About

Tarnished Truth Distilling Company is a craft distillery founded by Andrew Yancey and Josh Canada, located inside the historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach, VA. They produce hand-crafted, award-winning spirits including bourbon, moonshine, vodka, and flavored options for cocktails. Specializing in small-batch production with tours, custom barrel programs, and a retail shop.

Hand-crafted award-winning spirits Bourbon and moonshine Located inside historic Cavalier Hotel Custom Barrel program
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Bottle lineup Discretion bottle Tarnished Truth Single Barrel bourbon High Rye Bourbon Ava Vodka Moonshine Bourbon Cream Distillery in Cavalier Hotel
What They Make
Tarnished Truth Bourbon
3-year and single barrel bourbon
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High Rye Bourbon
High rye bourbon
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Bourbon Cream
Bourbon cream liqueur
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Old Cavalier Moonshine
Moonshine
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Ava Vodka
Vodka
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Discretion
Selects spirit
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1421
Spirit product
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Orange Crush
Flavored spirit
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Awards
Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2022 for High Rye Bourbon 2022
Silver Medal, American Distilling Institute 2021 for Old Cavalier Bourbon 2021
Latest News

Featured in '16 Best Bourbon Distilleries Outside Of Kentucky To Visit' on February 16, 2026, as the country's only distillery inside a five-star hotel, the Cavalier Hotel.