tuthilltown spirits

Visiting this distillery was my favorite activity during my weekend trip to this part of New York. Upon driving up, the first thing I noticed was how gorgeous the property was. Before we went to the restaurant and eventually to the visitor center, we just had to detour to the huge deck that they built over the beautiful running brook and take pictures. I reviewed the restaurant separately, so I'll skip to the visitor center, which is housed in a cute country-style building with a big wooden porch (complete with a porch swing, which we, of course, had to sit in for a spell). When we finally made it inside, the visitor center was great. The young man who signed us up for the tour was friendly and welcoming. There was a big gift shop with all kinds of fun whiskey-related items for sale. We browsed the shop for a few minutes until it was time for our tour, which started on the porch and then took us through the buildings that make the whiskey (though it was the weekend and no whiskey was actually being made at the time). The tour guide was funny, upbeat, and very knowledgeable about the history and inner workings of this distillery. He welcomed being interrupted with questions at any time during his spiel. After the tour, which lasted maybe 45 minutes, we were led back to the visitor center where they provided fairly generous tastings of their various products. We weren't allowed to try everything; we were allowed three tastings and got to choose which three we wanted to try. The ladies who oversaw and administered the tastings were also friendly, upbeat, and funny. It was such a unique and memorable experience that I actually bought their T-shirt as a souvenir, something I don't typically do.

Great food-- adding the restaurant made it a master stroke. Tour is interesting, hooch is fantastic and food was fantastic. Great destination for city mice who aim to take that ride in the country.

The products were good. The older lady who did the tasting was rude and very mean. I would have bought something, however she ruined it. So, no more visits with guests.

Male tour guide spoke way too fast and did not enunciate clearly. The tour started on the porch of the tasting building where the guide spoke about the founding of the distillery. That part was done at an ultra quick pace. He slowed down a bit in the distillery itself but I still found myself trying to figure out some of his incomprehensible words. Tasting afterwards went better and we did buy some of the product.

We stopped by here recently to give us a break during a particularly long road trip. Hearing about the background of the company is very interesting and our tour guide was clearly very knowledgeable. We have done several distillery tours and it was interesting to note the things that they do differently here. It is perhaps a little expensive but the tasting (limited by NYC laws) and a souvenir glass are included. The spirits are very good, especially the gin and the shop has some great items which would make really good gifts for fans of the brand.

Visited this establishment today with my parents to get away on an overcast Sunday. Tuthilltown Spirits makes an array of small batch whiskies, vodkas and a superb botanical gin. We did the tour/tasting just to see how distillation is done and it was interesting to have done once. The tasting is the key to the experience here. NY Law limits one to try only 3 of the spirits available so one has to choose based on ones preferences. I focused on the two straight Rye products and the Four Grain Bourbon. All were extremely well made and enjoyable. I took a whiff of the Gin and it was amazing, though I don't particularly drink Gin, I could very much see me using it to marinate pork, game or salmon. A very nice venue to visit.

The attached restaurant was great!! There view is quaint and peaceful .very resonablly priced...the menu had a really goodvariety as well

I have visited here more times than I can count for many years. I have watched the Distillery grow from a small family enterprise to a large internationally distributed organisation but still maintaining the family and personal relationships with customers. You can simply stop by here and buy some excellent whisky and other spirits - vodka , gin etc or you can stay a while and go on a tour of the distillery. I recommend that you go on the tour and then buy some whisky.so if you are in the Hudson valley or New Paltz are , stop here for a while, I am sure you will enjoy your visit and will be made welcome.

We chanced upon this great little distillery and were so happy we did. Definitely do the guided tour and stay for lunch or dinner at the Grist Mill. Dog friendly.

Ok I do enjoy a good bourbon,......from Kentucky not New York . Here's the deal they are doing some really cool stuff here. The process ,the tasting room, even their start up. So in that way I hope this place does well. They are oriented to doing it right with as little carbon foot print as possible.The tour was very detailed and informative. The products are pricey yet the handcrafted uniqueness cost but the taste well not for me. The rye was a neat idea and the maple infused flavor well...I'll let you decide.

My husband and I visited on a Sunday afternoon and got a private tour since we were the only ones there for the first time slot. Our guide was great, very knowledgeable (he actually works there making spirits also), and we learned a lot about the process of distillation. The distillery has a really great story behind it, and the booze itself is fantastic. Usually I don't find it pleasant to drink straight bourbon (or any kind of hard alcohol) but everything at Tuthilltown was so smooth and went down so easily, it makes me wish the NY laws for liquor tastings weren't so stingy. The Baby Bourbon was the favorite of both me and my husband, but the rye and the apple vodka were also great.

Despite the fact that I have no ability to tell a good whiskey from a bad one, the tour was interesting and sampling of products informative.

We stumbled on this place when spotting a sign on the side of the road. Made it just in time for a tour and actually ended up getting one of the founders as our tour guide. Really interesting story about how they came to be, and a true underdog story of perseverance and creativity. How these guys ended up making such delicious whiskey and gin without any previous know-how is a mystery to me, but they figured it out and are doing amazing spirits and are apparently the MOST AWARDED NY DISTILLERY.The restaurant next door was also fabulous. I had the Ribeye, which was local, grass fed, and dry aged. Truly one of the best steaks Ive ever had, and Ive had some steaks in my life. Wife had the crab cakes. Everything was lovely.We then walked down a dirt road to a dam that was built to create the water way to fed the Grist Mill. Oh yeah, did I mention the restaurant is in New Yorks longest continuously operated water powered Grist Mill, built in 1788? Everything about this place is magical. Its a must see.

Excellent tour and knowledgeable people about the history of the area and the distillery. Very good restaurant onsite and not pricey.

Loved this stop. Very rustic. A fantastic atmosphere here, and that's before the tasting kicks in! The people working here are just great and the whole place was cheery. We knew the Manhattan whiskey, so it was nice to try some others. They also do vodka and gin. We got to sample 3 on our tour. The gin was surprisingly good, and they sell a great tonic in the shop. The tour guide was a delightful youngster, who was really knowledgeable. The backstory was hilarious, and would make an great indie movie. I thoroughly recommend a visit here, well worth the (cheap) cost. We've been on a lot of distillery tours in Scotland, but this is an altogether unique experience. Even though they're partnered with Grant's now, they are managing to hold onto their own New York identity, which was a relief to see. All you NYC hipsters, trade in your trip to Astor Spirits, and visit this distillery now while it's still an intimate small-scale experience - who knows how long it will last, because this whiskey is really taking off.