Panther Distillery — Local services in Osakis

Buyer Beware!!!! I stopped by in January and purchased 4 bottles on a recommendation from a friend. I purchased 2 bottles of Ordeal and 2 bottles of Minneapolis 14. When I tried 14, it was nasty! I had some friends try it and they agreed. Upon further inspection, we discovered that the other bottle of 14 I purchased was a different color and was OK. The bad bottle also had crap floating in it. I called the distillery and explained the situation. The clerk said she would tell the person in charge. I told her that we are two hours away so it would be hard for me to exchange, it would me a minimum of 4 hours of windshield time. I finally got a call from the clerk that the only way to remedy the situation was to come in and exchange it. Obviously, they did not offer to drive 4 hours to replace it. I thought the easiest solution would be for them to send me a reimbursement. They refused! I thought it was sad that whoever is in charge did not have the kahunas to call me themselves and hid behind the clerk. Be careful buying from this distillery, they do not stand behind their product! Or at least, inspect every bottle they put in a bag before you leave the store! BTW, I offered to send them a picture of the bottles, it is very clear there are different colorings between the two...

Panther Distillery has a very neat operation in Osakis. Their whiskey is very good. My personal favourite was the Minnesota 14 or the Saint Paul, which are their whiskey whiskeys (read: not bourbon). If you like bourbon, they have a bourbon that a man from Kentucky on our tour approved of, which seems like an excellent endorsement to me. The tour is free without the tastings; if you want to taste, it's $10. All in all, a good deal. Definitely...

This is what the revival in local spirits is all about! They use all locally sourced grains and made a superior flight of whiskies. The Ordeal bourbon was my favorite. We had a sampling then took a tour. The sampling lets you choose 3 to try, so if you go with others, consider how to share and get a taste of more. The tour goes through the fermenting & distilling facility and got us up close to...