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Great Lakes Distillery

Great Lakes Distillery

Distillery and Speakeasy$$$$
Walker's Point, Milwaukee
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    Art of Adventuring
    "My favorite was the Kinnickinnic Whiskey."(2 Tips)
    Kelly S.
    "Quick tour and sampling various vodkas gin and whiskey."(21 Tips)
    Brandon H.
    "Killer Bee! Have 3!! ;)"(2 Tips)
    jake n.
    "great local distillery."(2 Tips)
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  • Stevie S.heart icon on user image
    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
  • Art of Adventuring
    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
  • Angela J.
    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!
  • Michelle W.heart icon on user image
    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 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
    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!
  • Alcoholmanac Magazine
    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
  • Matthew R.heart icon on user image
    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.
  • TJ K.heart icon on user image
    TJ KMay 10, 2015
    The tour is fun and spirits are tasty. Freeeee popcorn.
  • Jessca
    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 D.heart icon on user image
    Duane DrzadinskiMay 4, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    Be sure and sample the Killer Bee. An absolute killer cocktail!
  • Kelly S.
    Kelly SelbyOctober 27, 2014
    Quick tour and sampling various vodkas gin and whiskey.
  • John G.heart icon on user image
    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 B.
    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 B.heart icon on user image
    Doug BaerApril 10, 2018
    Take the tour! Try the barrel-aged gin.
  • Olivia
    OliviaJuly 21, 2012
    Love this place. Ask for a sample of the red absinthe. Great. And Nick is cool, too!
  • Shannon J.heart icon on user image
    Shannon JeropkeNovember 4, 2021
    Their red absinthe is better than you’d think!
  • Jen O.
    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 F.
    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
  • Marc G.heart icon on user image
    Marc GundersonAugust 15, 2017
    Great small batch distillery.
  • Kristina P.
    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.
  • John R.
    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 M.heart icon on user image
    George Mohawk IIISeptember 12, 2015
    Take the tour it's awesome
  • Mark B.
    Mark BoederMay 5, 2012
    Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder...of course it's last in the tasting. :) :) :)
  • jake n.
    jake newbornJune 24, 2011
    Been here 10+ times
    great local distillery. mke bike polo approved establishment! thanks gld!
  • Brad H.heart icon on user image
    Brad HarrisonApril 25, 2016
    Bloody Mary and the tour
  • Brandon G.
    Brandon GrohMay 10, 2013
    Build a tower for your favorite tour guide.
  • Lindsay M.heart icon on user image
    Lindsay MApril 17, 2017
    Great tour!
  • Sarah S.
    Sarah StockelOctober 27, 2013
    Very I formative learned a lot!
  • MKE Food Tour
    MKE Food TourApril 13, 2010
    One of the best new MKE attractions, and some of the nicest tour guides too.
  • Karen B.
    Karen BlumeOctober 26, 2014
    Yummy Pumpkin Old Fashion
  • Todd C.
    Todd CarpenterOctober 26, 2014
    Get some cheese curds!
  • Michael W.
    Michael WesselJanuary 2, 2012
    Been here 25+ times
    You never go wrong with dealers choice here.
  • Zachary E.
    Zachary EmmonsJuly 28, 2012
    Bobbi, she is a class act!
  • Colleen
    ColleenDecember 24, 2011
    Been here 50+ times
    Jason is a great mixologist.
  • Annie O.
    Annie OemichenJanuary 27, 2013
    Valerie is the BEST tour guide
  • Kirb L.
    Kirb LimJune 29, 2013
    Absinthe is so much better without the water!
  • Ren D.
    Ren DavisDecember 28, 2013
    Sooooo fun
  • Brandon H.
    Brandon HamiltonJune 18, 2012
    Killer Bee! Have 3!! ;)
  • Mike G.
    Mike GuerreroNovember 14, 2011
    Absinthe. I prefer Rouge. But that's just me.
  • Joel B.
    Joel BocanegraMay 10, 2013
    They serve alcohol.
  • Janice S.
    Janice ScurioDecember 29, 2011
    They take credit cards.
  • Mark B.
    Mark BoederMay 5, 2012
    Do the tour!!!!!!
  • Mark E.
    Mark EdigerJanuary 2, 2012
    Great tour!
  • Ashleigh P.
    Ashleigh PrzybylskiJune 15, 2012
    Val's a hottie oOoOoOoH!
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