We had a really nice time at this tour. It is such a deal. Tasting consisted of 6 different liquors and it was very informative. They also gave us a 750 mL of vodka to take home and the tasting glass. We really enjoyed it. It was only $20 per person but holy cow we got that back in tasting and the bottle to take home. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend taking the tour. You can also take in the brewery tour across the street.
We went (4 couples) to the distillery in the morning. Walked to lunch and then went to the brewery.A PERFECT outing and great fun.. If you go to the distillery you get a nice glass and a bottle of liquor. At the brewery we all got a glass and a 6 pack of beer including 1 soda. Every beer was different. ALL FREE. We had a groupon so it was $8 per couple. A GREAT DEAL. The gift stores have lots of brews and liquors for sale at very good prices. It is children friendly and the kids all got tastes of the different sodas they make. This is our second visit......and would go again. It is great fun. Spend a lot of time in the gift shop. They are not stingy with the samples. !!!!
You do not get a tour of the distillery but you get to taste 6 different drinks. The still is in the same room as the tasting bar. It is a great backdrop for photographs. You get 3 pre-determined mixed drinks, plus 3 shots of your choosing from a list of 10. The choices cover the full range of alcohols bottled by Minhas. The prices charged are reasonable. Plan on about 45 minutes to an hour. Probably not a good idea to go to the distillery and the brewery after each other. You get quite a bit to drink at both places.
I actually visited back in June of 2013 and first joined the tour of the distillery in the morning and then came back for the afternoon tour at the brewery, with time in between for lunch. I was impressed with both tours being of good length and very informational. Both have nice tasting areas and were both quite generous with the gifts you get to take home with you. Also, prices of their spirits at the distillery are quite reasonable to say the least. And I love that blueberry soda!
This was our third visit to the distillery. Each time staff has been very friendly and accommodating. On this recent visit we watched the movie based on on the kidnapping of the owner of the brewery during Prohibition - interesting history of Monroe. There really isn't a "tour" but there is a great tasting experience of the spirits Minhas bottles. You will get 3 mixed cocktails and then be able to sample 3 more individual liquors. If you like what you taste you can purchase bottles to take home - and the prices are very reasonable and the liquors are pretty good. We really enjoy the time there and were treated very well by staff. You will receive your tasting glass and a bottle of something to take home (the bottle changes from time to time). The price is $10 per person, but if you watch for a Groupon deal you will pay $5/person.
We visited the distillery after touring and sampling at the brewery. The atmosphere and employees are polar opposites. As a matter of fact, Taylor at the distillery should be fired!!! We were two middle-aged couples very interested in the spirits. We understand the cost involved for sampling and didn't have a problem with it. When we asked "Taylor" how their sampling worked, he very rudely pointed to a sign on the bar listing the sampling choices. We were not greeted when we walked in, even though there was only one other couple in the place. He and the other employee (didn't get his name) would have rather been somewhere else and they have no business in the hospitality field. Although the products we sampled were of average to above average flavor, we only bought one bottle of the WI Cream because of the unfriendly and very unwelcome presence we felt. Taylor is bad for business!
I had been on a tour of the brewery in the past, so I was expecting a little more. They showed videos and allowed you to look into two small windows (if you could get to them). They had multiple drinks (mixed) to trial along with different items (unmixed). My favorite was the country cream! Was very informative though.
My boyfriend and I loved this tour and tasting experience. It is a great value, with tasting 6 different liquors in mixed drinks, and they are not skimpy with the booze! and then we each received a pre-mixed bottle of mojitos. I want to go back very soon!
Took the brewery tour and had several of the samples of beer. All very good beers. Service was very friendly and the tour was great too.
We were not greeted by staff upon entering. The tour consists of sitting in the back room listening to the guy talk (a very nice speaker) about their history and show a movie clip, and describing their different spirits. Not a bad thing, but it should be called 'information session' rather than tour. Yes the groupon is a great deal. We enjoyed the moonshine mixed drink the best. At the end we were able to take home a tequila margarita drink that we did NOT like once we got it home. It was st patricks day green in color and the taste was unsatisfactory. After the tour, there were too many people in the gift shop crowded together so we just left and headed across the street to use the bathrooms at the brewery and browse the gift shop.