Daufuskie Island Distillery

Went for a tour of the island and ended up at the distillery. Brought 2 flights of their vodka and the blue lavender was so smooth. Had lunch from the restaurant and the shrimp tacos were the best. Enjoyed my visit.

The food from the joint was fantastic. Shrimp po boy was amazing, and pimento cheeseburger was unreal. The atmosphere of the place was lovely with the view of a pond. Only let down was the spirits. Had a flight of 3 rumss. I'm not going to sit here and pretend I'm some rum expert, but it is my go to liquor of choice have sipped many different brand neat and mixed. There rums was kind of undrinkable straight. No sweetness, no layer of flavours, just straight burn like I was drinking methylated spirits

We came out for a weekend and actually wound up coming here twice. The drinks are amazing. If it's warm out go with the Frozen drink because it is worth it. Of course we bought a few bottles to bring home because they were so good. Everybody was extremely friendly and willing to talk us through anything. We got to sample and enjoy ourselves and just sit outside and look at the beautiful view. I know they have food there but unfortunately we got there too late both days to try any food. I'm not going to complain cuz we had enough drinks to take care of that need.

Great food!

Always a great time. A must see when you come to the island. The food is awesome and the drinks are fantastic. What a cool place. Definitely stop by.

Very cool place! We finally made it a priority to boat over to Daufuskie and rent a golf cart to tour the island. It did not disappoint! We planned our ride to hit the Distillery for Rum and Bourbon tasting, and we’re pleased with the spirts, and equally pleased with the food! The Steak and Cheese was top 5 on my book, and I know my son was extremely happy with his blackened shrimp po boy. Definitely bringing friends and family here! Kristy was so nice and made you feel good to be there! Thank you, AL and Kelly

Only eatery open today, so the 34 of us ate here! Friendly staff and good food…
Burgers, 🍔 salads 🥗 and fries and chips wings and more 😄
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We had a wonderful experience here.
So Delicious. We love the Distillery

Overpriced, the staff is inflexible, and they were rude to my wife. We will not be back, I would echo the sentiments of others that the old Daufuskie crab company up at Freeport is pretty good and the staff is much friendlier.

We were there right before Labor day love it
We were also able to purchase some of the products for home. We will be back Thank you

Finally got a chance last night to have dinner here and it was amazing! Entrees were perfectly cooked and presented well. Beth is an amazing cook and her love for cooking shows in her food! Table service was also excellent and all the staff was very kind.

The drinks were amazing! Great staff!

Went to the distillery on a day trip from Hilton Head. Tried the Bourbon flight. Of the three offered, the three year was my favorite. That being said, all the spirits are insanely overpriced for what you get. $70+ for a marginal (at best) aged bourbon. Guess if you’re desperately looking for something to do while on Daufuskie you could visit, but I’d recommend Burnt Church Distillery over this place in a second, as this is really nothing more than a tourist trap.

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Just took a visit here yesterday with my family and we had a horrible experience and would not recommend to anyone at all. My family and I are Hilton Head residents and we took a day trip over to Daufuskie as we had family from out of town visiting. Half of our party started off here at the Rum Company while the other half stayed back at Freeport waiting on some food to be ready. While waiting on the other half of our party to meet up with us we spent hundreds of dollars here at the Rum Company. We had multiple tastings and even bought Daufuskie Island Rum Company merchandise. The distillery was interesting to see but the liquor was nothing great to rave about. As our party was finishing up our tasting the other half of our party arrived and began to sit down and meet us on the outdoor patio to enjoy our food and more beverages from the distillery. Almost immediately after our party got settled outside our experience quickly took a turn for the worst as we had a staff member come out to the patio who very rudely (in a loud tone) told the children in our party that "outside food" was not allowed on the property and they would have to leave. The children (and adults) in our party were very respectful and left while part of our party went to talk with the staff member. My father shared his thoughts on the situation with the staff member and shared that he had spent hundreds of dollars at the Rum Company today and saw no issue with our party enjoying our food (from Freeport) and beverages (from the distillery) outside. The staff member claimed that due to a food license we were not allowed to eat our "outside food" on the patio. My father (who had already spent hundreds of dollars here today) offered to buy food from the distillery as well just so our party would be able to eat our "outside food" on the patio and the staff member rudely stated that we were not allowed to do so. This was very unfortunate for our party to hear as we had spent hundreds of dollars at the distillery just to receive this horrible service and treatment.

As a Hilton Head Island resident I know first hand just how important these local small businesses and companies are for our community and surrounding areas. It was disheartening to see a local business treat purchasing customers so horribly. I hope this review can help anyone planning to make a visit here to steer clear and choose a different activity to do as the staff experience and treatment we received here was appalling.

Went twice and had a great experience. Prior to our visit, I purchased a few bottles of the spiced rum to give my groomsmen as part of their gift. The rum is extra spiced and they’ve said it would be great in a mix like a hurricane.

I personally enjoyed the bourbon in an old fashioned and it was great! The blueberry lavender seltzer was crisp and clean.Refreshing for a hot day.

Tip- reserve spots for Wednesday night dinner ahead of time, even weeks or months before your visit. The food, wonderful people and family who work there and the beautiful property lead to one of our favorite meals on our honeymoon.