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Hinterhaus Distilling

Visit

Visit for a tasting. Stay for the still.

Drop in during tasting-room hours for bottles, merchandise, a seasonal flight, or a cocktail. Or join a guided hour through production.

Copper still looking into the Hinterhaus tasting lounge

Hours

  • 12 – 6 pm

    Thursday – Saturday

  • 12 – 5 pm

    Sunday

  • Closed

    Monday – Wednesday

Address

925 Highway 4
Arnold, CA

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Contact

(209) 890-7084

info@hinterhausdistilling.com

21+ only. I.D. required.

Tour

An hour with a distiller.

Ingredients, fermentation, distillation, and high-country barrel aging — then a private tasting. $45 per guest, due at check-in. Complimentary Glencairn. 10% off bottles and merchandise the same day. Closed-toe shoes in production. Certified service animals only. California law: no more than 1.5 oz per person.

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  1. September 12, 2026

    12:30 – 1:30 pm · Distiller's Tour

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  2. September 19, 2026

    12:30 – 1:30 pm · Distiller's Tour

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  3. September 26, 2026

    12:30 – 1:30 pm · Distiller's Tour

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Before you drive up

Where can I purchase your spirits?

The full selection is at the tasting room, 925 Highway 4, Arnold. California addresses can order from the online shop. Bottles also appear at shops, markets, bars, and restaurants in California and Colorado. Trade orders go through LibDib in California and Culture Beverage in Colorado.

Do you offer tastings and tours?

Tasting flights, à la carte tastes, and cocktails are offered during regular hours. Guided production tours are offered most Saturdays at pre-set times, last about an hour, and finish with a tasting flight. $45 per guest, 21+, closed-toe shoes required in production, certified service animals only.

Are children or pets allowed?

No one under 21 is permitted inside. Expect to show I.D. There is no outdoor space, so pets cannot be accommodated; certified service animals are welcome.

Why is there a bottle limit?

California law prohibits distilleries from selling more than 4.5 liters (six 750ml bottles) to any adult in one day at the tasting room. Online California shipments are limited to 2.25 liters (three 750ml bottles) per person per day.

How do tastings work?

À la carte tastes are a ¼ oz pour. Full flights include no more than 1½ oz of a selection of available spirits. State law limits patrons to 1.5 oz of spirit per day — a cocktail or a tasting, not both.

Do you serve food?

No kitchen. A small selection of non-perishable snacks is in the mercantile. Guests may bring uncooked foods to enjoy at a table.

Private events?

Call (209) 890-7084 to discuss whether the tasting room is the right site for a private event or tasting.

Nearby: Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Bear Valley, and a few hours to Tahoe or Yosemite. Hinterhaus points visitors to Go Calaveras to plan the rest of the day.