Woodinville Whiskey Co. - Woodinville, Washington

James F.

Stopped by to try some of the whiskies and very glad we did. Many different flavours to try. At the end of our tasting, they finished us off with a surprise tasting of their maple syrup aged in whisky barrels, we ended up buying a bottle it was so good.

Eric M.

I purchased this At-Home aging kit from Costco. I followed the directions to the T and I still couldn't get the barrel to seal and would leak. I could get water to stop leaking, but when I would fill with White Dog it leaked. I tried everything to include, emptying again, submerging in water for hours, and placing natural bees wax around the rim. I thought I got the leak to stop when I placed my barrel in my utility closet. After one month, I went to check the taste and noticed I had lost more than half of the yield and the barrel was light. I ended up just emptying the entire barrel and found out I had lost near 70% of the whisky. As you can see in the pictures, out of the 2 - 750ml bottles of barrel strength, I was only able to fill a quarter of ONE of the jars. This is entirely unacceptable for a $125 aging kit. I reached out to Woodinville and they said I could either stop by (not driving across the state) or they could send me a new kit. They have yet to send me anything. Don't waste your money.

Update: Experience Manager Matt personally called me to apologize and is making things right. I believe customer service truly makes the product what it is. If you stand by your product, in this case whisky, then your customer service should mirror how good it is, and this is what they did. I will now make sure there's a Woodinville bottle in my cabinet at all times. Kodus and Cheers!

Mike J.

Great find while here working a contract! The personal tour and tastings were outstanding! I signed up to do the tour/bottle a single barrel of my choosing, and choose the Rye which is surprising as I lean toward bourbons. I'll be stopping by on a return trip later this year. Kudos to a great staff!

Marcus D.

My wife and I, whom both really enjoy bourbon, received the “age your own Woodinville whiskey” kit from our kids for Christmas, and had the exact same experience as the other reviewer here - at least insofar as losing all the contents. I too followed the instructions to a T, and tried soaking the barrel repeatedly with hot water. After I thought it had finally sealed, we poured in the raw whiskey. After three weeks my wife picked up the barrel and asked me “did you actually put anything in here?” We decided to just empty it and see how much was left. The picture shows all that remained from the entire two bottles.

We don’t have the heart to tell our kids their money was wasted, and since Woodinville doesn’t provide a phone number or even an email address on their website, that tells me they don’t want to hear about it.

Update: I sent an email to the email address provided below on Jan 30, and haven’t received a response as of Feb 5.

steve H.

Had unbelievable whiskey here I can’t believe it is so smooth!! Breen the server was excellent and was an avid professional. Thank you whiskey Woodinville for recognizing Veterans. We appreciate it and I will drink your whiskey!!!

Alan W.

The price of tour is $100. You get a bottle of barrel proof single barrel whiskey which can be valued around $70. With a tasting of 4 different styles this is well worth it.

Emily C.

My husband and I had a tour and tasting by Carissa and she was wonderful! So knowledgeable about the distilling process and very engaging. Highly recommend the tour and tasting, learning about the products while tasting is the best. Thank you Carissa!

Danielle

Excellent tasting and tour experience here! Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and allowed plenty of time for questions. Our group of 6 we're the only ones at our time so there was space to spread out and personalize a bit. The tour itself is a bit different from the one we did two years previously, because they redid the right half of the building and got new graineries (you see these at the start of the tour outside before heading indoors). Tasting the whiskies during the tours was wonderful. And if you purchase bottles after the tour you get a small discount! Recommend for people who enjoy whiskies.