Vitae Spirits Distillery

Cool vibe, great drinks, friendly staff. Love the new location on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall.

Really enjoyed samples of Vitae Rum. We also had their Snow Day specialty hot chocolate. It was yummy! The bartender was very nice and accommodating! He made us our speciality drinks and told us all about his drinks.

This place specializes in distilling rum and they do it extremely well. Hopefully the owner will read this and correct me but I believe they even have 3 different types of gin based on a rum distillate. This is a small Distillery with all of their products being very well done and could be considered a sipping type Rum that really doesn't need a mixer. I really liked the maple barrel aged rum and I purchased bottles of the Anisette, Orange and Maple Cream liquors,

The building is light and airy. The staff is super friendly and very knowledgeable about each spirit.

We had a fantastic evening with Vitae Spirits owner, Ian Glomski. He is SUCH a nice guy, not to mention brilliant and interesting! Ian gave us a short primer on distilling then taught us a Mixology 101 class that was a blast. The Vitae Spirits rums and gins were all delicious. Perhaps the favorite was the Pain Suppression (like a Pain Killer TM); absolutely delicious! We then each had a turn behind the bar making a kind of drink in 3 different ways (super dry, middle, very sweet). It was fascinating to see how the balance of the drink and the quality of the spirit impacted the drinks. The distillery and store are clean and classy; what a great place to hangout with friends and learn a new skill. THANK YOU, IAN! We'll be back soon. Cheers!

Absolutely amazing place! The owner is very knowledgeable, and the drinks were amazing!

This was a very awesome place to stop in for drinks, the service was amazing and the cocktails were to die for. I got the "if a tree fails” refreshing can really taste the peach and blackberry. I’m not usually a gin fan but that was dope!!

Great friendly staff, very knowledgeable and fun to talk to. Tried two flights and liked everything I tasted.

Small, local distillery of fine spirits

Love the new location!!!

Tj and D are the best!!!! fudge pops are the best!

Amazing drinks!

Second time here and continue to love it. The spirits are delicious and the ambience is fantastic. TJ is great and we loved his cocktails

Excellent spirits and really knowledgeable bartenders. Something for everyone here, many diverse distilled beverages.

Honestly the best Rum I have had, the staff is very knowledgeable and the price is right. I would pay twice as much for this quality.