Founding Spirits Tour and Tasting

4.9

24 Reviews

$30 and under

American

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2 people

Mar 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Great for creative cocktails

We’re excited to welcome you to experience a special sneak peek into our small-batch distilling process.
You will get a behind the scenes look into our distillery, as well as enjoy a tasting of our spirits, a cocktail, and some delicious small bites.
Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled tour, and check in at the bar upon arrival. As Founding Spirits distillery is located within our Farmers & Distillers restaurant, we encourage you to join us for a meal in the main dining room before or after your hour tour and tasting.
Please visit FarmersandDistillers.com for parking and metro information. If you need to cancel, please call us as soon as possible. Failure to cancel within 24 hours of your reservation will result in a full charge in the amount of your tour. We look forward to sharing our latest distilling adventures with you.
Must be 21 or older with valid ID.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American
Hours of operation
Complimentary Tours offered Saturdays at 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm, and 3:30pm
Phone number
(202) 798-6007
Website
http://www.foundingspirits.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
600 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Neighborhood
Mount Vernon Square
Cross street
6th & Mass NW
Parking details
The closest parking garage is located beneath the 600 Mass Ave. building. The entrance is located on Massachusetts Ave., NW. Guests should proceed into Farmers & Distillers restaurant to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
Public transit
Founding Spirits is conveniently located near two metro stops: just three blocks from the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, which services the red, yellow, and green lines; and the Mt. Vernon Square station, which services the green and yellow lines. Guests may proceed into Farmers & Distillers to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
Additional
Bar Dining, Cocktails

What 24 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9

4.9 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.9Service
4.9Ambience
4.8Value

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24 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Miami2 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 29, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
This place was cute. We did the weekend brunch buffet and followed with the spirits tour and tasting. Brunch was just ok, nothing spectacular. The tour was fun and informative, I would recommend it. Our guide was friendly and very knowledgeable!
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AntoineW
Baltimore28 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 11, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went as Date Night (brunch) with wife... did the distillery tour and had brunch. We both had an overall great time!
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BruceS
Washington DC2 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 21, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was a great tour experience. Its held in a small intimate setting and the staff guide provides a fun and extremely educational opportunity to see how distilled spirits make it from farm to bar.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta2 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 30, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The tour and tasting was intimate and fun. Ethan knew his stuff and we tasted some great products.
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AyannaW
Atlanta8 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 24, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The tour is amazing. It's free if you do brunch before or after and they give you a free drink coupon if you end up buying something from the tour. We not only sampled whiskey and vodka, but they even made us a cocktail. The tasting room is super intimate and a neat space where you have to walk through part of the kitchen (downstairs) to get there...very fun experience by two guides.
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Visitor
Washington DC79 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 27, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a lovely time on our tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We appreciated the thoughtful presentation and tasting.
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Diner
Los Angeles15 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 11, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a very interesting event to take part in. And the fact that is was free, made it even more appealing. But it did mention in the advertising that there would be some food with the tasting, and there wasn't. I realize it wasn't going to be a meal, but food with alcohol is a good combination. It was informative and different. The staff was very personable.
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ShalitaF
Washington DC8 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 9, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Didn’t have to wait with a reservation, everyone else waited 45mim to an hour. Food was good and the service was great!
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JenP VIP
Chicago16 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 2, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We ended up with a private tour of 2, which was great. It was a small room with not much to see in action, BUT we learned a ton about the process and stories of enthusiasm, innovation, and spontaneous opportunity. Autumn was awesome!
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ForGrownupsinGainesville VIP
Orlando24 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 12, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We did the distillery tour before our lunch. The tour leaders did a fine job--explained all about the company, it's mission and set up and then about the distilling process itself. We were surprised at how little space was needed to distill some quite fine alcoholic liquids. The tasting room was a big and very pleasant surprise and the tastings were excellent. We both liked the vodka quite a bit. So glad that we were able to do this amazingly free tour. Lunch afterwards was quite tasty and serving sizes were more than adequate. Great place to bring a big appetite and an appreciation for a lively, somewhat noisy eating and drinking establishment. Looking forward to returning next January--snow and all!
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FAQs

Founding Spirits Tour and Tasting is rated 4.9 stars by 24 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Mar 14, 2025

7:00 PM

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600 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

Additional information

Cross street
6th & Mass NW
Neighborhood
Mount Vernon Square
Hours of operation
Complimentary Tours offered Saturdays at 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm, and 3:30pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
The closest parking garage is located beneath the 600 Mass Ave. building. The entrance is located on Massachusetts Ave., NW. Guests should proceed into Farmers & Distillers restaurant to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
Public transit
Founding Spirits is conveniently located near two metro stops: just three blocks from the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, which services the red, yellow, and green lines; and the Mt. Vernon Square station, which services the green and yellow lines. Guests may proceed into Farmers & Distillers to check in for their Founding Spirits tour.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Cocktails

Website
http://www.foundingspirits.com/
Phone number
(202) 798-6007

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