About

Grand Traverse Distillery is a family-owned-and-operated Michigan grain-to-bottle craft distillery celebrating over 21 years in business. They craft small-batch spirits from scratch using local water sifted through Northern Michigan soil, mixed with locally sourced corn and grain, distilled, aged, and bottled on-site. Signature products include cherry vodka, cocoa bean vodka, and various whiskeys like Lake Michigan, cherry whiskey, and wine cask bourbon.

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Hero banner image Cherry Vodka bottle Cocoa Bean Vodka bottle Lake Michigan Whiskey bottle Cherry Whiskey bottle Wine Cask Bourbon bottle Staff tasting room atmosphere
What They Make
Cherry Vodka
Vodka flavored with cherry
spirit
Cocoa Bean Vodka
Vodka infused with cocoa bean
spirit
Lake Michigan Whiskey
Whiskey
spirit
Cherry Whiskey
Whiskey flavored with cherry
spirit
Wine Cask Bourbon
Bourbon finished in wine cask
spirit
Awards
Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020 for True North Vodka 2020
Double Gold, New York World Wine & Spirits Competition 2019 for Ole George Rye Whiskey 2019
Upcoming Events
Distillery Tours
bookable via website
Guided tours of the distillery available