Distilleries
Tip Your Hat and Your Glass
This is more than Texas Wine Country, y'all.
Fredericksburg is alive with the spirit of makers and distillers creating whiskey, gin, vodka and more. Try a taste of something decidedly different.
Dietz Distillery
The newest addition to Fischer & Weiser's Das Peach Haus complex is Dietz Distillery, which offers small artisan batches of gin and peach and pear eau de vie with more products arriving soon. Visitors will learn about the process and history of alcohol distillation and explore the expansive world of spirits and how they have come together to make the cocktails we know and love.
Elk Store Winery & Distillery
For those looking for a distillery experience on Main Street, Elk Store Winery & Distillery is must. Elk Store Winery & Distillery produces small-batch moonshine, gin, rum and whiskey from a one-of-a-kind handmade Kentucky copper still. While at the distillery you can enjoy tasting the small-batch liquors, handmade cocktails, wines from across the world and gourmet small plates.
Iron Goat Distillery
Iron Goat Distillery is a craft distillery that is family and veteran-owned. Their spirits, including award-winning rum, agave spirit and honey spirit, are fermented and distilled in a 50-gallon pot still. Find them located inside of Grand Central at Milam, just two blocks north of Main St.
Paul Bee Distillery
Located at Arch Ray Resort, Paul Bee Distillery serves a variety of craft cocktails including mimosas, bloody marys, martinis and more using house-made vodka, gin and bourbon.
Salvation Spirits
Located in the heart of Texas Wine Country, Salvation Spirits is a purpose-driven, environmentally conscious distillery with a mission to make products of unsurpassed quality, out of the finest ingredients, and to share success with those in need. Salvation Spirits’ focuses on making premium craft vodka, gin and brandy infused with fruit organically grown on site, including peaches, plums, pears and blackberries.
1693 Distillery
Opened in 2022, 1693 Distillery can trace its roots all the way back to 1851, when the owner's third great-grandfather, Heinrich “Henry” Ochs, immigrated to Fredericksburg from Germany. Ochs was the founder of the Buckhorn Saloon in Fredericksburg. The saloon, which served the family’s beer and whiskey recipes, was one of the first in the area and became a popular watering hole that can be read about in history books today. The owners have been working for the past five years to deliver a true farm-to-bottle experience at 1693 Distillery.
Transportation
Pro Tip: Enjoy responsibly. Many Fredericksburg wine tour companies will also include brewery and distillery stops on custom wine tour packages. Other transportation services including Uber, Lyft and taxi services are also available in Fredericksburg.