Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011
Bainbridge Organic Distillers is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

1. Bainbridge Organic Distillers

8.4
9727 Coppertop Loop NE, Bainbridge Island, WA
Distillery · 7 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: To create the first 100% organic distillery in the state, liquor marketing vet Keith Barnes and his son Patrick use stills from Vendome, a storied Kentucky company in business since the early 1900s. Read more.

Black Heron Spirits Distillery is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

2. Black Heron Spirits Distillery

8011 Keene Rd, West Richland, WA
Whisky Bar · 1 tip

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Joel Tefft distills a liquor laundry list—vodka, gin, limoncello, cordial, whiskey, grappa, and brandy—using a 300-gallon, American-made copper pot still, one of the biggest in the state. Read more.

Challenger Ridge Vineyards & Cellars Tasting Room is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

3. Challenger Ridge Vineyards & Cellars Tasting Room

14344 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Redmond, WA
Winery · 2 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: The specialty here is brandy made with grapes grown on the premises. The Trappers Peak Brandy ($35) is on sale at the winery’s estate tasting room just west of Concrete. Read more.

Dry Fly Distilling is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

4. Dry Fly Distilling

8.3
1003 E Trent Ave #200, Spokane, WA
Liquor Store · 7 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: The distillery plucks grains for its spirits from Winsota Farm just outside Rosalia. They aim to get their gin and vodka (both $30) on shelves in every state, and they ship to Canada as well. Read more.

Fremont Mischief Distillery is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

5. Fremont Mischief Distillery

7.5
132 N Canal St, Seattle, WA
Brewery · Fremont · 7 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Twelve years ago the Sherlocks discovered a small distillery in Canada that would make their rye whiskey recipe, which explains why the brand-new distillery is already serving up aged spirits. Read more.

Golden Artisan Spirits is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

6. Golden Artisan Spirits

9756 Samish Island Rd, Bow, WA
Liquor Store · 1 tip

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Semiretired restaurateurs Jim Caudill and Bob Stillnovich use 90 percent Washington ingredients in their whiskeys and brandies, a fact they credit to the highly arable Skagit Valley. Read more.

It's Five Artisan Distillery is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

7. It's Five Artisan Distillery

207 Mission Ave (at Maple St), Cashmere, WA
Distillery · 1 tip

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Distiller Colin Levi personally picks most of the fruit that goes into his brandies and liqueurs, and he says he’s experimented with just about every sort of fruit there is. Read more.

Letterpress Distilling is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

8. Letterpress Distilling

8.0
85 S Atlantic St #110 (1st Ave.), Seattle, WA
Distillery · 6 tips and reviews

9. Mac Donald Distillery

104 Avenue C, Snohomish, WA
Distillery · 3 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: MacDonald says his unaged Ty Wolfe White Whiskey ($38) keeps selling out, so if you can score some, do it. A line of fruit liqueurs is coming soon. Read more.

OOLA Distillery Bottle Shop is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

10. OOLA Distillery Bottle Shop

6.4
6005 12th Ave S, Seattle, WA
Distillery · Georgetown · 8 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Oola’s gin and vodka are currently available to sample at the Capitol Hill tasting room that owner Kirby Kallas-Lewis hopes to one day turn into a bar. Read more.

11. Pacific Distillery

18808 142nd Ave NE #4B, Woodinville, WA
Distillery · Town Center · 1 tip

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Master distiller Marc Bernhard is a hero among fans of absinthe for Pacifique ($63), an earthy take on the Green Fairy that required years of research and experimentation inside his alembic stills. Read more.

Project V Distillery and Sausage Co. is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

12. Project V Distillery and Sausage Co.

19495 144th Ave NE Ste A130, Woodinville, WA
Distillery · North Industrial · 10 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Project V has distinguished itself via its Single Silo vodka ($29), a neutral grain spirit that captures the essence of the wheat with which it’s made—the grains come from Withrow. Read more.

Sidetrack Distillery is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

13. Sidetrack Distillery

27010 78th Ave S, Kent, WA
Distillery · 1 tip

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Try Sidetrack’s liqueurs (strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry) and brandies (strawberry and blueberry) at the tasting room on the farm in Kent. If it’s nice out, bring a picnic. Read more.

Soft Tail Distillery is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

14. Soft Tail Distillery

7.1
14356 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE, Woodinville, WA
Distillery · 2 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: One of the first craft distilleries to open in Washington, Soft Tail makes grappa from the leftover grape bits (called pomace) from a nearby winery. Read more.

Sound Spirits is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

15. Sound Spirits

6.8
1630 15th Ave W, Seattle, WA
Distillery · West Queen Anne · 10 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: The "Ebb and Flow" vodka and gin are currently available at the Interbay tasting room. Future plans include aquavit, creme de menthe, whiskey, and, most ambitiously of all, a Benedictine-style liquor. Read more.

Sun Liquor Distillery is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

16. Sun Liquor Distillery

514 E Pike St (at Belmont Ave), Seattle, WA
Cocktail Bar · Capitol Hill · 56 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Chapman worked on Sun Liquor’s flagship spirit, the round-bodied Hedge Trimmer gin ($30), for a full year before settling on a final formula in October, now for sale at the Pike Street distillery. Read more.

Westland Distillery is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

17. Westland Distillery

8.4
2931B 1st Ave S (Hanford), Seattle, WA
Distillery · 10 tips and reviews
Woodinville Whiskey Co. is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

18. Woodinville Whiskey Co.

8.0
16110 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Woodinville, WA
Distillery · Tourist District · 29 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Orlin Sorensen and Brett Carlile are focused on barrel-aged whiskey. Bourbon, to be precise. They developed the recipe with the aid of former Maker’s Mark distiller Dave Pickerell. Read more.

Seattle Metropolitan Magazine is one of Craft Distilleries Guide Dec 2011.

19. Seattle Metropolitan Magazine

1201 Western Ave, Seattle, WA
Office · Seattle Central Business District · 5 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: In our December 2011 issue, a guide to the Washington microdistilleries that currently make and sell spirits.