Great Lakes Distillery

A small batch distillery in the heart of Milwaukee. We produce quality handmade spirits. Visit the tasting room & sample the goods! Tasting room & tours daily.

9 / 10
300
ratings
  • Phone

    (414) 431-8683

  • Website

    greatlakesdistillery.com

  • Instagram

    No Instagram

  • X (Twitter)

    gldistillery

  • Facebook

    No Facebook

  • Type

    Distillery

Address

616 W Virginia St (at S 6th St) Milwaukee , WI 53204 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating Yes
Drinks Full Bar

Comments / 45


Keywords:

tours killer bee spirits good for groups liquor gin great value vodka pumpkin bar distilleries rum authentic casual absinthe Amaro attractions lines events
Stevie Swan

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

Art of Adventuring

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

Angela Jean

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!

Michelle Wertschnig

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 Lounge

A great Milwaukee institution! Try a Rehorst Gin gimlet or our "Hunt and Peck" cocktail , made with Kinnickinnic Whiskey , Carpano Antica, and Ramazzotti Amaro .

VISITMilwaukee

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!

Alcoholmanac Magazine

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

Matthew Rochte

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.

TJ K

The tour is fun and spirits are tasty. Freeeee popcorn .

Jessca

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 Drzadinski

Be sure and sample the Killer Bee . An absolute killer cocktail !

Kelly Selby

Quick tour and sampling various vodkas gin and whiskey .

John Gibbons

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 Balda

Take the tour . great time for $5 - plus you can taste some delicous spirits . Afterwards head over to Conejito's

Doug Baer

Take the tour ! Try the barrel-aged gin .

Olivia

Love this place. Ask for a sample of the red absinthe . Great. And Nick is cool, too!

Shannon Jeropke

Their red absinthe is better than you’d think!

Jen Olive

You can buy their alcohol and save about $6 at the discount liquor store in waukesha. It was definitely a great experience!

Jabril Faraj

Love this place. Great local Milwaukee distillery . The Roaring Dan's Rum is a favorite. Read more

Kristina Potrykus

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 Gunderson

Great small batch distillery .

George Mohawk III

Take the tour it's awesome

John Richards

If you're on the tour and Nate's working, bang on the glass... he charges like Sampson!

Mark Boeder

Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder...of course it's last in the tasting. :) :) :)

jake newborn

great local distillery . mke bike polo approved establishment! thanks gld!

Brad Harrison

Bloody Mary and the tour

Brandon Groh

Build a tower for your favorite tour guide.

Lindsay M

Great tour !

Sarah Stockel

Very I formative learned a lot!

Karen Blume

Yummy Pumpkin Old Fashion

MKE Food Tour

One of the best new MKE attractions , and some of the nicest tour guides too.

Todd Carpenter

Get some cheese curds !

Michael Wessel

You never go wrong with dealers choice here.

Zachary Emmons

Bobbi, she is a class act!

Colleen

Jason is a great mixologist .

Annie Oemichen

Valerie is the BEST tour guide

Kirb Lim

Absinthe is so much better without the water!

Ren Davis

Sooooo fun

Brandon Hamilton

Killer Bee ! Have 3!! ;)

Mike Guerrero

Absinthe . I prefer Rouge. But that's just me.

Joel Bocanegra

They serve alcohol .

Janice Scurio

They take credit cards .

Mark Boeder

Do the tour !!!!!!

Mark Ediger

Great tour !

Ashleigh Przybylski

Val's a hottie oOoOoOoH!

Similar places nearby :

7.5
Distillery
Central Standard Craft Distillery

A great vibe and delicious drinks! Try the gin cocktails. 👍 - Lauren Sigfusson

9.4
Brewery
Lakefront Brewery

Tour is fun, food is great, and the beer is even better - Jon Tetzlaff

8.3
Mexican
Conejito's Place Mexican Restaurant

Four Steak Tacos is delicious. Margaritas are a must! If mole dishes, are your weakness, you won't be disappointed. - CJ Urban

7.9
Cocktail
Tasting Room

Go with the shrub. It's almost always fabulous. - Mister Opinion