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Great Lakes Distillery

Distillery and Speakeasy$$$$

Walker's Point, Milwaukee

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Ranked #1 for tours in Milwaukee
"Valerie is the BEST tour guide"(3 Tips)
"My favorite was the Kinnickinnic Whiskey."(2 Tips)
"Killer Bee! Have 3!! ;)"(2 Tips)
"great local distillery."(2 Tips)

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Stevie SwanNovember 23, 2014
The tour is an awesome deal! Grab a cocktail from the bar before you go down. It can help if you taste something you don't drink often or enjoy. Line up your tasting glasses for the pourer too! Cheers
Angela JeanApril 22, 2015
Great tour they have! Found a groupon so saved half price. Great mix drinks to buy as you wait for the tour. Then you get straight shots of their distills. Lots of fun!
Art of AdventuringSeptember 5, 2013
Great Lakes Distillery makes a limited supply of hand-craft distilled spirits. They offer tours and tastings for only $7 so it’s a pretty good bargain. My favorite was the Kinnickinnic Whiskey. Read more
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Michelle WertschnigMarch 15, 2015
Inexpensive and fun. Tour is really just history of GLD and then a tasting; which thats what everyone is there for so it's perfect.
Bryant's Cocktail LoungeOctober 5, 2013
A great Milwaukee institution! Try a Rehorst Gin gimlet or our "Hunt and Peck" cocktail, made with Kinnickinnic Whiskey, Carpano Antica, and Ramazzotti Amaro.
VISITMilwaukeeJanuary 27, 2012
Milwaukee’s first distillery since Prohibition brews award-winning spirits and hosts tours complete with tastings. Don’t miss the Pumpkin seasonal spirit – it comes out in October and goes FAST!
Matthew RochteFebruary 19, 2013
Did you know that GLD buys back their bottles as part of a sustainability/reuse program - saves $$ and environment. ($1 /bottle for consumers) They are also part of Green Wisconsin Tourism program.
Alcoholmanac MagazineApril 21, 2011
Milwaukee's local distillery is one of our favorite places to knock back a few cocktails. The guys (and gals) there are loads of fun and always experimenting with something new and/or crazy. Always a
TJ KMay 10, 2015
The tour is fun and spirits are tasty. Freeeee popcorn.
JesscaApril 24, 2013
Go during the week if possible for the tour, you have more time to sit and talk and ask questions. Oh, and I <3 rum. A lot.
Duane DrzadinskiMay 4, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Be sure and sample the Killer Bee. An absolute killer cocktail!
Kelly SelbyOctober 27, 2014
Quick tour and sampling various vodkas gin and whiskey.
John GibbonsDecember 31, 2010
Been here 25+ times
Best tour of a distillery I have ever been on! Don't miss the tasting flight and try all of their current line of spirits!
Mike BaldaAugust 27, 2012
Take the tour. great time for $5 - plus you can taste some delicous spirits. Afterwards head over to Conejito's
Doug BaerApril 10, 2018
Take the tour! Try the barrel-aged gin.
OliviaJuly 21, 2012
Love this place. Ask for a sample of the red absinthe. Great. And Nick is cool, too!
Shannon JeropkeNovember 4, 2021
Their red absinthe is better than you’d think!
Jen OliveFebruary 10, 2011
You can buy their alcohol and save about $6 at the discount liquor store in waukesha. It was definitely a great experience!
Jabril FarajSeptember 12, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Love this place. Great local Milwaukee distillery. The Roaring Dan's Rum is a favorite. Read more
Kristina PotrykusMay 2, 2014
Moscow Mule was great. The 6"5 female bartender doesn't like to wait on people. As a matter of fact, she'll flat out ignore you-- when it's not even busy.
Marc GundersonAugust 15, 2017
Great small batch distillery.
John RichardsDecember 23, 2011
Been here 5+ times
If you're on the tour and Nate's working, bang on the glass... he charges like Sampson!
George Mohawk IIISeptember 12, 2015
Take the tour it's awesome
Mark BoederMay 5, 2012
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder...of course it's last in the tasting. :) :) :)
jake newbornJune 24, 2011
Been here 10+ times
great local distillery. mke bike polo approved establishment! thanks gld!
Brad HarrisonApril 25, 2016
Bloody Mary and the tour
Brandon GrohMay 10, 2013
Build a tower for your favorite tour guide.
MKE Food TourApril 13, 2010
One of the best new MKE attractions, and some of the nicest tour guides too.
Lindsay MApril 17, 2017
Great tour!
Karen BlumeOctober 26, 2014
Yummy Pumpkin Old Fashion
Sarah StockelOctober 27, 2013
Very I formative learned a lot!
Todd CarpenterOctober 26, 2014
Get some cheese curds!
Michael WesselJanuary 2, 2012
Been here 25+ times
You never go wrong with dealers choice here.
Zachary EmmonsJuly 28, 2012
Bobbi, she is a class act!
ColleenDecember 24, 2011
Been here 50+ times
Jason is a great mixologist.
Annie OemichenJanuary 27, 2013
Valerie is the BEST tour guide
Kirb LimJune 29, 2013
Absinthe is so much better without the water!
Ren DavisDecember 28, 2013
Sooooo fun
Brandon HamiltonJune 18, 2012
Killer Bee! Have 3!! ;)
Mike GuerreroNovember 14, 2011
Absinthe. I prefer Rouge. But that's just me.
Joel BocanegraMay 10, 2013
They serve alcohol.
Janice ScurioDecember 29, 2011
They take credit cards.
Mark BoederMay 5, 2012
Do the tour!!!!!!
Mark EdigerJanuary 2, 2012
Great tour!
Ashleigh PrzybylskiJune 15, 2012
Val's a hottie oOoOoOoH!

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