Vitae Spirits Distillery
Vitae Spirits Distillery
4.5
Friday
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
About
Vitae Spirits is a family owned and run craft distillery in Charlottesville, Virginia that produces small batch spirits with a focus on quality and hands-on artisanal values. We offer tastings, cocktails, bottles sales, tours, and host private events. We focus on authenticity and transparency and welcome our customers to visit behind the scenes.
Charlottesville, United States

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RTravel2
Charlottesville, VA57 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Couples
Second time here and continue to love it. The spirits are delicious and the ambience is fantastic. TJ is great and we loved his cocktails
Written 4 July 2021
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bmanpennsylvania
Pennsylvania162 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
Fun experience, great people, really good spirits. Took the tour with owner, Ian. Really enjoyed the experience and connecting with the team at Vitae. The spirits were really very good. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Written 12 June 2021
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Shadow Traveler
Chesterfield, VA314 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2021
We stopped into the Vitae Downtown Tasting room and had a wonderful experience, the spirits are delicious as are the cocktails. The only complaint about this is the parking.
Written 14 May 2021
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Michelle S
Charlottesville, VA3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2021
We visited the downtown Vitae on Water Street and loved it! We did the Valentine's Day Cocktails paired with Cocoa & Spice Truffles, and it was stupendous. The new downtown space is great, and the cocktails were so fun. We came home with a bottle of the Smoked Rum - wow. We will be back.
Written 16 February 2021
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Mariana O
Philadelphia, PA98 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2021
My husband and I had a great time taking the tour and tasting the several different spirits. We ended up coming home with a bottle of smoked rum and their modern gin.
As the founder, Mr. Ian Glomsky is so interested in new stuff I have a challenge: to make brazilian cachaca in the US. Oh boy, that would be a gift!
Written 10 January 2021
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jodi w
Charlottesville, VA4 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019 • Friends
Great little craft distillery, fun place to go for a special occasion or just meeting friends. Excellent bar tenders deliver knowledgeable and creative cocktails with new specials every week.
Written 19 November 2019
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LisboetaAbroad
Leesburg, VA449 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019 • Couples
My husband and I stopped by for a quick taste. I am not a fan of flavored spirits so I only had a sip but this place is great. They allowed us to bring our dog inside (which was perfect because it was pouring outside). TJ was the nicest bartender, provided answers for all our questions, and chatted with us for a bit without forcing us to order cocktails or buy bottles of spirits. This distillery is a modern, clean facility that I recommend to everyone interested in tastings!
Written 8 July 2019
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Foothills to Ocean
Charlottesville, VA28 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2019
A relaxed, clean, and unique place to have a drink and learn about a local distillery. Bartenders are always helpful and friendly. Drinks are always good.
Written 2 July 2019
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Stephanie W
Charlottesville, VA1,541 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Couples
A few of us decided to spend a day going to wineries and breweries and since we were nearby we decided to go to Vitae and do the winery/ brewery/ distillery trifecta. We are SO glad we did! We had tried their spirits before at a festival and bought several of their products, the our experience at the distillery itself was wonderful.

The bartender was great. We chose to sit at the bar instead of a table and he explained all of our options. Because of state law we could only have an ounce and a half of liquor and we could do it in combination of straight tastings and cocktails, or one or the other. Two of us did a tasting and a cocktail and two of us ordered two cocktails. He explained the nuances of each spirit and how they worked in each cocktail and then answered questions so we could decide what we would each like best. My two cocktails were some of the best I've ever had and everyone else felt the same.

We would definitely go back and plan to do so!
Written 26 May 2019
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Tom T
Locust, NC4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
Just dropped by this small distillery and was greeted by bar tender TJ. He has a wealth of knowledge about his craft here serving the Rum spirits. I thoroughly enjoyed his explanations of what I was tasting. He made a specialty Rum cocktail for my wife that she liked very much. I was happy he found something she liked while I sat and enjoyed my various Rum flight tastings.
I would certainly recommend a stop by this little bar/distillery and get a chance to meet TJ.
Written 8 May 2019
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