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| - I stopped by here this past Saturday with my girlfriend for a tour. We had heard about Wigle opening up a long time ago and my girlfriend had bought me a tour gift certificate for the previous Valentines Day. Not knowing how hard it was to get a tour, nor the times I kept on putting off going. What a mistake that was! Looking at the tour times on their website was incredibly easy and this past Saturday they had three tours of which we chose the latest, 3:30. When you enter the building you are in a medium sized room with a chalkboard cocktails menu, some stainless steel tables to stand around and a bunch of bottles of Wigle Whiskey. Their ceiling is also pretty cool as it is decorated with empty bottles that are hanging through something. We were quickly greeted and upon telling them that we were part of the tour were offered the complimentary cocktail that comes with the tour. I ended up going with a drink that had some cream, honey and whiskey while my girlfriend went with one that was called pomegranite fizz. Both drinks were pretty tasty and I really enjoyed mine with the honey. The place was almost empty whenever we got there with only another couple waiting for the tour. However by the time the tour was ready to go it was pretty busy as there were about 15 of us on the tour. It was also packed whenever the tour was finished and I was glad to see that they were doing good business.
The tour itself was a pretty cool event as you get to go into the back and see where everything is made. It's not a large building but they do a good job in telling two seperate stories during the tour, both a story about how the whiskey is made as well as a story about the businesses namesake, Wigle. The tour guide that we had was pretty good although at the beginning of the tour he seemed to be quite awkward. However, as the tour progressed I got used to him and he ended up being really funny and a good story teller. After we were done my girlfriend and I actually discussed whether that was his personality or just some schtick that he was doing. In any case, he is perfect for the tour! As part of the tour, after being shown all of the equipment and told the stories you are sat down for a tasting of what they have produced thus far. At this point in time we got to try a rye whiskey, wheat whiskey, aged whiskey and also a gin. We were also taught on how to properly sniff the whiskey in order to minimize the alcohol smell as well how to add in oxygen to have it react and give off better smells. While I mostly just tasted the burn of the whiskey I did enjoy getting to try the different kinds and could taste a small difference between them.
The bottom line for me is that I would recommend this tour for pretty much anyone. The guide was really funny and told a good story which led to my girlfriend and I enjoying our experience immensely
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