Seven Troughs Distilling Co.

Tom and the team are fantastic, welcoming, and provide customer service far above our expectations. A true measure of a businesses success is how they treat their customers. They excel in this capacity and we will continue to support their adventure as long as they keep distilling. Bought their Chocolate Whiskey… wow!

Great tour of the facility, staff and owners are very knowledgable. They are quick to show and tell their passion of distilling. It is a little hard to find but with google maps and the right address the place was very easy to spot. When you walk in you are automatically greeted by the staff and the tasting room. You can get 3 free taste, and a small price of 5 dollars you can taste all that they have to offer. The staff went over each of the spirits with us and told us about the history of each piece. Then she took us for the tour of the facility, granted it is small, but they do great things with what they have. We bought their bourbon and other spirits afterwards. We will definitely come back for more.

Such a great addition to northern Nevada! I have only been here for a fundraiser for a friend and everyone was wonderful! I definitely will be back for a tasting since the moonshine friends have sampled from there has been wonderful! I can’t wait and see what they do in the years to come!

Walked in for an event the place was hosting. Had left Virginia City early to arrive before the 7 Troughs event finished. 3 girls behind the bar helping helping a group of 7. Not sure why 3 people are needed to help tasting for one group but that’s fine. Our group of three stood for 5 – 10 minutes trying to be busy. Made eye contact several times but could even get a «hello». I was frustrated so we walked out. This was the 3^rd time we have been here and other two times were on so we decided to head back in after the group of 7 were wrapped up. Now 2 girls behind the counter. Again no greeting or anything. Waited a few minutes and just decided, forget it. Terrible, terrible service. Strange when a customer comes in and isn’t allowed to spend any money. We were going to buy another bottle of the Blackrock Rum as they were out the last time we were in. Not sure what changed or what went wrong since last time. I’ll make this a 2 star review as the first time we went we had a great tour and the distiller was very friendly and welcoming.

Came in for an event and was completely ignored– twice! I’ve been here several time and love the place. I am completely disappointed as we left another event just to show support for the distillery :(will be a little before I come back. Left a bad taste in my mouth for sure.

Had a great time with my family tasting moonshine, vodka, and rum. Also got a very informative tour and description of Seven Troughs’ distilling process from the woman working the tasting room. Seven Troughs spirits definitely have their own distinct tastes. The vodka was especially interesting and watch out for that moonshine! Fun gift ideas too. Come my dad’s birthday I’m definitely thinking about getting him his own mini oak barrel to age whiskey in. Fun place and worth the visit!

The Great #RenoWhiskeyHunt starts today and gives you a chance to discover 7 amazing spirits, including one made right here in Sparks!
Tom Adams, owner of Seven Troughs Distilling Co., says they’re here to make spirits the way they did here in Nevada during the days wild west, early in the history of our great state of Nevada. He said just like those times and the people who lived them, Seven Troughs whiskey will be a little wild, rough around the edges, hardened from the elements, and the kind of spirit that will warm you up on those cold desert nights. So don’t expect serious sophistication when sipping these spirits. This is all about making good simple whiskey.
The still-​house at Seven Troughs is simple, just like their methods of production. There’s little mechanization in the operation because it keeps their methods true to the ways of the old days. Their process is almost entirely done by hand, meaning there’s a lot of work involved in producing each bottle of Recession Proof Moonshine, Nevada Bourbon and Black Rock Rum, and that translates to a limited supply at the moment. Luckily for us, there’s a tasting room where you can buy that which you cannot at retail.
But probably the coolest thing going on at Seven Troughs right now is the ability to purchase a personalized barrel of Nevada Bourbon that you can watch age and taste at various stages along the way. The barrels come in two sizes and both carry a brand that is all your own. Edge Nightclub has really taken to this and are now offering «barrel service» in their VIP area, so you might see a few with their moniker on the shelf.
Beyond the spirits themselves, Seven Troughs offers a whole lot more including distillery tours, private parties and of course, sampling in their tasting room. They plan to launch a number of new products in the coming months, so stay tuned!

Gave my husband a whiskey school tour for Fathers Day. Awesome! Learned a lot tasted a lot of whiskey and came home with a personalize keg to age to home. Great conversation piece. Learn how to make some nifty cocktails. I am looking forward to try some Rum. The Prohibition proof moonshine is actually quite tasty. Owners are so cool I would invite them home (if they bring the booze). Try it! You won’t be disappointed. Nevada Strong

While Drew and Louis provided some outstanding details about 7 Troughs, I simply had a wonderful time listening to Mike describe the distilleries rich history and process as to why they do the voodoo that they do. All the while, watching the small family staff label and wax bottles of rum.
I’m really excited about the possibilities of having a local distillery.

Wow! Where do I begin? Tom
Adams is great, the first thing I really noted which is significant to me is that he is obviously very family focused. That might seem ironic to some but I definitely get it and appreciate it as well.
Secondly, knowledgeable, patient, intelligent, and driven. Perhaps that was really two through 5 but you get it. He enjoys his craft, more importantly he cares about his community and the people he shares it with as well.
I already touched on this but I’ll reiterate anyway, intelligent and coupled with his passion he is industrious and crafty and determined. It took a lot of time to get where he is and he is deeply invested, more than a lot of people would spend their time to accomplish and he has done it well.
May I add that, if I haven’t conveyed already these are good people, they have good hooch and will show you how to make good cocktails with them. The how to class was very very cool!

This place is located south of Glendale just east of McCarran. The tasting room is open 3 to 6 PM on Friday and 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday.
Thanks to Nevada Assemblymen Frierson, Horne, Segerblom and Flores and AB 156, it is now easier to own and operate micro-​distilleries in Nevada. It also allows them to sell directly to retailers and operate tasting rooms. There are however regulations like limiting two bottles per customer per month and a two-​ounce tasting limit, although, they also serve cocktails here. In Kentucky, you only get one ounces total. In fact, there are dry counties in Kentucky where you can’t even drink alcohol. Stuff like this keeps reminding me what a great state Nevada is and how we like to treat its citizens as adults and not kids. With the explosive growth of whiskey and cocktails, there will be a micro-​distillery boom, perhaps not as big as the micro-​brewery boom. At least I’ve found it hard to sit down to drink seven cocktails or bourbons without blacking out while I can easily handle seven beers.
I was surprised that they chose Sparks, because Cashell didn’t want them in Reno. Cashell was on some holy god mission to clean up Reno’s image and scapegoat tattoo parlors and strip clubs. How the hell does a micro-​distillery get thrown into that category? People drinking cocktails and bourbons, while getting younger and younger, are none-​the-​less a bit older and wealthier than the troublemaking crowd. Cashell is so stuck in the 70’s it’s not even funny. And if he didn’t notice, we’re in Nevada where you can pay to have sex and throw your money away and smoke medicinal pot. He made his fortune off legalized gaming, throwing away your hard-​earned money and sometimes taking it out of the family savings, and he’s all high and mighty about micro-​distilleries. Pleaaaaaase.
The only problem with micro-​distilleries is that it takes eight years to age bourbon, so what do you do in the meantime? You have to sell moonshine which is un-​aged whiskey. You can also distill rum, vodka, and gin in the meantime. I’m not a big fan of moonshine, but like un-​oaked chard, it is a purer expression of the grain that goes into it. I’m an oak-​bomb fan, so I’ll have to wait eight years before seeing how these guys do bourbon. It may be less if the area’s climate speeds up the aging process. In the meantime, it’s good to know, these guys are doing everything right from start to finish. They get their grains from Winnemucca and recycle the malt byproduct that gets fed to pigs. Unlike beer and wine, distilled liquor is the process of using the evaporation of the fermented grain. If you bottle wine, it will still age, because there are still chemical reactions. Once you bottle distilled liquor, it stops aging. There is no automation here except an electric stirrer. They also designed and built their own distiller. It sort of reminded me of the doctor on MASH who built a distillery in his tent. They ferment the grains in open oak barrels which they have to clean out daily. It’s a lot of hard labor, but they wanted to make alcohol the way it was done pre-​industrial. Unfortunately, we lost a lot of craft knowledge in the Industrial Age. Not only did we make everything by hand, but we accumulated a wealth of specialty knowledge. While many craftspeople wrote books about their craft, many simply passed it on generation to generation. With the Information Age and its quest for specialized knowledge and quality, we have started to backtrack and relearn the history and tradition of craft. While there are many benefits to Industrialization, we are becoming increasingly aware of its costs including our health and the health of our habitat.
Of course, this place is halfway there. There is the question of aging, and this area’s unique climate, it’s altitude, dryness, and cold winters will create unique challenges or perhaps opportunities. Knowing how much effort they put into creating the moonshine, I’m confident they’ll wind up with some great aged bourbon in the future. The moonshine I tasted was a bit floral and sweet but not as harsh as some moonshine I’ve had. It reminded me of Irish moonshine my Irish friend shared with me that was very drinkable. They have been aging whiskey in mini-​barrels which I also tasted and only after a few months it had picked up a nice oak nose.