I booked the tour and I am so glad I did. I have only done wine tours or beer but never whiskey! This was not like any tour I have been on. It’s local and it was cool to talk to someone who actually bottles up the whiskey! We tasted four of the whiskeys and one vodka and One rum. All of it was amazing. I will say don’t skip out on making a reservation for dinner because I was starving after the tasting! I loved it and I can’t wait to go back and buy more whiskey and merchandise.
Love this place. I am a fan of Rye and their High Rye is one of the best I have ever tasted. What a fun group of people that made this distillery unique in every way. Thank you for the heart and soul you pour into every bottle.
Rachel was our tour guide. Great new distillery inside a beautiful restored hotel, The Cavalier. Very informative and fun, classy tasting at the end. Well worth the nominal touring/tasting fee. Beware of mandatory valet parking for vehicles. $$ Check hotel website for valet fees.
The Tarnished Truth Tour and Tasting was amazing! The staff were very knowledgeable, energetic, and kind. The tour itself was very informative and interesting. Im not a huge bourbon fan myself but my husband is. However, the Tarnished Truth bourbon is amazing. Very smooth and tasty. The bourbon cream was my fav! Not too expensive and the hotel was gorgeous as well. Definitely recommend going!
Amazing tour and beautiful products. Absolutely stunning that just 6 people make up this distillery and that their passion is so prevalent in their products and attitude. 10/10
Im not a bourbon drinking so it was all interesting to me. Price of admission includes glass and samples. Distillery sells a variety of liquors besides bourbon, but most are seasonally available. Parking is valet only but free. Located in basement of Cavalier Hotel
I booked a tour for my boyfriends birthday. He loves bourbon, me not so much. Rachel made our experience so wonderful! She’s extremely knowledgeable about the process and products so much so that even I tasted the bourbon! Highly recommend this tour. Definitely worth it!
This tour was so informative and fun. So worth the time. The staff is awesome and so willing to answer questions and help. Will definitely do it again.
Excellent... Tour was great.... Tastings were great! Totally recommend if youre in the area + located in the Cavalier Hotel!!!👏👏
The tour was fun and informative! Learned a lot and was particularly impressed by the quality of their products!
Cool distillery. Really enjoyed my time there.
Great afternoon with a wonderful guide. Super interesting and worth the trip and money. Not necessarily able to “social” distant but everyone kept masks on and minded their distance manners. My husband and I loved it. Bought some bourbon too!!
Great tour, Rachel was a great guide. Great products
Best for small groups of people, they are a small company but do not let that fool you, their beverages are really good! Our favorite was the cream liqueur which is a must buy! The staff (all 6 of them) are friendly and the tour covers all the bases of how they make their alcohol. The guide was very knowledgeable and nice. Would recommend if youre passing in the Virginia Beach area.
Such an awesome Virginia Beach distillery right here in our neighborhood! Definitely cant wait to make this location a weekly spot!
Wonderful experience!Personal attention by guide.
Very amazing tour and host was very nice. I would highly recommend this to anyone.
Great tour wonderful gift shop super friendly staff
Took tour with Rachael as the tour guide, although a small operation they are very knowledgeable. Im local but never made it there before today. Good tour and great tastings.
Great tour and tasting. Starr was very knowledable and passionate about the companys mission and direction. Very happy with the Bourbon and Bourbon Cream. I highly recommend a visit.
Great tour! Very knowledgeable staff with a passion for their product. The tour includes a close up look at the equipment and the process as well as a nice range of samples to try in a lovely tasting room. I only wish they could ship out of state! We scheduled our tour an hour before our dinner reservation at the Cavaliers Hunt Room where we enjoyed a Smoked Old Fashioned and some great food. Timing was perfect!
Valet parking is a must. Didnt like that much. Tastings start at 2pm. Tours didnt interest us. Must have drinks in bar with limited selections. Flights of their bottles are not really available. We wanted bourbon flights. Nope your getting 1 bourbon, vodka and gin for 25 or for 50 you get something else. Didnt really listen once she said 50 bucks. Had couple drinks and sandwich, bill was 110. Gift shop very cool stuff. Just plan on spending 100-200 more in there. Great taste just super expensive. Customer service is great and very nice place to see.
Very knowledgeable about the product, fun crowd, great tour, super tasting.
Realized I never reviewed this after our trip there last summer. HIGHLY recommend this tour & tasting. A really unique experience that broke up the normal day-to-day of a beach vacation. The hotel is a great atmosphere to begin with, the tour was super interesting, followed by a great tasting with many different offerings. Everyone in our group left purchasing a bottle of their favorite option. We hung out in the hotel bar for a drink afterwards, most of which were made with the spirits we had just tasted. We were just talking at dinner last night about how we can’t wait to go back this summer for more!
Friendly, knowageable staff. Very informative tour. Great Bourbon
We are new to the east coast and in love with visiting whiskey distilleries, not many from where we moved from. We have purchased a few bottles of tarnished truth and were excited to see that there is a distillery at Virginia Beach, our very first visit to a beach on the east coast. Visiting this distillery store was at the top of our to do list. It actually was our second stop when we got into town. We were hoping to buy some product swag and if we could get out hands on bottles you wouldn’t normally find at the liquor store. Something limited edition is what we had our eyes open for as we have started a small collection.When we got there both of us felt how unwelcomed our presence was. Not sure if it was because one of their tours just concluded. Tried to make eye contact with both the blonde and brunette both looked away. We were invisible. Other people came in and the blonde immediately engaged with them. As we waited with questions.Finally after standing and waiting - brunette stood there doing nothing and continued to avoid my eye contact. The blonde asked what we wanted. Not nice, not a hello or a greeting of any sort. I said I had whiskey questions as I wanted to get something nice and if there was a price list. She said the price list is behind me and that is all she would say.Both of us feeling like such a bother we left. My partner put away her arm full of swag she was wanting to get (hat, flask and a coaster) and went to the abc and purchased some magnus which we are enjoying right now on the beach. And if your are reading this Magnus is incredible. Disappointed by the experience and not sure if we will be purchasing tarnished truth again in the future.
Fun and affordable 45 minute tour, highly reccomended. We learned a lot from Rachel about their distillation process and about Bourbon in general.We originally scheduled for a 2pm, but due to a system error that time slot was over booked. We were asked if it would be ok if we waited until their 3pm tour and that a portion of our tasting fee would be refunded.. so of course we happily agreed. Waiting wasnt all that great as the Cavaliers isnt really that big but on the drive home I realized that they had refunded us the entire tour costs. I was honesy surprised and will continue to recommend this place for those looking for something to do.
Knowledgeable staff, great tour. Unique location with a lot of history.
Great staff, educational and tasting! Whiskey, vodka and gin distillery. Learned allot about the distilling process.
Fun and informative tour. Rebecca was a great guide with answers to all of the tours weird questions. Tasting was fun and enjoyed the different types of bourbon offered
I definitely recommend this tour. The atmosphere is beautiful, and the tour was great. The tasting was very good, great bourbon and even better Vodka. We have done other distillery tours and this one was different and a lot of fun.
This is a must do tour for locals and tourists! This was the first distillery tour I have done and Tarnished Truth did not disappoint. The tour guide was very knowledgeable on the distilling process and the history of the hotel. The bourbon and moonshine is not bad as well. I will definitely be going back to do this tour again when I have friends in town.
An amazing experience a great selection of mid to top shelf liquors, and a knowledgeable and talented staff. Also the atmosphere is fantastic. I highly recommend the smoked old fashioned.
It was a fun tpur
Rebecca was out tour guide and an outstanding ambassador for the distillery and The Cavalier Hotel. Very fun, outgoing, passionate and knowledgeable. She made the event!
Wonderful tour, great bourbon. A must go.Becca is a great tour guide.
Delicious spirits in an unbelievable location. While youre at The Cavalier, take a trip to The Hunt Club and get a smoked Old Fashioned made with Tarnished Truth Bourbon, its delicious!
Great tour and tasting! Rebecca was a great guide through the distilling process.
Wonderful tour, wonderful product, Wonderful people!
A fun tour and tasting experience
Fantastic tourGuide was very knowledgeableLearned more on this tour than others i’be takenThe three high rye whiskey is great, the AVA vodka was the best I can recallRecommended!
Knowledgeable staff, wide variety of spirits, and great decor/atmosphere
For an informative and fun tour, this is the place to go in Virginia Beach. Shout out to Lexi, our tour guide!
Great people, cream is my favorite.
A must if you come to Virginia Beach
Amazing