We took the distillery tour on a Saturday. I knew...

We took the distillery tour on a Saturday. I knew nothing about whiskey but learned a lot from Herman Beckley. The tour and tasting covered how to savoir 3 varieties of H&M whiskey. Bourbon was my favorite. Herman talked about whiskey distilling, aging, whiskey history and judging whiskey. There was also some interesting tid-bits about marketing and making batches of whiskey for competitions.

Due to the attention to detail and the ability to try out ideas, I really can now appreciate the creativity possible with small batch whiskey distillers. Unfortunately, I can not get H&M in Oregon.

Although it felt like Herman and Marshall were rock stars of the local whiskey scene they were very approachable friendly. We toured on an 75% degree day and the distillery room was quite warm and the tasting room was cool. There is lots of water available, so stay hydrated.