The Schenectady Distilling Co./36 Locks Tasting Room

We enjoyed the visit! The historical facts on all of the bottles represented the area perfectly. All products were excellent…mellow, complex flavors. Having lemon water and pretzels to cleanse the palate was helpful to being able to enjoy the tastings. Dawn and Taylor in the tasting room, and Nick on the production line were friendly and informative. We really enjoy shopping locally, and look forward to returning. We used a Groupon that our daughter had given as an awesome...read full review

If my dad and I didn’t have a comedy show to get to, we would have stayed all day. Walked in in the afternoon on a Saturday with no one there except Rachel, the bartender. We did a tasting of the spirits and she was super friendly and knowledgeable the spirits were smooooth. And her Schenectady Iced Tea was dangerous in the best way. There were even table top bar games there and I walked out with a 6 pack of the spirits. Will 100% be back I’d up in the area.

This is one of those places where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. There was a larger variety of liquors to sample or purchase here than I originally thought from looking at their website. Besides the liquors, they also have some local beers and wines available as well as some cocktails (see more below). I was able to sample many of the liquors. Of their whiskeys, their rye was my favorite. Their gin is a bit milder and possibly a gin for people who aren't huge...read full review