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8 Shires Coloniale Distillery

8 Shires Coloniale Distillery

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7218 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23185, United States
(757) 378-2456 www.8shires.com
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Apr 16, 2022
My wife and I had a wonderful time here April 15th 2022. As a long time rum enthusiast I truly appreciate their knowledge and expertise on rum and rum history. We tasted some excellent rums and shared some ideas. Their passion for a rum cannot be understated. Happy to take a signed bottle home.

Sep 22, 2021
Difficult to find (Hyundai GPS Maps is terrible) but a must stop while visiting Williamsburg. A small but fantastic place in keeping with the Colonial era brewing. Adrian is a fountain of information of the area with many recommendations. Tucker is a fabulous tour guide and very knowledge. I loved it.❤️

Feb 17, 2023
Absolutely fabulous experience. Very educational and friendly tour. Highly recommend. Thank you again. We are so glad we stopped in.

Dec 19, 2020
A very mellow and historical atmosphere. They make in house six different spirits, a white whiskey, gin, silver rum, gold rum, spiced rum and bourbon. It is also home to the taste of history, the famous 1608, which is the only museum certified backwards aged single malt whiskey. It was distilled using water from Capitan John Smiths original water well, the 3 original ingredients that they used in the 1600's along with using a replica glass still. The history behind the distilling process. Absolutely awesome place!! Come check it out

Dec 27, 2022
So happy we took the time to come and learn from the experts. All three employees were pleasant, personable, and knowledgeable. We took the tour from the GM after getting two flights and learned so much! Bought single malt and a barrel to age it. Visit!

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