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Northern Waters Distillery

4.7 (34 reviews)
ModerateDistilleries
Closed 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Mindi J.

Great little place to try a cocktail and buy some local booze to make them at home!! Also great place to get booze gifts for Christmas !! I recommend the bourbon, the flavored vodka (coffee and cranberry and don't forget jalapeño bacon for bloodies !!) also grab a mason jar of apple pie. They make great presents if you can resist sampling them !!

Blueberry Basil Vodka Mule
Jeff L.

Stopped at Northern Waters Distillery for a drink and to browse all of the excellent choices they have. Whiskey, Bourbon, Rum and my absolute personal favorite, the Blueberry Basil Vodka. Had that as a mule and was blown away. Not only do they serve and sell a lot of great products, the staff was friendly and very helpful when there were any questions. Going back whenever I get a chance to be up there.

The Cranberry Bog and a Cranberry Vodka soda with lime.
Victoria K.

As a family, we've been here a few times and every drink we've had has been incredible. The service has been quick and friendly. We've also bought a few of the flavored vodkas to bring home.

$10 Flight
Ethan T.

We tried this establishment for the first time. Great experience. It was packed. Inside it's a bit loud and we found the experience outside a lot more relaxing and quieter. We just got the flight today just to try the vodkas. Their drink menu looked really awesome.

The flight with their bourbon, basil blueberry vodka, maple moonshine, coffee vodka, and berry whiskey
Alex C.

I cannot say enough good things about this place. This was my family's first time at Northern Waters Distillery and we'll definitely be back. The atmosphere was the perfect mixture between a north woods bar and distillery. Everyone working was extremely kind and helpful every time we interacted with someone on the crew. We ordered a flight with a mixture of their bourbon, a few different infused vodkas and the maple moonshine! Everything was so unique but also very good. We also tried two different types of Old Fashions, and my personal favorite, The Sludge, which was their coffee vodka blended with vanilla ice cream. It was so good I drank it all before getting a picture lol. On our way out we also picked up some of their bottles to take home because we enjoyed their spirits that much.

Root beer + maple moonshine
Kelsey S.

Great place to make a stop. Awesome drinks! Staff was very friendly and the selection of stuff to take with was great. Only downside: no food. This place would rock even more if they had menu (even limited to appetizers).

Hubby's favorite stop in Minocqua.
K M.

You've got to get some citrus vodka. So good! Tastes like oranges and lemons with just a hint of lime. The owner recommended that if I like cranberry juice with vodka, this would be a great vodka to use. Memorial Day weekend wiped them out of gin, so we got a bottle of bourbon and bottle of corn whiskey (Lakeside Moonshine). My husband loves their products and the gentleman behind the counter (one of the owners, I believe) could not have been nicer. Very enthusiastic about what he does. Great place!

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1 year ago

Always enjoy the amazing drinks and service special call out to Grayson today who was attentive, helpful and made our visit even better!!!!

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Great service, delicious drinks, cozy, cute atmosphere. **just insert your favorite humans & have fun**

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Great view of the lake and great cocktails. It's a must see if you come to Minocqua. Sit back and relax.

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Drinks are amazing. The owner and staff are so friendly and accommodating. We always purchase bottles to go

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5 years ago

Delicious! We bought 2 bottles of blueberry basil vodka after having a blueberry basil mule.

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This distillery is very nice and super friendly staff. The drinks are fabulous! Love the blueberry basil vodka.

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My favorites are their Gin, Coffee Vodka, and the Honey Lemond Cranberry Moonshine.

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Today was our first, and last time stopping in. We were very excited to see what their wines were…read moreall about and the wine slushy! The drinks were good, the service on the other hand not at all. From the second we walked in the lady was very rude, assuming we had been there before, annoyed with any question that was asked, and quite honestly the attitude on her face said it all. When you are out and about trying to enjoy the day and it gets ruined by how awful customer service is these days.. very sad.

Woodland Trail Winery is a small Northwoods winery that makes really great wine. I'm not a wine…read moreconnoisseur so I can't tell the difference between fruit grown locally or grapes from overseas, I just know that I really LOVE the flavor of the wine (some were soooo grape flavored it was awesome) and I love the the vast variety they offer. Some of the more popular flavors are available for retail purchase in central and northern Wisconsin at stores like Trig's and several local liquor stores. During our visit we were offered a free wine tasting with an explantation of how the wine was made and some great pairing suggestions. This is a great place to visit & stock up on some unique gift ideas for all occasions. Plan to spend some extra time for tasting!

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Woodland Trail Beverage - Inside the winery the shelves are stocked full.  Very clean.

Inside the winery the shelves are stocked full. Very clean.

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Welcome to Woodland Trail Winery!

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