I was in the Hampton Roads area and stopped in here for a tasting and Tour, Met the owner Stephen who actually gave me and the family an in-depth tour of their operation. This is another family owned distillery that likes to specialize in one thing and gives you the family feel. During the tour Stephen was very open to discussing things and more-over discussing the history, process, tastes, and joys of whiskey.

You may find the standard traditional whiskey here, but you will also find some unique twists; like their coffee and maple infused products.

I truly enjoyed the tour and talking whiskey with Stephen, probably would have chatted a lot longer but he had other tours to give.

Definitely stop in and have a drink and a chat with them; the only thing I was disappointed with was they were out of 2x T-Shirts! :)

Now that our CNU student is 21, we are able to treat him to the finer things in Newport News--like Ironclad. We visited for the first time before Christmas, and enjoyed the classy decorations and the pleasant atmosphere. We opted to try the cocktails versus the straight bourbons, since the cocktails were geared to the season and topped with fun things like gingerbread men. No regrets--the distillery mixologists did a great job in producing yummy drinks. We wish the distillery were a little closer to campus, but finding it was not difficult and parking was plentiful. We will visit again!