Distilleries in Missouri

Tom's Town Distilling Co.

KCMO, Missouri

Tom's Town Distilling Co., perched on the streets of Kansas City, is a saloon for the age. Imagine a bootlegger’s den where the great Tom Pendergast himself might have slipped a dram or two; now the bottles are pristine and the cocktails come in tins for the commuter-bored. The distillery pours award-winning spirits: vodka that slides smoother than a politician, gin with a botanical punch, and bourbons aged with the patience of a veteran boxer. Their tasting room invites you to test your palate, while guided tours let you walk in the shadows of the 1920s. Don’t underestimate the canned cocktails — they’re a rebellious convenience, a nod to the era’s speakeasy spirit. Add on a plate of gourmet food and a staff that knows what they're doing, and you've got an experience that celebrates the grit and glamour of K-City. One sip and you'll feel Prohibition's cheeky echo in your glass.

• Rich flavor profile in spirits
• Prohibition-era decor throughout facility

Square One Brewery & Distillery

St. Louis, Missouri

Square One Brewery & Distillery, St. Louis, Missouri, is a throw-back with a punch-up. It’s the first micro-distillery in the state to emerge since Prohibition, proving that quality can still be brewed on a small scale. The premises is a rescued 19th-century tavern, finished to look as if it never missed a draft, and the vibe is the kind you’d expect from a place that genuinely cares about a pint and a dram.

• Pretzels, scotch egg, and house made chips offered as appetizer.
• Bacon Brat Smashburger cooked to perfection.

Missouri Ridge Distillery & Brewery

Branson, Missouri

Missouri Ridge Distillery & Brewery in Branson, Missouri is a battlefield of flavour, where old-school grain-to-bottle technique clashes with modern craft, proving some traditions still beat the competition.

• Moonshine flavors are unique and smooth.
• Bourbon selection is rich and flavorful.

Ozark Distillery and Brewery

Osage Beach, Missouri

At Osage Beach, on the fringes of the Lake of the Ozarks, Ozark Distillery has taken the idea of “artisan spirit” and turned it into a practical joke for the pretentious. They hand-craft small-batch spirits from local Missouri grain, and – here’s the kicker – they don’t add sugar, so the corn whiskey is unpretentiously smooth. Flavoured moonshines, a line of Bourbon, and a decent vodka selection keep the menu exciting. Just beyond the stills, a brewery produces craft beers that would make a bored bartender swoon, while a wood-fired pizza oven turns the tasting room into a low-key foodie oasis.

• Unique sweet tea moonshine flavors.
• Bourbon barrel-aged beers with great flavor.

Fernweh Distilling Co.

Hermann, Missouri

• Unique history shared by owners
• Expert knowledge displayed by bartenders

Mean Mule Distilling Co.

KCMO, Missouri

• Unique environment with 'friendly luxury' atmosphere
• Excellent tequila available in various formats

Fence Stile Vineyards, Winery & Distillery

Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Fence Stile Vineyards, Winery & Distillery sits in the suburb of Excelsior Springs, 40 minutes from Kansas City.

• Distillery features candleslit wine cave on tour
• Handpicked wines selected for tasting experience

Tall Pines Moonshine Distillery - Missouri

Noel, Missouri

Tall Pines Moonshine Distillery in Noel, Missouri is a family-owned bastion of honest craftsmanship, trading high-end pretensions for a good-old-fashioned barrel of grit and grain.

• Tour covers every aspect of process.
• Distillery produces top quality products consistently.

Pinckney Bend Distillery

New Haven, Missouri

Pinckney Bend Distillery, New Haven, Missouri – where the old-school mash is still hit-and-miss with a dash of audacity. The lads here marry time-worn techniques with a splash of daring, producing tiny batches of gin and whisky that shout “craft” without the syrupy corporate smog. Their sherry-caskged whisky is a rousing middle-aged bloke-in-a-glow, while the hibiscus gin feels like a cheeky splash of summer in a bottle — if you’re into that sort of thing.

• Distillery has knowledgeable staff.
• Apple Ambush Whiskey highly recommended.

Krooked Moon Distillery

Owensville, Missouri

• Distillery has outdoor seating area.
• Blue raspberry lemonade is offered.

Goodwood Brewing & Spirits

O'Fallon, Missouri

Goodwood Brewing & Spirits in O’Fallon, Missouri, claims Southern charm but delivers bourbon-barrel aged craft beers that could outshine a Kentucky distiller’s pride. Their Louisville Lager ends with a razor-sharp bite, while Bourbon Barrel Stout is a complex, almost melancholic indulgence and a toast home.

• Amazing food options, including chicken & waffle.
• Unique side dish flavors, like spicy sweet potato mash.

Copper Mule Distillery

Hermann, Missouri

Copper Mule Distillery, Hermann, Missouri – where a century-old mule farm turns out bourbons with the sort of artisanal stubbornness you’d expect from a family that’s been here since 1838.

• Beautiful farm grounds with rich Hermann history
• Excellent single batch Bourbons with great balance

Wood Hat Spirits

New Florence, Missouri

Wood Hat Spirits in New Florence, Missouri, has declared that a good bourbon needn’t look like a luxury sports car to impress anyone. They mash heirloom corn — corn that could have been grown on a 19th-century farm — and then subject it to a wood-fired kettle that turns a humble grain into something that’ll have you swooning. The owner, an enthusiastic wooden-hat maker himself, insists on a “field-to-glass” routine, meaning the same acre that grew the corn also milled it and finished the mash. Scrap wood from a local stave mill fuels the fire, giving the whisky a subtle smoke that feels like a gentle tap on a brass plaque rather than a harsh cough. It’s earned a stack of awards, outshining rivals that squabble over garnish. The staff are eager to explain why a single grain deserves that extra crackle, so get on with it — there’s a good bottle waiting.

• Unique flavors from homegrown corn
• Heirloom corn used for recipes

Burnt Barrel Brewery, Meadery & Distillery

Lake St Louis, Missouri

Burnt Barrel Meadery & Distillery sits on the fringes of Lake St. Louis, turning “hand-crafted” into something more than a marketing ploy. With honey-infused meads and spirits — vodka, bourbon, whisky — all brewed in tiny batches from locally sourced ingredients, it offers a taste of the region that refuses to be diluted by the usual pretender.

• Offers in-house made beer, mead, and bourbon.
• Unique rotating selection of mead flavors.

T & L Bar and Grill

Sikeston, Missouri

• Variety of alcohol options available
• Food and drink pairings showcased in presentation

Sweetwater Distillery

Monroe City, Missouri

If you haven’t yet paid a visit to Northeast Missouri’s inaugural distillery, you’re living dangerously. Sweetwater Distillery in Monroe City is the sort of place that would make a stodgy old gentleman crack a grin and say, “Finally, something better than those mass-produced liqueurs that taste like a soggy postcard.”

• Unique distillery experience amidst nature.
• Beautiful pond and outdoor spaces.

Alpha Brewing Co Distillery (ABC Distillery)

St. Louis, Missouri

Alpha Brewing Co Distillery (ABC Distillery) in St. Louis claims to be a bastion of locally distilled, uniquely crafted spirits, a godsend for anyone who has ever been under the illusion that bourbon is made in Kentucky. The place offers a sensible array of Bourbon, whisky, vodka, and gin, all produced with a seriousness that would make a Michelin-star chef blush. The star-product is the Squoosh vodka – a fruit-infused bastard that insists on ruining your palate for all the wrong reasons. Add to that the house-made root beer, which is arguably the best in the city, and a chocolate-oatmeal stout called “Believers Brew” that tastes like a bar-faced victory. New-Orleans-style cocktails provide a swaggerous distraction, while live music turns the tap room into a scene of tasteful chaos.

• House-made Root Beer is among best ever tasted.
• Believers Brew chocolate oatmeal stout impresses.

Ty Iechyd Da Distillery

Springfield, Missouri

Ty Iechyd Da Distillery in Springfield, Missouri, is the only place that proves craft spirits can out-drink a pretentious London-bistro and still taste like home. The Welsh name – “House of Cheers” – is more than marketing fluff; it’s a literal manifesto that the founders, a tight-knit family, treat every batch as a personal toast.

• Distillery offers generous hospitality to visitors.
• Offers tasting room experience with expert guidance.

Black Shire Distillery Tasting Room

Hermann, Missouri

Black Shire Distillery, Hermann, Missouri, is a for those who still believe the soul of a spirit matters. They grind their own grain, char their own barrels — because why let strangers decide the fate of your oak? The line-up swings from rye whiskies to gin so delicate it could wilt a flower.

• Offers mixology classes with unique cocktails
• Distillery produces high-quality sweet bourbon and rye whiskeys

Busch Family Brewing and Distilling

Defiance, Missouri

If you’re chasing a brewery that thinks it’s the pinnacle of craft, Busch Family Brewing and Distilling in Defiance, Missouri will make you feel smug. The family-run operation churns handcrafted ales and lagers touting German authenticity, but with none of the pretension of a boutique brand.

• Beautiful scenery and grounds
• Delicious and varied beers

Old Road Craft Spirits

Bourbon, Missouri

Old Road Craft Spirits is a proper bourbon-making boot-lace on the old road in Bourbon, Missouri. The two Record folks – Rachael and Jarrod – turned a weekend hobby into a serious business, refusing to let the grain taste like a half-swept idea. They hand-pick the barrels, treating each cask like a rival racer’s chassis, and then let their master blender, Matt Porter – self-admitted national champion and the ‘World’s Top Whiskey Taster’ (a title that sounds as smug as a cask of bourbon in the sun) – create finishes that could make your palate swoon or your ego implode, depending on how you drink it.

• Offers wine slushes for non-whiskey drinkers.
• Unique barrel finishes create perfect taste profiles.

1832 Distilling

Concordia, Missouri

• Unique smoky experience with smoke and fire.
• Wheat bourbon highly praised by visitors.

Phantom V Distilling Company LLC

Warrensburg, Missouri

Phantom V Distilling, Warrensburg, Missouri, is the sort of place that makes the word craft feel like a half-sized joke.

• Unique flavor profiles for homemade cocktails
• Variety of seasonal and staple flavors available

Hermann Farm Distillery

Hermann, Missouri

• Unique east entrance design
• Property features horses on site

R/Farm Distilling Co.

Mound City, Missouri

R/Farm Distilling Co. in Mound City, Missouri turns a four-generation farm into a whisky plant. The crew grow their own corn, rye or barley, mash it, then use the exact same grain for whiskey — no third-party suppliers, just raw, honest production.

• Farm distillery produces unique flavored vodka.
• Bourbon and Apple Whiskey offered for tasting.

Bone Hill View Distillery

Buckner, Missouri

• Distiller uses unique grain like Sorghum.
• Maple Old Fashioned is highly praised.

SkullSplitter Spirits

Higbee, Missouri

• Distillery cat, Grimace, is a friendly mascot.
• Moonshine flavors like apple pie and pink moon are popular.

Affordable Distillery Equipment, LLC

Doniphan, Missouri

If buying kit that turns your kitchen into a sink of burnt plastic, you’re in for a treat.

• High-quality, seamless welds on all products
• Fast production time and reliable shipping process

Spirits of St. Louis Distillery

St. Louis, Missouri

Spirits of St. Louis Distillery – the first micro-distillery since Prohibition – is in St. Louis, Missouri. Square One Brewery & Distillery attempts to marry brewing and distilling, producing drinks that actually taste better than a pretentious cocktail lounge that claims to be historic. They’ve managed a single-malt by JJ Neukomm that surprises with genuine depth, a Bavarian-style Weizen that isn’t just water and hops, and a strawberry cocktail that makes the tongue applaud. Their Irish stout, surprisingly robust, isn’t the over-dosed, foamy spectacle you expect. And every sip feels like victory today. The distillery prides itself on feeding the local economy, proud as a man in a leather jacket of a job well done.

• JJ Neukomm Single Malt Whiskey exceptional
• Bavarian Weizen unique and flavorful

Parkway Distillery

St Joseph, Missouri

At 415 North 13th Street in St Joseph, Missouri, Parkway Distillery does what most distilleries aim for and succeed – it turns a block of old brick into a place where craftsmanship still feels a touch alive. No grandiose claims about "urban soul" or "cultural renaissance"; it’s simply a spot where the whiskeys taste like they’ve been coaxed from the earth, not brewed from some pretentious notion.

• Distillery features a unique architectural history.
• Pickleball courts are available for rent.

Blacksmith Distillery

Lohman, Missouri

Blacksmith Distillery, sitting in Lohman, Missouri, is a family-run operation that turns “hand-crafted” into a punchline for the pretentiously self-importuned. The whole outfit is housed in a 1950s dairy barn that’s been gutted and retrofitted into a functioning distillery — because why not marry nostalgia with the practicalities of alcohol production? Their line is a hodge-podge of American classics: award-winning corn whiskey, a bourbon that offers a single-barrel option for the rarefied, an apple-pie-whiskey that makes you question why you’ve never seen it on supermarket shelves, a limestone-filtered vodka, and a gin that claims botanicals that would make a botanist blush. On top of that, they let you stare into the stills, sniff the vats, and feel the rhythm of a family still brewing, all while you sample up to eighteen spirits. The whole affair is a gloriously unpretentious ode to craftsmanship that refuses to be eclipsed by buzzwords.

• Distillery has working stills on site.
• Bourbon offerings include single barrel option.

Stone Ledge Distillery

Defiance, Missouri

Stone Ledge Distillery sits in Defiance, Missouri — no need to say it’s “in the heart” of the Ozarks, just a few miles from the place that used to be called “Bubbling Pot.” They crank up tradition with an alembic Armagnacais setup and copper stills hand-crafted in-state, producing rich, chemical-free spirits that actually taste like something other than burnt plastic.

• Distillery's unique, small-batch spirit profile
• Focus on using locally sourced ingredients