You might easily walk by and overlook this treat. Instead be good to yourself and make the effort…read moreto call in. Located on cobbled streets, within the atmospheric Distillery District area (a throw back representing Toronto's unique heritage and industrial development) the authentic facade of SoYD is far from nondescript but is instead faithful to its origins and blends in with the traditional surroundings. However please make time to stop and enter. The interior offers both a modern style juxtaposed with the hard-work brick fabric of a bygone era. Providing you with a comfortable, clean and stylish welcome. As an active distillery it is possible to wall around the interior whilst observing both the ongoing day to day process of liquor production and the wonderful range of in-house distilled and bottled produce. The menu offers a small but temptingly interesting range of starters, light meals and mains, together with beers, wines and spirits) many of which have been produced by SoYD. Our olives were fresh and zesty bringing the sunshine of their origin to a cold May day. The lobster brioche were light and delicious with the sweetness of the meat and wonderful fresh bun balanced by a flavourful slaw. We then enjoyed a vibrantly zingy endive salad with tangy blue cheese and a subtly brilliant honey mustard vinaigrette which brought the dish together beautifully. We ended our dinning experience with freshly fried rhubarb timbits, a bite and a half sized crispy shell encasing a light doughnut and tart but delicious rhubarb filling. SoYD has a great selection of wines, my glamorous partner enjoyed their Almanac White wine and I loved my Avling hazy IPA. We then enjoyed three sample glasses brought to us courtesy of Ray, the gamay was particularly good. To finish my partner had their own pint of Avling and I had a whiskey flight comprised of three in-house distilled glasses; vodka, a whiskey ( very good with warm spices, caramel, and touches of vanilla) and a delicious Ancho liqueur (chilies, blend of spices, a touch of natural sweetness and possessing an aroma reminiscent of liquorice root and tonka bean) Our host Ray was most friendly, welcoming and most generous with his time, taking great interest in us, our experiences in visiting Toronto, SoYD and on life and food and drink in general. By the time we had finished we felt like we had been to a friend's for a meal. A most wonderful and well prepared meal. Definitely an experience worth sharing and repeating. One to remember fondly.

The namesake of the cute area was fun to pop in for a cocktail…read more Highlights: - Lovely cocktails - Peachy mule was nice - Canadian old fashioned was also well received - Strawberry Basil with vegan foam was my favorite: vodka based was mild and refreshing - Atmosphere: relaxing and classic times upscale with high ceilings, few tables, a bar. Bottles on display. Wood even some colored velvety-type chairs. Playing mellow music tied it all in. Lowlights: - We just ate so didn't get to try any of the food

Wide variety of tasty spirits. Try them all. I did. Enjoyed them very much. I am already looking…read moreforward to my next trip to the Toronto area.

75% Vodka SkipTheDishes delivery open late and tastes…read moregreat. Several choices of Vodka 6 times distilled with Alkaline water

My husband and I love to visit distilleries in any new city that we go to and this was one of our…read morefavorites! We really enjoyed chatting with Greg and getting to know more about the history of the distillery, as well as learning more about Toronto. We would highly recommend this place to anyone!

Love this place! Great people making great spirits and cocktails in a beautiful space that's…read moreperfrct for evrnts too! Can't wait for my next visit there!

Signed up for a mixology class for some clients and had an incredible evening. Lots of laughter and…read morealso learned a lot of new skills. The drinks were all very tasty! The class being taught amongst the equipment really added to the ambiance of the class. Definitely worth checking out!

Came to Reid's for both their distillery tour and cocktail class as a belated valentines activity…read morewith my boyfriend. The cocktail class comes with a welcome G&T to sip on as you hear the charming co-owner give a fascinating history lesson on the origins of gin as well as an explanation on the start of this family business. You also get to see the machinery used in the distilling process. The tour is followed by sampling 3 mini G&Ts with each of their gin flavours (classic, citrus and spiced), with explanations on the notes. At the end of the tour, you can select a drink from their extensive gin-based cocktail menu. Make sure you don't have plans immediately after this tour as you really get to do a lot of drinking! As a big fan of gin I definitely feel like I got my moneys worth on this tour. The cocktail class was taught by a different host and he walked us through how to make 3 totally different cocktails, each with different flavours. We certainly weren't experts in our pouring but the drinks turned out delicious nonetheless. I live close by and would totally love to come back even just to drink at their beautiful bar. I have already recommended the tour to my friends, if you are a gin lover this is a total MUST try!

Woods Spirit Co. is a distillery located a ten minute walk away from Phibbs Exchange and just a…read moreblock away from Sons of Vancouver. In fact, Fabio, the owner, used to distill his product out of SOV before opening up the distillery in June. At the moment, Woods Spirit Co. produces gin and amaro, although they will soon launch a limoncello. Also opening up soon will be a tasting room and lounge, once all the red tape with the city is sorted out. I had the opportunity to visit Woods Spirit Co. tonight as part of a Yelp event (see my previous review for details), and I'm thrilled to have discovered this local distillery. I can't wait to come back once their lounge is open. I had the privilege of trying their products, and they were tasty! Another thing to note is their gender neutral washrooms were excellent. Clean, with all the necessities you need (such as a hook for your purse). The lights in the washrooms were activated by motion sensors, so environmentally friendly too! [Yelp collections: Wine Time!]

One of my favourite places for spirits in Vancouver (well technically North Vancouver). We got the…read moreSweet Surrender and the Oye Como Va. I am absolutely in love with the Sweet Surrender and the flavour notes of the Woods Amaro that we even got on to go. They also serve food and although we did not get any pasta, it smelled absolutely delicious. Will definitely be back to try more of their drink offerings!!

Stopped by this distillery while walking around the neighborhood, and my bf decided to do a…read moretasting. Cost for a tasting is $5 for three (free if you buy something). One of the owners walked us through the options and was very patient - bf loves to ask a million questions. The bottles are on the pricier end - from high $40s to high $60s. The official tasting room will open in a couple of months. For now you gotta do the tasting in a small area at the entrance.

Stopped by here a couple times and have grabbed a few of their releases. Their Harbour White Rum…read moreand their old cask strength version are both fantastic releases(please bring this cask strength version back). Their products are a bit pricey, but it's sort of expected from any Ontario Distiller given the unfavorable laws we have towards distilleries. They've offered a wide variety of products and hit the mark on whatever I tried. The only true downside to the experience of going there is there limited hours, however I'd rather go to a good distillery that was rarely open rather than a mediocre one that was open all the time.

Finally made it to this place and it didn't disappoint! Friendly and helpful staff, plus quality…read moreproducts. Stopped in during an open house and it was a busy place. It was great to be able to look around, ask questions and of course sample their amazing products. As a fan of their regular vodka, I was excited to try the flavoured options and sweet potato. The strawberry, blueberry lemon grass and peppermint vanilla were all very smooth and flavourful. The sweet potato vodka was excellent! I was also able to try the maple poitin that had a whisky like flavour. Overall, top shelf products that are local - does it get any better?! Definitely check out their distillery store or if you aren't local, pick up a bottle of any of their product. You won't be disappointed!

From the owner: A family run distillery, on the same land we have been farming for over a century. Distilling award…read morewinning potato vodka, sweet potato vodka & poitín.

Small sake distillery tucked away on the side. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed…read morethe sake flight and cocktail flight and both were great. Our favorite was a the yuzu Collins cocktail which we bought a bottle of after. Seating is a little bit limited with about 5 bar seats, 6 that looking into the distillery area and some just outside.

Really nice sake spot on a cold holiday Toronto night. Definitely a memorable place even though I…read morewas only here for about 20 mins. Sipping that hot apple cider sake is still something I think about and it's been over about a month now. Was definitely a nice way to stay warm through that Toronto winter!!!