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The Bend spirits finder · Updated October 19, 2026

Distilleries in Bend & Central Oregon

Bend is a beer town first, but there is good gin, vodka and whiskey made nearby. Here is every distillery tasting room you can actually visit within an hour, what each does best, and the ones that have closed.

6 tasting roomsOne in Bend, one just outside near Tumalo, and four within an hour in Redmond, Sisters, La Pine and Madras.
New in this updateGompers, Cascade Spirits, Badlands, plus BackDrop and Forth in Bend.
ClosedCrater Lake's downtown Bend room and Freeland Spirits at the Box Factory.

Showing all 6 tasting rooms, closest first.

Bend · NE 1st StBend pick

Oregon Spirit Distillers

Best for: The full distillery visit inside Bend

Bend's whiskey house, distilling since 2009 with local grain. Flights or cocktails in the lounge or on the patio with fire pits, a bottle shop, and production tours by reservation. Its bourbon, wheat and rye whiskeys age at least four years.

  • Flights
  • Cocktails
  • Tours (reserve)
  • Patio
  • Whiskey
  • Gin & vodka
  • Bottle shop
Where
740 NE 1st St, Bend
Drive
About a mile north of downtown
Hours
Wed–Sat from noon in current listings; closed Sun–Tue. Check the site.
Website Map
Tumalo · Pinehurst RdOpen daily

Crater Lake Spirits Tasting Room

Best for: A scenic stop on the way to Sisters

Central Oregon's oldest craft distillery (Bendistillery, since 1996) pours at its distillery property between Bend and Sisters, with Cascade views on a clear day. Tasting flights, mini cocktails, bottles and gifts. Crater Lake vodka, Prohibition gin and rye whiskeys. Ask about tours.

  • Flights
  • Mini cocktails
  • Gin & vodka
  • Rye whiskey
  • Bottle shop
  • Views
Where
19330 Pinehurst Rd, Bend
Drive
15 minutes from downtown
Hours
Daily 12–5
Website Map
RedmondNew to this guide

Gompers Distillery & Speakeasy

Best for: A Prohibition-style night out

Redmond's family-run gin distillery hides its tasting room behind a speakeasy password (the site says it's "curiosity"). Flights of American gin, Navy Strength gin and vodka, Prohibition-era cocktails, mini cocktails and Dutch-style tosti sandwiches. Tours and private tastings by appointment.

  • Speakeasy
  • Flights
  • Cocktails
  • Small bites
  • Gin & vodka
  • Tours (by appt)
Where
611 NE Jackpine Ct, Redmond
Drive
25–30 minutes north
Hours
Wed–Sat 3–8
Website MapCall
Sisters · downtownNew to this guide

Cascade Spirits Tasting Room

Best for: Pairing a Sisters day with a tasting

Downtown Sisters tasting room and bottle shop for the Cascade Spirits family: Cascade Street Potato Vodka (made in Sisters), Broken Top Mountain Whiskey, Sun Ranch vodka and Wild Roots infused spirits. Spirit flights and cocktail flights.

  • Flights
  • Cocktail flights
  • Vodka
  • Whiskey
  • Bottle shop
  • Walkable Sisters
Where
261 W Cascade Ave, Sisters
Drive
30–35 minutes northwest
Hours
Daily 12–6 (per Wild Roots Spirits)
Website MapCall
La Pine · Hwy 97New to this guide

Badlands Artisan Distillery & Bistro

Best for: A tasting with breakfast or lunch on the way south

Small La Pine distillery (established 2020) known for flavor twists: cucumber gin, plum and sloe berry vodka, a wine cask vodka and double-barrel rye. The tasting room shares space with a bistro (breakfast bites, sandwiches, salads) and a whiskey bar. Handy after Newberry or before a Sunriver evening.

  • Tastings
  • Cocktails
  • Bistro
  • Gin & vodka
  • Rye whiskey
Where
51500 US-97, La Pine
Drive
30 minutes south
Hours
Hours vary by season; check before you go.
Website Map
Madras

New Basin Distillery

Best for: A farm-to-bottle day trip with food carts

Spirits made from grain grown on the owners' own farm, poured in a laid-back tasting room and bar at the north edge of Madras. Tours and tastings, gins and whiskeys, house mixing vinegars, and food carts on site.

  • Tours
  • Tastings
  • Bar
  • Food carts
  • Whiskey
  • Gin
Where
2063 NW Andrews Dr, Madras
Drive
About 50 minutes north
Hours
Bar Thu–Sat 11–8; distillery also Sun–Wed 12–4
Website MapCall

Also made in Bend

Local spirits without a regular tasting room

BackDrop Distilling

Family-owned Bend distillery (vodka, gin, rum and more) that runs its still inside GoodLife Brewing on SW Century Dr. There is no walk-in tasting room; look for BackDrop at Bend bars and restaurants, or email the distillery about a private tour.

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Forth Distilled Goods

Bend maker of bottled and canned cocktails (rye, gin, daiquiris and more) with a tasting room for tastings, refills and bottles at 840 SE Woodland Blvd, Suite 185. Its site was still teasing the official opening in October 2026, so check before you go.

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Out of date elsewhere online

Closed: don't drive to these

Crater Lake Spirits downtown tasting room

1024 NW Bond St, next to the Deschutes Brewery pub

Closed. Crater Lake's site now lists only the Pinehurst Road tasting room, and local listings mark the downtown room closed. This was the downtown spirits stop near the Dogwood Cocktail Cabin.

Freeland Spirits Bend tasting room

The Box Factory, 550 SW Industrial Way

Closed. Opened in late 2024; Freeland's site now lists only its Portland and PDX airport tasting rooms.

Make a day of it

Three easy spirits outings

In town (Wed–Sat)

  1. Afternoon flight and a tour at Oregon Spirit (reserve the tour).
  2. Patio cocktail by the fire pits.
  3. Dinner downtown; see our restaurant guide.

West to Sisters

  1. Noon tasting at Crater Lake Spirits on Pinehurst Rd.
  2. Lunch and a wander in Sisters.
  3. Flight at Cascade Spirits, then a sober driver home.

North with a driver

  1. Daytime tasting and food carts at New Basin in Madras (Thu–Sat for the bar).
  2. Smith Rock on the way back; see our Smith Rock guide.
  3. Evening speakeasy at Gompers in Redmond.

Before you go

Good to know

  • Pick a driver or book a ride. Only Oregon Spirit is in town; the rest are 15 to 50 minutes away on highways. Wanderlust Tours' Local Pour is a half-day craft beverage tour with pickup in Bend that includes spirits stops.
  • Tours and tastings are different. Most rooms pour flights any open hour, but production tours are by reservation or appointment. Ask when you book.
  • Pours are small. Oregon liquor rules cap how much a tasting room can pour each guest, so flights and "mini cocktails" are the norm.
  • Hours shift with the seasons. Several rooms close early in the week. We list what each posts as of October 2026; check the site the day you go.
  • Collect stamps. The Bend Ale Trail's "Drinkable Diversions" add cider, wine and spirits stops. See our Bend Ale Trail guide.
  • Bottles to bring home. Tasting rooms often stock releases you won't find at the liquor store. For everything else, see Bend liquor stores.

FAQ

Distillery questions

How many distilleries are in Bend, Oregon?

Inside Bend, Oregon Spirit Distillers is the one full distillery with a public tasting room. BackDrop Distilling also distills in town but has no walk-in tasting room, and Forth Distilled Goods makes bottled cocktails. Crater Lake Spirits pours at its distillery just outside town near Tumalo. Gompers (Redmond), Cascade Spirits (Sisters), Badlands (La Pine) and New Basin (Madras) are all within about an hour.

Is there a distillery tasting room in downtown Bend?

Not right now. Crater Lake Spirits' downtown tasting room on NW Bond Street, a block from the Dogwood Cocktail Cabin, has closed. Oregon Spirit Distillers on NE 1st Street is the closest, about a mile north of downtown.

Can you tour a distillery in Bend?

Yes. Oregon Spirit Distillers offers production tours by reservation. Gompers in Redmond does tours by appointment, and New Basin in Madras advertises tours and tastings. Wanderlust Tours' Local Pour (a half-day craft beverage tour with pickup in Bend) visits spirits makers among its stops.

Which Central Oregon distillery tasting rooms are open every day?

Crater Lake Spirits on Pinehurst Road (12–5) and the Cascade Spirits tasting room in Sisters (12–6, per Wild Roots Spirits) list daily hours. Oregon Spirit and Gompers are open Wednesday through Saturday. Hours change, so check before you drive.

Do Bend distilleries sell bottles?

Yes. Oregon Spirit, Crater Lake and Cascade Spirits all have bottle shops, and tasting rooms often carry releases that are hard to find in liquor stores. Oregon liquor laws limit how much you can taste per visit, so flights are small pours.

What happened to Freeland Spirits in Bend?

Freeland Spirits' Bend tasting room in the Box Factory has closed. The Portland distillery and its PDX airport tasting room are still open.

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