Grand Traverse Distillery - Frankenmuth

925 S Main St, Frankenmuth, MI 48734

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925 S Main St, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
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Located in Traverse City, Michigan, Grand Traverse Distillery is a small-batch craft distillery that produces spirits from scratch using locally sourced corn and grain, with water filtered through the rich Northern Michigan soil. Handcrafted and aged under their own roof, the distillery celebrates the region’s history as ‘La Grande Travers’ — the Great Crossing — with a wide range of vodkas, whiskeys, gins, and rums.

Spirits

Amendment XXI Bourbon

A celebratory bourbon using red, white, and blue heritage corn mashbill aged 4 years, offering rich toffee, smooth vanilla, and an earthy floral finish; available only in tasting rooms through 2026.

Barrel Finished Gin

Peninsula Gin barrel-aged for 10 months, balancing citrus and juniper on the front of the palate and finishing with sweet vanilla and oaky notes.

Bottled in Bond Ole George Rye Whiskey

A 95% rye, 5% malted rye whiskey that is earthy, hearty, clean, and crisp with balanced pepper notes, bold enough to hold its flavor neat, on the rocks, or in Manhattan cocktails.

Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon

A 60% corn, 30% rye, 10% malted barley bourbon aged 4 years in new American White Oak barrels, with notes of oak, caramel, and a touch of spice from the high rye mash bill.

Bramble Bourbon

Bottled in Bond bourbon aged 4 years in new American white oak, then transferred to a barrel that previously aged blackberry wine from Torch Lake Cellars, with lingering fruity blackberry notes and natural sweetness.

Cherry Vodka

Wheat vodka flavored with tart cherry juice from the Leelanau Peninsula and dark cocoa, offering a balanced, not-too-sweet profile with vanilla and cocoa notes on the finish.

Cherry Whiskey

Bourbon base whiskey infused with Montmorency tart cherry concentrate from the Leelanau Peninsula, creating a subtle natural cherry note great on the rocks or in cocktails.

Chipotle Vodka

Wheat vodka infused with chipotle peppers, creating a smoky and medium-spicy flavor ideal for Bloody Marys and heat-forward cocktails.

Cocoa Bean Vodka

Wheat vodka infused with organic cocoa nibs and navel oranges, delivering dark cocoa flavor with a hint of orange on the back of the palate.

Dark Reserve Rum

Silver Reserve Rum aged in oak barrels for at least 2 years, developing sweet butterscotch and vanilla undertones with rich oak overtones, enjoyable neat, on the rocks, or in cocktails like the Dark & Stormy.

Double Barrel Ole George

The signature 100% Straight Rye Whiskey aged an additional 18 months in a French oak barrel, adding aromatic notes of smoke and caramel to the already-matured base whiskey.

Isles O' Rye Whiskey

Locally grown rye and peated malted barley from Scotland merged to combine American rye spice with the richness of traditional peated single-malt whiskey, with an earthy, smoky palate.

Lake Michigan Bourbon

A wheated bourbon (corn, wheat, malted barley) aged 2+ years with sweet notes from corn and wheat shining through with a soft finish, perfect as an everyday bourbon.

Lando Whiskey

A Single Pot American Whisky made from 50% malted barley and 50% barley, aged 4+ years with sweet malt, light honey, and mild heat flavors finishing soft with lingering sweetness.

Non-Profit Single Barrels

Exclusive single barrel bourbons or ryies chosen by each tasting room, with proceeds supporting local non-profits; availability varies by location.

Peninsula Gin

Wheat vodka infused with six botanicals, creating a complex, bright, citrusy gin with mellow juniper that dances in the citrus, clean and crisp in classic cocktails or with tonic water.

Silver Reserve Rum

Crafted from Grade A Caribbean sugar cane molasses, this rum evokes Colonial American rum with buttery vanilla, molasses, and butterscotch notes, ideal for cocktails that showcase the rum.

Single Barrel Bourbon

High-rye bourbon mash bill pulled from the barrel at cask strength after 4-5 years aging, with sweeter oak and corn notes, vanilla finish, and bold punch from cask strength; highly variable by barrel pick.

Single Barrel Ole George

Rye whiskey pulled from a single barrel at cask strength after 4-5 years aging, bringing out sweeter toasted oak notes balanced with earthy rye flavor and a punch from the high proof; highly variable by barrel pick.

Solera Ole George

Ole George Rye aged 4 years in American White Oak, then moved through a cascading Solera system of high vanillin French Oak and Cognac barrels, exposing the whiskey to varied oaks and evolving flavors.

True North Rye Vodka

The distillery’s original spirit, an award-winning rye vodka with notes of bread dough and black pepper, offering an incredibly smooth finish perfect for martinis or cocktails.

Wheat Vodka

A Russian-style wheat vodka with earthy, soft neutral character and a sweeter note on the palate, making it an excellent mixer for vodka-based cocktails.

Wine Cask Bourbon

Bourbon aged 4 years in American white oak then transferred to a French Oak barrel with previously barrel-aged red wine for 5 additional years, with notes of oak, vanilla, spice, plum, and cherry.