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Founding Spirits Tour and Tasting, Washington, DC

Founding Spirits Tour and Tasting

4.9
4.9
24 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
19:00
  • Good for special occasions
  • Romantic
  • Great for creative cocktails
We’re excited to welcome you to experience a special sneak peek into our small-batch distilling process.
You will get a behind the scenes look into our distillery, as well as enjoy a tasting of our spirits, a cocktail, and some delicious small bites.
Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled tour, and check in at the bar upon arrival. As Founding Spirits distillery is located within our Farmers & Distillers restaurant, we encourage you to join us for a meal in the main dining room before or after your hour tour and tasting.
Please visit FarmersandDistillers.com for parking and metro information. If you need to cancel, please call us as soon as possible. Failure to cancel within 24 hours of your reservation will result in a full charge in the amount of your tour. We look forward to sharing our latest distilling adventures with you.
Must be 21 or older with valid ID.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Hours of Operation
    Sat 11:00 am–3:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (202) 798-6007
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Area
    Mount Vernon Square
  • Cross Street
    6th & Mass NW
  • Parking details
    The closest parking garage is located beneath the 600 Mass Ave. building. The entrance is located on Massachusetts Ave., NW. Guests should proceed into Farmers & Distillers restaurant to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
  • Public transit
    Founding Spirits is conveniently located near two metro stops: just three blocks from the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, which services the red, yellow, and green lines; and the Mt. Vernon Square station, which services the green and yellow lines. Guests may proceed into Farmers & Distillers to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
  • Additional
    Bar Dining

What 24 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9
4.9 based on all time ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.8Value

NoiseModerate

24 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Miami

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 29 February 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    This place was cute. We did the weekend brunch buffet and followed with the spirits tour and tasting. Brunch was just ok, nothing spectacular. The tour was fun and informative, I would recommend it. Our guide was friendly and very knowledgeable!

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  2. AntoineW

    Baltimore

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on 11 January 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went as Date Night (brunch) with wife... did the distillery tour and had brunch. We both had an overall great time!

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  3. BruceS

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 21 December 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was a great tour experience. Its held in a small intimate setting and the staff guide provides a fun and extremely educational opportunity to see how distilled spirits make it from farm to bar.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 30 November 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The tour and tasting was intimate and fun. Ethan knew his stuff and we tasted some great products.

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  5. AyannaW

    Atlanta Metro

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 24 August 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The tour is amazing. It's free if you do brunch before or after and they give you a free drink coupon if you end up buying something from the tour. We not only sampled whiskey and vodka, but they even made us a cocktail. The tasting room is super intimate and a neat space where you have to walk through part of the kitchen (downstairs) to get there...very fun experience by two guides.

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  6. Visitor

    Washington DC

    78 reviews

    5.0

    78 reviews

    Dined on 27 July 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a lovely time on our tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We appreciated the thoughtful presentation and tasting.

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  7. Diner

    Los Angeles

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 11 May 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was a very interesting event to take part in. And the fact that is was free, made it even more appealing. But it did mention in the advertising that there would be some food with the tasting, and there wasn't. I realize it wasn't going to be a meal, but food with alcohol is a good combination. It was informative and different. The staff was very personable.

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  8. ShalitaF

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 9 February 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Didn’t have to wait with a reservation, everyone else waited 45mim to an hour. Food was good and the service was great!

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  9. JenP

    Chicago

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on 2 February 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We ended up with a private tour of 2, which was great. It was a small room with not much to see in action, BUT we learned a ton about the process and stories of enthusiasm, innovation, and spontaneous opportunity. Autumn was awesome!

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  10. ForGrownupsinGainesville

    Orlando

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on 12 January 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We did the distillery tour before our lunch. The tour leaders did a fine job--explained all about the company, it's mission and set up and then about the distilling process itself. We were surprised at how little space was needed to distill some quite fine alcoholic liquids. The tasting room was a big and very pleasant surprise and the tastings were excellent. We both liked the vodka quite a bit. So glad that we were able to do this amazingly free tour. Lunch afterwards was quite tasty and serving sizes were more than adequate. Great place to bring a big appetite and an appreciation for a lively, somewhat noisy eating and drinking establishment. Looking forward to returning next January--snow and all!

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Founding Spirits Tour and Tasting is rated 4.9 stars by 24 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Google Map for Founding Spirits Tour and Tasting

600 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    6th & Mass NW
  • Area
    Mount Vernon Square
  • Hours of Operation
    Sat 11:00 am–3:30 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    The closest parking garage is located beneath the 600 Mass Ave. building. The entrance is located on Massachusetts Ave., NW. Guests should proceed into Farmers & Distillers restaurant to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
  • Public transit
    Founding Spirits is conveniently located near two metro stops: just three blocks from the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, which services the red, yellow, and green lines; and the Mt. Vernon Square station, which services the green and yellow lines. Guests may proceed into Farmers & Distillers to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar Dining
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