Badlands Distillery LLC

Christopher Foss

2023-12

Traveling through town when my wife, our dogs, and I, found this gem of a distillery. Love the aesthetic! They explained the distilling process and gave us a quick tour of their facility. The bourbons were delicious! Especially loved the apple cinnamon one. If you can, stop by and enjoy a flight of their delicious crafts, maybe even enjoy one (or many?) of their cocktails made with their own.

Carrie Belfry

2023-10

Great service, and we got a little tour of the distillery! Flights for tasting the different flavors. My favorite is the Cinn-ister Apple,and will make the perfect holiday drink! We will be back for more!

C Renaissanceman

2023-05

Not much of a whiskey drinker, but this place popped up on attractions nearby. Glad we stopped. Had a great time here although very brief. Super friendly and helpful staff. Would highly recommend if you are into this sort of thing. Just off the freeway, but hardly any parking and certainly difficult to park an RV or trailer, but if you look around, you can find a place to park. Not too bad.

Hector Gonzalez Custodio

2020-05

***Free whiskey***Free WhiskeyTraveling? Are you tired?This is a wonderful place to unwind, relax and take a load off with a free drink sample to get you started., I have had good rum, good whiskey and many Beer at many places in the 🇺🇸 USA.At Badlands Distillery I found great people and very tasty whiskey with the opportunity to try many different whisky I was able to find My favorite, give it a try and find yours.This Distillery was very diferente from many others, I was greeted by the Owner and her husband that have been doing this for generations and continue with their family’s traditions and you can definitely taste it and will enjoy it.I gave them a 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ not just because but, because they took their time to make me feel welcomed and forget that an elk just destroyed my truck the night before 😂 thank You for the drinks hope to see you guys soon.

Jamie Kanas

2023-05

Amazing bourbon. All varieties were very good. We did the flight. The owners were very friendly and knowledgeable. Kids are welcome. Prices are very reasonable.

Crosscountry1989

2024-03

Very good bourbon and excellent customer service. They allow dogs to come in! Also tour! I will be back!

Matt Greve

2023-05

Great atmosphere! Highly recommend stopping in Kadoka. Easy to miss on 90 if youre not paying attention to signs.

larry cooper

2022-05

Small place, operated by descendents of prohibition era bootleggers. They have a number of trendy flavored liquors, a rye whiskey, a vodka.a corn whiskey and an original recipe bootleg product. A newly produced brandy is excellent. The corn whiskey and rye are good. I did not try the flavored products

Tracie Smith

2022-05

The whiskey was good. Some great flavors to pick from. I enjoyed the honey but Apple was a close second

Ann Martin

2021-05

Tasting room host was super friendly. We enjoyed talking to her. The whisky was very tasty. I liked them all!

Dave Schweitzer

2023-10

A great place to stop if you like hometown warmth, Bourbon / Whiskey. Really enjoyed stopping here and getting some good recipes and whiskey to take home. Worth the stop.

sharlett stiefvater

2021-05

Amazing !!!! Great little spot....dont miss out....u can sample all of their delicious liquid gold!!!! Coffee Vanilla...do it ....go now....why are u still reading this!!!!

chris mudd

2023-10

They bourbon was fantastic, the more I sip it the more I appreciate it. The special reserve along with the maple are also two you can't pass up on.

Delaine Griep

2019-05

Nice place knowledgeable friendly atmosphere even if you don't think you like whiskey give it a try. I didn't think I would like it and left with 3 bottles

Natan

2023-05

Just wanted to leave a review to warn people about how owners of this establishment have a ruthless money driven mindset, & their inhumanity towards me. Came inside on the day the temp is 108 F. They didn't have any coffee & I don't drink. The place was empty of customers. I asked if I could stay inside for a bit to beat the heat. They simply said no & turned me away. Considering the heat and the empty joint. It seemed cruel & extremely rude not to help another human being out when you have the means & the weather is dangerous to human health.•••EDIT•••As I was waylaid at the service oasis. Sheltering from the great heat of that late July day. Waiting to cross the plains on cool evening winds. I came to this estlabishment. Whereby I was turned out as described… now first a little story, for you So.. my mom worked in optical for over twenty years. She was always taking care of people. A natural saleswoman she always stressed customer care first. So when I review a business not only do I take an accounting of quality of the product, service, food, etc. that the establishment has on offer, but I think of my mom and take an accounting of customer care as well. I think it is just as important as the first. It is one aspect of our market place that keeps the merchant from mistreating the buyer. If you treat your customer poorly, they take there money to a business who will meet customer care, and the former will be out of business. Simple. So even if not for humanitarian, or moral concerns, Seems to me to be poor horse sense to turn some away so promptly.So there I was, Later on after returning to the way-station from my walk. After being turned away and after leaving my review, there as I crossed by the front of the business, the owner hailed me and called me over to parlay. She asked me to reconsider my negative review. We had a civil conversation wherein we expressed our concerns to each other. She was rather nice, but.. of course being nice.. well.. you know.. it is a successful strategy that humans know to use to get what they want.Of course there is bias on both sides here. Well after consideration I feel it is fair to leave my review as is. Based on one core principle. Which is the ancient rites of hospitality. Whereby you are to entertain a guest with love, respect, warmth, generosity, and familial concern. In addition not only was this rite broken, it was done mid day, mid July, 108.F. To me this is equivalent to extreme weather phenomena such as downpours, winter storms etc. Survivable sure.. but none the less I asked to sit down for a moment and was turned away. It hurt my feelings, and also concerned me. If this is their attitude towards me, is this there attitude to people in general as well?, what other harm may be caused if so? What if I had medical concerns, or some other issue really pressing that required me to seek shelter for life? (Of course I was fine.) I saw a potential risk to others. Which made me more apt to take the time to type my review. So I will leave my review as is, due to their breaking the ancient rites of hospitality.Thank you for taking the time to read this. I solemnly swear that I, Natan take this edit up in the endeavor of truth, and duty. To be accountable and take responsibility for my part in the interaction.

Wes Sears

2021-05

This establishment was awsome. The service was great. Tasting room was a great way to enter. Good selection of bourbon Me and My sisters had to buy a few bottles. It was Good to come back to Kadoka where My family is from. Thanks The Sears Family!

Evenson Electronics

2023-05

400 miles to this distillery, I looked forward to it the whole trip. The price of a bottle is $65. They have plenty of add-ons, like a really big building, credit card fees, and now you get to pay to get more than one sample. Used to tell everyone to come here, not anymore. Probably my last trip from Minnesota.

Jennifer Piercy

2022-05

Cool place with excellent spirits - I'm kind of a spirits wimp but the latte version has made me a convert, along with the Cinnaster apple. Dog friendly which is a big plus. They are remodeling/expanding so looking forward to stopping again soon & see how that is coming along. Staff is super friendly & knowledgeable.

Dominic Mickelson

2021-05

This has been on our bucket list to visit for some time. For a small shop 100% effort. On our visit, which was a Friday mid June about 1pm there was one worker and she was super friendly. We each did the flight to taste check which ones we would buy. They have a good variety of flavors sure to suit everyone's taste. We took home 6 bottles plus a hand sanitizer. The downside for us was no real tour and apologize for the mess. This was because another group was at the tasting bar so with only 2 groups it was understaffed. When we left I told my wife that there was so much I wanted to ask and didn't get a chance to. I would recommend visiting and buying some.

Keirsey Box

2019-05

Solid experience, unique flavor options and love that tastings are free! Worth a stop for sure.

Darin Clausing

2023-05

$10 tasting fee for what might = 1 shot. The price of a bottle was about $30+ which isn't bad but the cost of the tasting fee left a bad impression on me. The whiskey was good, especially like the rattlesnake one. I knocked off two stars due to tasting fee.

Jessica Perez

2020-05

Stopping by just for a taste ended up leaving with 4 bottles. My favorite one was the latte. Very nice and person working the front recommended to take 44 to see a different scenic to the badlands. Thank you so much.

Scotty Crider

2023-05

I stopped today and bought some cinn-ister apple. It was amazing. I loved the flavor and it is well made. Will be stopping again when I come back through

Wayne Booze

2021-05

Bought the Special Reserve at Hy-Vee in the bourbon section. Love supporting local.I've NEVER had the iconic spitting out a drink before, but wow that stuff is pretty brutal, so I couldn't help but evacuate that stuff as expeditiously as possible. It's neither "tasty" nor "smooth" as the label proclaims. Please feel free to lose that recipe, folks. It might have gotten people by in the prohibition, but it certainly can't compete with actual barrel aged bourbons like Makers, Buffalo Trace, Basil, or any other decent bourbon at the same price point.I'm sure the folks are great, and if you stop by the distillery you might find something worthwhile. Kadoka is a great little place with great people.

Jennifer

2022-05

Had fun tasting some of the many spirits they make. Left with a few bottles. :)

Doug Fortner

2022-05

Great place! Nice people, good variety of tasting options, and they give you the first taste for free! Worth the 2 min detour off the road.

Brian Lynch

2023-05

Fantastic staff and unique decor. Interesting flavors of whiskey. Highly recommend Vanilla coffee flavor, Weta Latte!

Terri Grimm

2023-08

Loved the quick tour! Coffee with a hint of vanilla whiskey! How can you not start your day like that?

Chris Boock

2021-05

It was clean and the staff was friendly. The free drinks were very tasty. I even picked up a jugg to go. If your ever in there minor hood stop in tell them Christopher sent ya!

Mark Noack

2023-05

Great little place to check out while in the area. Staff is friendly and helpful. Bourbon is great as well!