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10 Must-Visit Spots Along the Paso Robles Distillery Trail
Paso Robles, California, United States
Calling all cocktail lovers! The Distillers of SLO County are celebrating the Paso Robles & SLO Distillery Trail with a (spirited) weekend of events, August 12-14 Each distillery location along the SLO County Distillery Trail will be showcasing their spirits with a range of unique experiences such as building craft cocktails, local eats & treats, music and opportunities to win ‘Distillers of SLO’ swag! Grab your DD and come thirsty.
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1. Distillery Cheval
1021 Pine St
Paso Robles, CA
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
5:00 – 10:00 PM
Thursday:
5:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday:
5:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday:
5:00 – 10:00 PM
Sunday:
5:00 – 10:00 PM
Located at Hotel Cheval, The Pony Club Bar & Lounge boasts exceptional cocktails made with spirits from Distillery Cheval. Pony Club is the perfect spot to rub elbows with the locals and enjoy carefully curated libations.
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2. Bethel Rd. Distillery
1266 N Bethel Rd
Templeton, CA
Monday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
Closed
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Specializing in small batch spirits and wine, Bethel Rd. is a place for the community to come together and enjoy the simple things in life. The path to Bethel Rd. has been one of passion, experimentation and homage to the tradition of spirit making from around the world. Since Niels Udsen’s time living in Italy, making Italian style Grappa has been something he dreamed of. After acquiring one of the first distilling licenses in the county and an Arnold Holstein Bavarian Still the dream has finally become a reality.
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3. Calwise Spirits
3340 Ramada Dr
Paso Robles, CA
Monday:
12:00 – 6:00 PM
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
Closed
Thursday:
12:00 – 6:00 PM
Friday:
12:00 – 6:00 PM
Saturday:
12:00 – 6:00 PM
Sunday:
12:00 – 6:00 PM
Calwise Spirits is an innovative microdistillery that has built its success upon its “Liquid California” mantra. Their distillpub opened in early June 2018, near Paso Robles’ Tin City neighborhood, and features a craft cocktail program, tasting bar, and artisan flatbread pizzas. Founded in 2016 by Aaron Bergh, who at age 26 is one of the youngest master distillers in the world, Calwise Spirits specializes in spirits that are infused with native California ingredients. Their flagship spirit is their Big Sur Gin which was inspired by Aaron's hikes in the Big Sur region; the gin is distilled from premium wine grapes along with a variety of native botanicals including sage, yerba santa, and elderberry. Calwise is also known for their Blonde Rum, made from raw sugar cane and aged in chardonnay barrels, and their Spiced Rum, which highlights California's orange groves. Their latest addition is their whiskey barrel aged Big Sur Gin that you will have to go in and try for yourself.
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4. Azeo Distillery
3230 Riverside Ave
Paso Robles, CA
Monday:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed
Our tenacity to separate any impurity is habitual, our hesitance to find an easier or faster way…our tradition. At Azeo, we know we cannot fight molecular chemistry for purity, so we’re running with perfection.
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5. Grain + Vine Distillery
2174 CA-46
Paso Robles, CA
Monday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Grain+Vine Distillery was founded in 2022 by Jenny and Joe Barton a husband and wife team that are committed to making high quality craft spirits. Come experience our grain to bottle approach and learn how the grain farmer’s daughter and the grape grower’s son brought two families together as one.
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6. Donati Spirits
2720 Oak View Rd
Templeton, CA
Monday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Donati Spirits was established in 2020 with the goal of creating some of the finest quality spirits created on the Central Coast of California. The Donati Family has deep roots that run through California. Beginning with award winning wines, we have now begun to produce spirits with the same attention to quality and value. Join us in our Donati Spirits Tasting Room to sip and try our premium craft vodkas. A room designed to have an intimate tasting experience along with a cozy lounge area to kick back, relax and enjoy your time at Donati Wine and Spirits.
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7. Re:Find Distillery
2725 Adelaida Rd
Paso Robles, CA
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Handcrafted from vineyard to bottle is our definition of craft distilling. Distiller Alex Villicana personally planted his vineyard in Paso Robles, California and each year farms and harvests the grapes. He crafts the wine and does all the distillation of the spirits at his boutique winery/ distillery on Adelaida Road. Re:Find Distillery has the luxury of starting with premium, ripe, red-wine grapes which provides us the ability to craft superior spirits. Just like any artisan product, quality is only as good as the weakest ingredient.
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8. Tin City Distillery
3064 Limestone Way
Paso Robles, CA
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wine Shine and Tin City Distillery is more than vodka or whiskey; it's an idea, distilled down to its most passionate form. The idea that the Central Coast represents California in its purest sense, and our spirits are crafted to embody just that. Forged with intention and local wisdom, our brandy, vodka, gin, whiskey, and canned cocktails are created for you.
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9. Willow Creek Distillery
7110 Vineyard Dr
Paso Robles, CA
Monday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Nestled in the west side of Paso Robles, this artisan distillery creates small lots of hand crafted spirits & liqueurs, all from their estate. Formerly "The Distillery at Opolo", Willow Creek was founded in 2013 with the intent to produce top quality brandies to accompany their wines. Fast-forward to 2017 and Willow Creek boasts aromatic fruit brandies as well as premium liqueurs. Using both fresh, locally sourced fruit as well as saignee from the production of Opolo's award winning wines, Willow Creek creates a variety of hand crafted libations for your sipping pleasure.
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10. Pendray's Distillery
95 Booker Rd
Templeton, CA
Monday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
Closed
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The newest addition to the PasoPort family of brands is Pendray’s Distillery. Named after Lola’s maiden name and originating from Cornwall England, ‘Pendray’ which is Cornish, is a race of people with a rich Celtic heritage and an indomitable fighting spirit who inhabited the Southwest of England. They are in full production of spirits for sipping, mixing and fortifying our port wines. In February 2015, they bottled their first distilled product, a Viognier Brandy aged in white port barrels.