Distilleries in Louisiana

Lula Restaurant Distillery

New Orleans, Louisiana

On St. Charles Avenue, Lula Restaurant Distillery claims its crown as the sole restaurant-distillery in the Southeast. It’s a puffed-up nod to New Orleans’ soul, where southern swagger meets distillation prowess.

• Unique whiskey flights offered.
• Dinosaur-sized pork shank served as ordered.

Seven Three Distilling Co.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Seven Three Distilling Co. in New Orleans isn’t just a gin or bourbon plant – it’s a bruised, hardworking testament to the city’s 73 neighbourhoods. They insist on locally farmed ingredients and aim to capture the grit and glam of the Big Easy in every bottle. Their Bywater Bourbon and the bold Gentilly Gin have snagged awards, proving there’s real quality in the mix.

• Highlights unique blend of history and spirits
• Tour guides possess extensive knowledge of New Orleans history

Spirits Food & Friends

Alexandria, Louisiana

Spirits Food & Friends sits at 1200 Texas Ave in Alexandria, Louisiana. The place is an odd blend of Southern hospitality and contemporary flair, with live gigs that keep the playlist from being purely bluesy. The shaded patio is the real jewel: you can sip bourbon, watch the Louisiana sky, and have a bowl of their in-house peach cobbler that somehow remains unpestered by tourists. The distillery offers flights of spirits paired with bold, local flavours that shout heritage without shouting. The highlight is a bourbon finished on honey and oak, a match made for your palate if you’re not content with bland whiskey. Their staff even greets service dogs, and they’ve installed a ‘pet potty’ right in the grass area for the animal entourage. And let’s not overlook the infamous house-made ‘Tracy chicken’ that keeps the regulars guessing what they’ll taste next, and still respects tradition with flair.

• Accommodating staff for service dogs
• Spacious patio with green grass area

Bayou Rum Distillery & Event Center

Lacassine, Louisiana

Bayou Rum Distillery & Event Centre is a half-billion-thousand-acre, sugar-cane-spouting nightmare turned artisanal playground, right in Lacassine, Louisiana. The crew harvests sugarcane from the soil and then extracts molasses from the US's oldest family-owned sugar mill – yes, the one that fed cotton plantations. They brew in copper pot stills, ageing the spirit in Bourbon casks, and proudly proclaim the rum is gluten-free, a badge that might scare a gluten-addled hound more than a whisky lover.

• 7 different types of rum for tasting
• Coffee-flavored rum highly recommended

NOLA Distillery

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana – a city known for jazz, voodoo, and now, a distillery that takes its craft seriously.

• Unique spirit offerings like dill pickle vodka
• Highly knowledgeable and engaging tour guides

Oxbow Rum Distillery

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Back in Baton Rouge, Oxbow Rum Distillery pretends its roots are ancient when, in fact, they’re only a handful of generations old – which hardly matters when the result is a rum as smooth as a freshly tightened rim. Five generations of sugar-cane farmers boast a line-up of distillation tech as modern as a smartphone with a wooden handle. The place is a sprawling farm-turned-lab, and the staff — most notably Caleb — will regale you with nitty-gritty mash details, as if you’re auditioning for a documentary.

• Unique, open atmosphere throughout the distillery.
• Informative and interactive rum-making process tours.

Specialty Daiquiris & Spirits

Bastrop, Louisiana

Bastrop, Louisiana’s most colourful distillery, Specialty Daiquiris & Spirits turns a visit into a cocktail carnival.

• Specialty Daiquiris & Spirits has a great atmosphere.
• Tables are equipped with true billiards surfaces.

Pelican Pub Spirits & Daiquiris

Gonzales, Louisiana

• Warm hospitality from staff and management
• Cozy, intimate atmosphere with homey vibe

Sugarfield Spirits

Gonzales, Louisiana

Sugarfield Spirits in Gonzales, Louisiana, is a curiously unapologetic cocktail of tradition and culinary audacity. The lads have thrown the old rulebook into the blender and replaced it with locally sourced ingredients and a ferret-ish fascination for culinary experimentation. They’re not just making spirits; they’re telling a story of the South, one dram at a time. Their on-farm bees churn out honey for a liqueur that makes any purist raise an eyebrow.

• Outstanding liquors made on site.
• Hand-numbered spirits are sold directly there.

Wildcat Brothers Distilling at Gator Cove

Lafayette, Louisiana

Wildcat Brothers Distilling, set in the dusty back-alleys of Lafayette, Louisiana, does rum with the swagger of a seasoned pirate who also cares about his laboratory. They mash only locally grown sugarcane, run everything in tiny batches, and then throw a handful of modern quirks in the mix. The result? Rums that shout “Louisiana” on the tongue, yet refuse to be a watered-down cliché.

• On-site rum distillation for craft rums
• Unique, handcrafted flavor profiles in rums

Bayou Terrebonne Distillers

Houma, Louisiana

Bayou Terrebonne Distillers, on the banks of the eponymous bayou in Houma, Louisiana, is the sort of place that pretenders would write their own obituaries for. Their story dates back to Lillie, the great-grandmother who started making a proper shot of moonshine when Prohibition was still a big joke, and from then on it's all been about honest craft and a stubborn streak that refuses to sell out. The range is a delightful mix of classics and cheeky new expressions, all born from locally sourced ingredients and finished with an in-house mixer that actually does something. The interior is nothing more glamorous than a dusty, weather-worn kitchen — yet the spirit inside is polished, smooth and unpretentious. If you’ve ever wanted a taste of real Louisiana, you’d do well to pop the bottle off and taste the resilience that’s been poured into every drop. It’s not a tourist trap, but pure pleasure.

• Offers unique moonshine flavors.
• Locally sourced ingredients used in products.

Distillerie Acadian

New Iberia, Louisiana

Distillerie Acadian, perched in New Iberia, is where Louisiana’s soul is distilled into grain-filled bottles that dare to claim their own identity. They make small-batch spirits, each a bite of local pride, with a four-grain straight Bourbon that tastes like the bayous more than a textbook. Their T-Moon, a bold mash-up of bourbon and cane sugar, shows a willingness to experiment without the pretence that often surrounds the craft scene. The crew are and every bottle feels like a whisper from the people behind it.

• Unique craft distillery with great history.
• First bourbon producers in Louisiana state.

1827 Spirits

Vidalia, Louisiana

1827 Spirits – Vidalia, Louisiana

• 1827's products have local historical significance.
• Distillery holds a 100-year hiatus in production history.

Baton Rouge Distilling

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Unique local flavors in every bottle
• Small-batch distilling for distinct character

Lakeside Spirits

Minden, Louisiana

• Unique copper stills used for production
• Handcrafted whiskey with distinct flavor profile

Jean Baptiste Rum

Broussard, Louisiana

Jean Baptiste Spirits in Broussard, Louisiana, boasts the audacious claim of marrying Cajun heritage with modern craft. Their method is deceptively simple: slow fermentation and meticulous barrel ageing that deliver genuine character instead of the usual “smooth” buzz. The Silver Rum Select is the drink-to-work-off-after-a-long-day sort of spirit – bright, balanced, no pretence. Their Rested Rum Reposée, aged for a decade, offers the kind of patience that would make a wet Mississippi thunderstorm blush.

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