe or bar that\u2019s focused on listening to vinyl records. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cIt\u2019s all to drive this analog feel in a digital world,\u201d said founder Ken Smukler, a longtime political strategist who dipped his toe into the alcohol space roughly a decade ago. \u201cIt\u2019s all about the community, listening and respecting music, and enjoying the cocktails at the same time.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>Philly has had its history with listening rooms, with a flurry of openings starting in 2022 that then fell into a downtrend in more recent years. But the concept may now be making a comeback.<\/p><div><\/div><p>With his distillery location in Kennett Square already tied to music, and a teeny space in Fishtown in a former ATM calling for some creative reimagining, Smukler saw an opportunity.<\/p><div><\/div><p>The locations will look a little different from each other, but the heart of both will be similar. There will be a small retail component, a bar that will double as recipe development for the brand, and, of course, an expansive catalog of music on rotation. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Top Dog Cocktails is \u201cdesigned for a more sophisticated consumer\u201d who \u201crecognizes what a craft cocktail is in a can,\u201d he said. <\/p><div><\/div><p>That vibe applies to these locations; Smukler envisions their demographic as cocktail appreciators, who want to unplug from their phones or TVs. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cThis is a quieter, safer, more sophisticated space to consume alcohol and listen to really good music,\u201d he said. <\/p><div><\/div><p>Smukler, a former political operative for then-U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, was first drawn to ready-to-drink cocktails in 2015, and began raising capital to launch his own brand. That early effort dissolved in 2019, when he went to federal prison for campaign finance law infractions.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>But while in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantined without much to do other than chat, he learned his cellmate\u2019s brother worked in the alcohol industry. On his way out of prison, Smukler called his friends and family \u2014 and his former cellmate\u2019s brother. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cThere\u2019s literally a straight line from there into launching Top Dog,\u201d he said. <\/p><div><\/div><p>He reconstituted the investor group, and the brand launched in 2022. They\u2019ve sold nearly 1.5 million cans so far, Smukler said, with distribution in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida. <\/p><div><\/div><p>Options include a few variations of the margarita, an espresso martini, a vodka and grapefruit Greyhound, and a whiskey lemonade. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3595\">Lower Merion shut down a school board meeting amid shouts from parents angry about tech use<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>The brand\u2019s distillery operation is in Kennett Square, near Kennett Flash, a live entertainment venue. He first picked the spot, at 110 E. State St., because he felt there could be \u201csynergy\u201d between Top Dog\u2019s tasting room and live music. The roughly 750-square-foot space will be the bigger of the two listening rooms. <\/p><div><\/div><p>Smukler plans to work with the Kennett Flash in a joint venture; the nonprofit will be able to use the venue as a green room for performers, a space for music classes, or however they see fit. They\u2019ll also get a cut from the retail sales. <\/p><div><\/div><p>He\u2019s looking to do something similar with the Fishtown location, but is still finding a partner, he said. The location, at 2012 Frankford Ave., may be the smallest bar in Fishtown, at 350 square feet. It\u2019ll have a 15-seat bar, a two-turntable DJ station, and a retail component. <\/p><div><\/div><p>Fishtown feels like \u201cground zero\u201d for the demographic they\u2019re trying to reach, Smukler said. As for Kennett Square, he just happens to love it. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cI just think it\u2019s a gem, and I think if we can do something with the Kennet Flash \u2026 and for the community, that\u2019ll pay back in spades for us,\u201d he said. <\/p><div><\/div><p>They\u2019ll be able to test new drinks for their cans through the outposts, Smukler said. They\u2019ve never had a gin or a rum product, for instance, and this will give them a chance for some R&amp;D. <\/p><div><\/div><p>As for music, they\u2019ve amassed more than 500 albums ready to spin. Smukler\u2019s creative director is planning themed nights to let them shine. Though the Japanese kissa model is usually jazz-forward, there will be a cross section of what gets played, he said. <\/p><div><\/div><p>Moving the business into physical locations has been a creative challenge, but an exciting one, he added.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cIf you ask me, what is the most fun part of my job? It\u2019s not trying to figure out how to sell more cases in Florida. I guarantee you, it is designing a kissa concept in Fishtown or working with a nonprofit in Kennett,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the fun part.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p><i>This suburban content is produced with support from the Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Editorial content is created independently of the project donors. Gifts to support The Inquirer\u2019s high-impact journalism can be made at <\/i><i>inquirer.com\/donate<\/i><i>. 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