Things to do in Washington DC, District of Columbia (DC): The Best Distilleries

Here at Capitol Cider House, we create and curate local craft hard cider using apples grown within 200 miles of the Capitol building. Always gluten free. Not too sweet. More like a fine wine than a popsicle. We invite you to visit our brand new production space and tasting room. Chill out on our patio, play one of our many board games and enjoy some grub (we have food!!!).

One Eight Distilling produces District Made, a grain-to-glass line of spirits, and the Untitled Experimental series. Located in the Ivy City neighborhood of Washington, DC, the company operates as a distillery, cocktail bar, and event space. One Eight’s mission is to produce the finest spirits in the nation’s capital. Join us every Saturday from 1 pm - 7 pm for outdoor cocktail service in The Still Yard. Enjoy District Made cocktails crafted from spirits made on-site and with local ingredients.

The Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers family continues to expand, growing our love of handcrafted food and drink with our very own micro-batch distillery custom-built inside our restaurant, Farmers & Distillers. Led by a dynamic and adventurous duo, Jon Arroyo and Bob VanLancker, Founding Spirits is a rich and complex blend of our from-scratch, source-matters mission. Together, Jon and Bob are cultivating unique and tasty spirits that reflect who we are, a group of culinarians celebrating what our farmers and land provide, while enjoying the fun of sharing it with our guests. Our Founding Spirits — Vodka, American Whiskey, and Arroyo’s “Never Bitter” Amaro — are distilled and blended to preserve the true flavors that come from the wheat, barley, and rye. These flavorful spirits reveal the journey from the farmers who grow the grain to the gentlemen distilling it.