Chicago Distillery Tour
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Royal Carriage runs chauffeured distillery tours in Chicago with executive SUVs (4–6 passengers, from $110/hour), party vans (12–14 passengers, from $150/hour), and stretch limos (8–10 passengers, from $120/hour). City routes cover KOVAL in Ravenswood, CH Distillery in the West Loop, Rhine Hall in West Town, and Maplewood in Logan Square; day trips reach North Shore Distillery and Whiskey Acres. Price includes a designated driver, a cooler for your bottles, and custom route planning. Call (224) 801-3090.
Chicago's craft-spirits scene runs from grain-to-bottle whiskey to fruit brandy and hometown vodka. The best way to taste your way through it is with a chauffeur who knows the routes, the reservations, and which tasting rooms are worth the extra drive.
3 Distillery Tour Routes
Each route is built around geography and tasting-room hours — minimizing drive time and maximizing time at the bar. Your driver can adjust stops on the fly based on your group's taste.
The City Distillery Loop
4–5 hoursCH Distillery
West Loop
Rhine Hall
West Town
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
Logan Square
KOVAL Distillery
Ravenswood
The full Chicago craft-spirits afternoon. Start at CH Distillery on Randolph for vodka, gin, and a Malört flight, swing to Rhine Hall in West Town for father-and-daughter fruit brandies, then head north to Maplewood's Logan Square lounge and finish at KOVAL — the city's first grain-to-bottle whiskey distillery since Prohibition. Drive times between stops stay under 15 minutes, and Fulton Market sits in the middle if your group wants a lunch break.
The North Shore Half-Day
5 hoursNorth Shore Distillery
Green Oaks
Lake County lunch stop
Lake Bluff / Libertyville
A quieter, more scenic option about 45 minutes north on I-94. North Shore Distillery is Illinois' oldest post-Prohibition craft distillery — gin, vodka, whiskey, and absinthe in a relaxed Lake County tasting room. Tours run on select Saturdays, so book ahead; we pair the visit with a North Shore lunch and can add a stop on our wine-tour route to round out the day.
The Whiskey Acres Farm Trip
6–7 hoursWhiskey Acres Distilling Co.
DeKalb
The premium estate experience — about an hour west in DeKalb. Whiskey Acres is Illinois' first farm-to-glass distillery, with the bourbon, rye, and corn whiskey distilled from grain grown on the same fifth-generation family farm. The whiskey garden seats 200 with live music on weekends. We position this as a relaxed half-day for groups who want something genuinely different from a city bar crawl; Saturday has the most tour slots.
Vehicle Options & Pricing
Executive SUV (Escalade)
4–6 passengers
From $110/hour
Couples, double dates, or small tasting groups who want comfort over capacity
Party Van
12–14 passengers
From $150/hour
Larger groups, corporate outings, and bachelor/bachelorette spirits tours
Stretch Limo
8–10 passengers
From $120/hour
Birthday and celebration tours where the limo is part of the occasion
What Is Included
- Designated driver for the entire tour — nobody risks a DUI
- Custom route planning around your preferred distilleries
- Cooler with ice for any bottles you buy along the way
- Bottled water between tastings
- Flexible scheduling — add, skip, or reorder stops on the fly
- Safe door-to-door return to your pickup address
3-hour minimum on all distillery tour bookings. Most city groups book 4–5 hours for a 3–4 stop route.
Distillery Tour Pricing Examples
| Scenario | Vehicle | Hours | Estimated Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date-night tasting (2 people), city loop | SUV | 4 hrs | $440 |
| Birthday group (8 people), West Loop + Ravenswood | Stretch Limo | 5 hrs | $600 |
| Corporate outing (14 people), city loop + lunch | Party Van | 5 hrs | $750 |
| Whiskey Acres farm trip (6 people), DeKalb | SUV | 7 hrs | $770 |
Prices are estimates. Actual cost depends on pickup location and route distance. Gratuity not included. Call (224) 801-3090 for an exact quote.
Planning a Distillery Day That Actually Flows
Reserve the tours that need it: Tasting rooms are easy for a couple to walk into, but production tours are a different story. KOVAL and North Shore both take group reservations, and Whiskey Acres runs set tour slots on Saturdays. Send us your group size and the distilleries you most want to see, and we will flag which stops need a booking before your date.
City loop or scenic day trip: Three or four city distilleries over four to five hours is the sweet spot for most groups — CH, Rhine Hall, Maplewood, and KOVAL all sit within a short drive of each other. If you want a slower, more scenic day, the North Shore run trades stops for a relaxed Lake County tasting room, and the Whiskey Acres farm trip in DeKalb is the one to pick when you want something a city bar crawl can't match.
Taste, then bring it home: Buy a bottle of the rye or the gin you fall for — the vehicle carries a cooler with ice so your purchases stay safe until the end of the day. Illinois law allows passengers to drink in a properly partitioned chauffeured vehicle, so you can sip between stops while your driver handles the route. When the tour wraps, we return everyone door-to-door, so nobody is sorting out a ride home after a day of tastings.
Tell us your group size, your neighborhood, and a couple of distilleries you already want to hit, and we will build the rest of the route around drive time and tasting-room hours. Call (224) 801-3090 for a flat-fare quote on any of the three routes or a custom tour.
Distillery Tour Limo Questions
Is there a limo service that does distillery tours in Chicago?+
Yes. Royal Carriage runs chauffeured distillery tours across the Chicago area — KOVAL in Ravenswood, CH Distillery in the West Loop, Rhine Hall in West Town, Maplewood in Logan Square, and the suburban North Shore and Whiskey Acres distilleries. We handle the routing, the parking, and the driving so your whole group can taste. Call (224) 801-3090 for a quote.
How many distilleries can we visit in one day?+
Most groups visit 3–4 city distilleries in a 4–5 hour window — about an hour at each for a flight or a cocktail plus a production tour. The North Shore and Whiskey Acres routes are built around one or two stops because they are farther out and the tasting experiences run longer. We pace every route so you are tasting, not rushing.
Can we drink in the limo between distilleries?+
Yes. Illinois law (625 ILCS 5/11-502) lets passengers consume alcohol in a properly licensed chauffeured vehicle with a partition between the driver and passenger area — which every Royal Carriage limo and party van has. Buy a bottle at one stop and open it on the way to the next; we keep a cooler with ice on board. The driver, of course, does not drink.
What does a distillery tour limo cost in Chicago?+
Executive SUVs start at $110/hour for smaller groups, party vans at $150/hour, and stretch limos at $120/hour, all with a 3-hour minimum. A typical 4-hour city distillery loop runs $440–$600 depending on group size and pickup location. The North Shore and Whiskey Acres day trips run longer because of drive time. No peak pricing and no surprise charges — call (224) 801-3090 for an exact quote.
Do we need to book the distillery tours in advance?+
For groups, yes — KOVAL and North Shore both require advance reservations for production tours, and Whiskey Acres has set Saturday tour slots. Tasting-room walk-ins are usually fine for smaller parties. Give us your group size and the distilleries you want, and we will flag which stops need a reservation before your date.
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