One of the best places in Santa Cruz for good cocktails! Along with having delicious cocktails,…read moretheir prices are like nowhere else! Their cocktails are between $10-$12. It's the place to go before your reservation at their restaurant next door. It's also a chill place to have a good cocktail and chill with friends. You can even order food at the tasting room that is the same food offered on the menu at their restaurant next door! The bartenders at the tasting room are always so chill and laid back. My wife and I went before our dinner reservation next door and got the Bourbon Smash cocktail and the A Rose By Any Other Name mocktail. I have also had the Mai Tai in the past and that was delicious!

Venus Spirits is SO my kind of place! My friend and I stopped by on a Saturday afternoon after a…read moremorning of hiking. We had heard about the distillery from one of the bartenders at Haberdasher (in San Jose), where they use Venus Gin Aquavit in cocktails. The place was much larger than I expected and included the tasting room, distillery, and restaurant (which doesn't open until 4PM). We ordered at the bar of the tasting room and both of us decided to try the Cocktail Flight, which includes 3 Venus spirits and 3 mini cocktails for $22. The presentation was adorable and all three cocktails were fantastic, the Moscow Mule being my favorite. We also ordered the Chips & Caramelized Onion Dip to snack on, which were tasty. Their (dog friendly) patio wasn't the biggest, but the ambiance was pleasant and the drinks/food were brought out to us. Overall, I will absolutely return and can't wait to try out the restaurant in the future.

This is a wonderful locally owned and operated business that started years ago with a vision. This…read moredistillery was the only true operating distillery on the coast. I use to work here around 6 years ago in the role of Marketing where I would go to Bay Area liquor stores for tastings as well as work at the Pumpkin Festival.

Great little distillery with options to taste, buy a drink, and/or get some food. Nice outdoor…read morepatio to relax.

We spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the Distillery with a group of friends . Dave gave us an…read moreexcellent account of the history of his family business. He took us through the process of making the different spirits with of course samples along the way.

Awesome tour and tasting. Lots of useful information and history as well as process. The pup is…read moreawesome too!

My wife and I had a great time here. Very impressed. I do not drink much, but my wife likes…read morewhiskey. I had fun.

I was in the area for work and decided to treat my husband to a night out. I thought the whiskey…read moretour would be a nice change of scenery and experience. I went "all out" and did the "tour" with what was listed as a food pairing. The "tour" ended up being looking at the vats and barrels you could already see through the giant window - not in operation. The food pairing was THE smallest sliver of cheese or salami you could possibly imagine. The experience was not worth the cost. I will say our server was extremely friendly.

Eat here. Food is…read moreincredible. Staff is incredible. Booze incredible. Everything incredible. Out house for bathroom but fine with me. Has a sink so what the hey. Love it.too. Use GPS if cant find it. Worth it. Quality spot.

Food ok Service good…read more Ambiance good First off the drinks were excellent. The bartender was pretty nice and helpful of what to choose. The food was OK lacking some flavor and serving was pretty small for the price. Ambience was nice. If I was in the area again, I would pass by for some drinks.

Gabriel put shuttle driver was amazing! Did more than a normal shuttle driver would, would…read morerecommend him anytime

Gabriel was our shuttle driver and he was amazing!! I highly recommend him and his company!read more

Been wanting to come for a long time. Brought my husband here for his birthday in January (sorry…read morefor the delay)Tim and Jasmine greeted us warmly and we immediately were engaged in casual conversation with them.. a very relaxed, comfortable, chill atmosphere. It was the beginning of the everlasting tule fog we've been having and it was chilly Jasmine was so kind to make us a couple of hot totties using their in in house infused honey. I definitely recommend booking a tour and tasting Tim started us out and then Danny one of the owners walked us through their story, their inspiration and the whole process it really was an experience and I'm sure going to bring some whiskey fans. Oh and Best gin I've had in my life! The club seems like a great deal especially if you are a local ;) We took home several bottles of spirits and some honey... time to go back, pick some blueberries and try some blueberry lemonade vodka refreshing drinks!

We went here for picking blueberries last May,it was well organized from the time you parked to…read morepicking your own blueberries.We all loved the sweetness of their blueberries,they also sell the honey with blueberry and refreshing blueberry lemonade.This will be our annual tradition for sure.

They're open 3 days a week now so that's a plus. It's a "tasting room" so one drink at a time. Walk…read morearound the block, watch a movie, have ice cream at Charlotte's or play videos games at Top Scores then come back. Lol Their RCD vodka goes down so smoothe it's almost scary. I had to review because they have Chocolate Martinis this week and it was so, so good!

Stopped by just to check it out. Don't let current city (Hayward) restrictions get in your way of…read morehaving a wonderful visit. Upon arrival I was handed a sample of RCD vodka..smooth @ quite good. I opted for the peach cocktail, my friend's was a variation of the "grayhound." Met the owner and we chatted for a few minutes.

Lucky that I happened to come across a Groupon for a tasting here, so many years back. You really…read moredon't need a discount in the first place; it's wildly affordable. After that introduction, I've been a huge fan and supporter even since. Blink and you'll miss it; it just looks like another warehouse from the side of the road. And, well, it is! This where the action happens and the bottles are born, you're just lucky enough to be invited inside. Unpretentious, chill, and down to earth. It's even dog-friendly so everyone's welcome here. I've loved everything I've tried, from whiskey to gin, but the sassafras liqueur is really something special. I don't know of a single other example on the legal market. Don't leave without at least giving it a shot, literally!

The distillery is a bit off the beaten path but a great spot to check out. I had a Groupon so a…read morefriend and I stopped by for a tasting. There's a max of three tastings so we tried the gin, whiskey, and Sassafras which apparently has naturally occurring MDMA. My favorite was the whiskey which had a nice smooth finish to it. The gin is a beautiful blue so of course I had to buy it because it's my favorite color. The Sassafras was also pretty good and probably my second favorite of the three. Jason was really nice and answered all questions. I took a Lyft but noticed that parking wasn't hard to find with plenty of spots nearby. Definitely a cool place and no need make any reservations.