Widow Jane

Do not take the tour. Not worth it

This place is a nice experience. The tasting was fun but poorly orchestrated. The atmosphere was great. Kind of an old world feel. The staff was friendly. The spirits were flavorful. Hand Crafted chocolates on premise were pricy but beautifully wrapped. I would visit again when I’m in the area.

I also went to the anniversary party like the other reviewers here, and it was a total quagmire. I showed up about 20 minutes after 7 when the event started, but people must have been lining up for a long time. The street in front was closed off and was already full of people just hanging around. The distillery had a huge line that was already 2 – 3 blocks long. Nobody was working the event outside the distillery doors as I walked around trying to figure out what was happening. There were only bouncers outside, I asked one of them if I would even get in at this point and he said «I have no idea, they just told me to stand here.» The crowd in front was a mix of people that just went to the cash bar instead of attending the party (tasting, bbq, etc inside the distillery) and people like me, milling around not knowing exactly what was happening. They had a live band playing, but the line snaked past the stage so you could only listen if you were in that spot in the line. There were lots of grumbles in the crowd about how poorly handled the event was, and I can tell you that from reading the description I certainly was not expecting this. It was more like a club opening than a celebration/​fan appreciation event.
I’ve been to Widow Jane before for a tasting, honestly I don’t remember what I thought about it and now it’s much more colored by my experience trying to come to this event. I waited in the line for about 20 minutes without moving very far, then left.

Anyone else you know went to widow jane and suffered a 70% chance of disappointment. I thought it was a pretty hyped up event and even on the website there was suppose to be 10,000 People RSVP. I think only 2 or 3,000 showed up, well it was a friday people have other options. I did get some good bourbon, can’t lie about that. Full drinks were ten bucks with ice, the shots were free. I got there kind of late, didn’t get much food except two beef empanadas and some flavorles Mac and Cheese. There were long lines for everything but honestly, I could have done worse for a free99 Friday night. I saw like 10 other Unilocalers there too.

2^nd anniversary party tonight. The line was 3 blocks long. This distillery has really upped their game in the last year.