The San Francisco Bay Area is home to over seven million people. Though famous for wineries and tech companies, tucked between city streets, bustling suburbs, and beach communities is an innovative and growing distillery scene.

The explosion of regional, craft distilled whiskey is one of the most exciting trends in the industry today. And we’ve been busy checking out Bay Area distilleries with a whiskey presence. Check out the map below or keep scrolling for information on each distillery by region.

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San Francisco

Bender’s

990 13th St. San Francisco, CA 94130

Overview (from the website): We blend beautifully aged rye and corn with Yosemite’s pristine Hetch Hetchy water to create the whiskey we want to drink. Each small batch is different, but born from the same exacting and self-satisfying perspective.

Offerings:

Bender’s Rye: Rory
Bender’s Rye: The Knot

Where to buy: http://benderswhiskey.com/availability/

Where to try: No published tasting room at this time.

Learn more: http://benderswhiskey.com/

Hotaling & Co (formerly Anchor Distilling)

1705 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA 94107

Overview (from the website): Old Potrero is an attempt to recreate the original whiskey of America, and marks the return of pot-distilled whiskey in the United States. It’s distilled in a small copper pot still at the Hotaling & Co. Distillery on San Francisco’s Potrero Hill from a mash of 100% rye malt, with rye being the grain of choice for America’s first distillers.

Offerings:

Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye Whiskey
Old Potrero 18th Century Style Whiskey
Old Potrero Single Malt Hotaling’s Whiskey

Where to buy: Widely available in the Bay Area

Where to try: http://www.hotalingandco.com/tastingroom

Learn more: https://www.sevenstillsofsf.com/our-whiskey

Seven Stills of San Francisco

1439 Egbert Ave San Francisco, CA 94124

Overview: Seven Stills makes beer from craft beer. Their collection includes offerings built from their own in-house beer, collaborations with other breweries, and experimental test batches.

Offerings:

Tomahawp
Darkstar November
Frambooze
Saison Delores
3rd st Pale
Czar
Sea Farmer
Fluxuate
Whipnose
Founder’s Club #3

Where to buy: https://www.sevenstillsofsf.com/reseller-locations

Where to try: Two tasting rooms

1439 Egbert Ave San Francisco, CA 94124
3645 Lawton St San Francisco, CA 94122

Learn more: https://www.sevenstillsofsf.com/

North Bay

Alley 6 Craft Distillery

1401 Grove Street, Unit. D Healdsburg, CA 95448

Overview (from the website): Alley 6 is truly a small batch craft distillery that delivers you a one of a kind experience. The distillery produces premium spirits in small batches using traditional distilling techniques. Every part of the process is done right here at the distillery in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California—from milling the grain, to mashing, fermenting, distilling, barreling, and bottling.

Offerings:

Alley 6 Rye Whiskey

Where to buy: https://www.alley6.com/find/

Where to try: https://www.alley6.com/visit/

Learn more: https://www.alley6.com/

Griffo Distillery

1320 Scott St, Petaluma, CA 94954

Overview (from the website): We're a family-run operation with an emphasis on high quality, California-grown ingredients and meticulous craftsmanship. From formal analysis to custom still controls of our own design, we infuse every step of the spirit-making process with ingenuity and precision—merging craft and science to create spirits that are both beautiful and complex. We make spirits just the way we like them. We think you'll like them too.

Offerings:

Stout Barreled Whiskey
Stony Point Whiskey

Where to buy: http://www.griffodistillery.com/find-it/

Where to try: http://www.griffodistillery.com/tastingbar/

Learn more: http://www.griffodistillery.com/

Lost Republic Distilling Co

PO Box 2326. Healdsburg, CA 95448

Overview (from the website): In June of 1846, 33 settlers captured the Mexican Garrison in Sonoma, and raised hte "Bear Flag" declaring independence. The "California Republic" lasted 26 days before the U.S. Calvary arrived. The republic supported the United States of America, raising the stars and stripes. This is a tribute to the spirit of the Lost Republic.

Offerings:

Bourbon
Straight Rye (WhiskeyTramp Favorite)

Where to buy: http://lostrepub.com/#locations

Where to try: No published tasting room at this time.

Learn more: http://lostrepub.com/

Sonoma County Distilling

5625 State Farm Drive, Unit 17 Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Overview (from the website): Grain to Glass is our focus at Sonoma County Distilling Company. Every level of the production is handled in-house including the milling, mashing and fermentation of grains, direct-fire copper alembic pot distillation, American oak barrel aging, bottling and labeling. Proudly ignoring the industry trends in pursuit of a new legacy, we are steeped in traditional values but fueled by modern taste. We source only the finest non-GMO grains from California and our malted barley is locally smoked in Petaluma with California Cherrywood. Our new, American oak barrels are proudly made in Missouri and Minnesota. Through hard work, traditional time-honored techniques and our ideal location in picturesque Sonoma County, we are California’s premier whiskey distillery.

Offerings:

Sonoma Rye Whiskey
Sonoma Rye Cask Whiskey
Cherrywood Rye Whiskey
West of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey No.1 (Smoked)
West of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey No.2 (Wheated)
West of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey No. 3 (High-Rye)
2nd Chance Wheat Whiskey
2nd Chance Wheat Whiskey, Cognac Finished

Where to buy: http://sonomacountydistilling.com/buy/

Where to try: http://sonomacountydistilling.com/events/

Learn more: http://sonomacountydistilling.com/

Spirit Works Distillery

6790 McKinley Street #100 Sebastopol, CA 95472

Overview (from the website): Like their unique Sloe Gin, husband and wife team, Timo and Ashby Marshall bring a combination of traditional British legacy and innovative West Coast style to Spirit Works Distillery.

Offerings:

Straight Rye Whiskey
Straight Wheat Whiskey

Where to buy: http://www.spiritworksdistillery.com/find-our-spirits/

Where to try: http://www.spiritworksdistillery.com/tasting-room/

Learn more: http://www.spiritworksdistillery.com/

East Bay

Corbin Cash

3241 Hull Rd Atwater, CA 95301

Overview (from the website): For nearly 100 years, we've been lucky to have farmland in California's beautiful San Joaquin Valley, where rich soil and endless sunshine create the perfect conditions for raising the best sweet potatoes. When David John Souza took the reigns of the family business, he set out to discover new ways people could enjoy this delicious food. A love of good times, plus a dose of entre-preneurship, led him to create Corbin Vodka. Named after his son, Corbin Cash Souza, this exceptionally smooth vodka is the result of more than a decade spent experimenting with different varieties of sweet potatoes and distillation techniques.

Offerings:

Blended Whiskey
Merced Rye Whiskey

Where to buy: http://www.corbincash.com/findus/

Where to find: No published tasting room at this time.

More info: http://www.corbincash.com/

Home Base Spirits

Oakland, California

Overview: Home Base Spirits produces high quality spirits and liqueurs highlighting sustainably farmed grains and California botanicals.

Offerings:

Home Base Bourbon

Where to buy: http://homebasespirits.com/locations/

Where to find: No published tasting room at this time.

More info: http://homebasespirits.com/

Mosswood Distillers

2619 7Th St, Berkeley, California 94710, United States

Overview (from the website): We believe in a product that is subtle, nuanced, and tells a story. Our ideas spring from the glass and travel throughout the senses, so imbibers take a journey through time and process, and allow for an opportunity to explore the foundations of cocktails and local culinary habits diffused into a humble dram.

Offerings:

Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Whiskey
California Sour Ale Barrel Aged Whiskey
Espresso Barrel Aged Whiskey
Rotating Single Barrel (currently Scotch Barrel Aged Whiskey)

Where to buy: http://drinkmosswood.com/locations/

Where to find: No published tasting room at this time.

More info: http://drinkmosswood.com/

Sutherland Distilling: Diablo’s Shadow

3189 Independence Drive Livermore, CA 94551

Overview (from the website): Our goal is to create a distinctively packaged brand of fine spirits that reflect the region in which they are produced. Every element, including our label, has purpose. Attention to detail is what sets us apart. Even the name on our bottles reflects our passion.

Offerings:

Devil’s Eye Rye
California Straight Bourbon

Where to buy: http://sutherlanddistilling.com/availability/

Where to try: http://sutherlanddistilling.com/visit-us/

Learn more: http://sutherlanddistilling.com/

St George Spirits

2601 Monarch Street Alameda, CA 94501

Overview (from the website): Over 35 years at the vanguard of the American craft spirits revolution, we have been distilling exceptional artisanal spirits with integrity. Our family of spirits includes single malt whiskey, agricole rum, absinthe, and several gins, vodkas, brandies, and liqueurs. Since 1982, we have been an American original. Taste our spirits and you’ll understand.

Offerings:

Single Malt Whiskey
Baller Whiskey (“a California take on the Japanese spin on Scotch whisky”)

Where to buy: http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/spirits-locator/index.php

Where to try: http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/visit/

More information: http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/

Wright & Brown Distilling Co.

2725 Magnolia St, Oakland, CA 94607

Overview (from the website): At Wright & Brown Distilling Co. we return to traditional methods to create exciting new California whiskies that will stand the test of time. At the heart of our process is a classical American made artisan copper whiskey still which we use to handcraft each small batch. We seek out the most high-quality and flavorful non-GMO malted grains. We work with locally grown, sustainably farmed, organic grains whenever possible. We carry out every step of the whiskey making process in house, from milling the grain to mashing, fermenting, distilling, barrel-aging and bottling.

Offerings:

Rye Whiskey
Bourbon

Where to buy: http://www.wbdistilling.com/wheretobuy/

Where to try: No tasting room listed. Available at a number of locations.

More info: http://www.wbdistilling.com/

South Bay

Fog’s End Distillery

425 Alta Street, Building 15 Gonzales, CA 93926

Overview (from the website): Located in Gonzales CA, Fogs End Distillery, is reminiscent of small family distilleries, which flourished on American farms whose customers were family and friends. Where the batches were small with emphasis on quality through the slow and gentle use of a copper still. Today, the renaissance in farm distilling is known as "artisan distilling."

Offerings:

Monterey Rye

Where to buy: http://www.fogsenddistillery.com/index.html#locations

Where to try: No published tasting room at this time.

More information: http://www.fogsenddistillery.com

Old World Spirits

121 Industrial Road, #3-4 Belmont, California 94002

Overview (from the website): Old World Spirits / Kuchan Cellars is a premier California artisanal craft distillery. Started in 2005 by Davorin Kuchan, a Croatian-born third generation winemaker and master distiller, Old World Spirits is dedicated producing world class distilled spirits. A Silicon Valley veteran and a Berkeley Haas graduate, Davorin grew up among family vineyards and subsequently studied distillation at Michigan State under Prof. Dr. Chris Berglund, one of the driving forces behind Craft Distillation revolution in United States today.

Offerings:

Goldrun Rye (pure rye)

Where to buy: https://www.oldworldspirits.com/buy

Where to try: https://www.oldworldspirits.com/contact_us

Learn more: https://www.oldworldspirits.com/

Venus Spirits

427 Swift Street, Ste. A Santa Cruz, California 95060

Overview (from the website): We build bold flavors that start with locally sourced and organic ingredients. Our spirits are distilled in hand pounded copper alembic stills. A little bit of ocean air, a touch of precision and some time result in extraordinary handcrafted spirits. We hope you enjoy.

Offerings: