Reviews of Wayward Distillery (Fish Shop)

A Lee

Some of the friendliest staff you will ever meet. Super friendly, super hospitable, super passionate about what they do. Their passion definitely shows in the quality of their product. I love the small scale brewing/distilling. I hope they stay this way forever. Carry on, my Wayward son!

Ryan Chan

Friendly. Must return.

Beat Alsace

Great tasting and tastes. Innovative solutions

Matthew Fox

Top notch business with lots of interesting things going on. My favourite gin

Travis Hill

A very unique distillery. They make their spirits from honey rather than grain. The resulting product is not that different from your standard vodka or gin, but has just the faintest honey aroma. Also try their Depth Charge coffee liqueur. Much better tasting than Kahlua.

R Post

Awesome! I'm gonna turn into an alcoholic, it's that good lol!!!

Corinne R

Alex was friendly, welcoming and well educated in the spirits she’s offering for taste and sale. A great experience!

D -

Like the distillery but the Vodkas just has to strong a taste for my liking. No smoothness, but that's just my palette. Prices are on the higher end to warrant me to purchase. But I will be back to try the rest.

Kelsey Wood

Super friendly hosts and really interesting tasting experience! All the spirits are great, but the espresso vodka- Shot In The Dark- is incredible.

Cassandra Mayer

My husband and I visited on November 14th, 2021 and was helped by a lovely staff (I am so sorry I don't remember your name!). She was very sweet and helpful. The gin are absolutely amazing that I purchased a few bottles. Very very impressed with how smooth they are on their own as well mixed. Thank you so much! Especially for being open when nearly everything was closed haha. :)

Mark King

Great local distillery. More than willing to show you around and let you try some samples. They also support the local economy which is an added bonus.

Jace Pierson

Epic Gin and vodka. Rum as well (when available) Awesome people.

Lydia Haight

For someone who really doesn't enjoy honey I was more than pleasantly surprised at the excellent products that can be made from fermented honey. I would recommend that everyone give it a try. I am looking forward to trying our purchases at home!

David Coey

This place is Awesome. Always stop by when nearby. Highly recommended if you enjoy Great Spirits and supporting Local

Alexa Freudigmann

Very welcoming and friendly staff coupled with delicious gin and liqueurs. We had a great experience and learned a ton about the process and products. Left with two bottles of unruly gin and will cherish them!! A must do when touring the north island!

Nancy Deen

I give Dave and his team FIVE UNBELIEVABLE STARS. I met Dave and his team last year during the BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival and have been in love with their Gin and Vodka ever since. They use honey to make their products and it's heavenly, and completely one-of-a-kind. Wayward Distillation has also donated to my charity which speaks volumes. Thank you for everything that you do!

Scott Van Achte

Some great products at Wayward! Their prices are certainly on the expensive end of things, but delicious. Great for a treat or that special Christmas drink

Margaret Bird

Lots of celiac friendly options and smooth yummy spirits. They are always open for tastings

Vernon Brewster

The beverages made here are top class. The Comox Electric Vehicle Association social meeting was a lot of fun.

Kamil Biegala

Amazing. Thank you!

Wayne Wheeler

Good selection. The small batch rum was so good

Leif Jason

The only thing better than the spirits from Wayward is the people. Dave, Andrea and the rest of the crew care about what they do, and they put their love and passion into every bottle. I almost always have a 'reminder' taste at the Comox Valley Farmers' Market, and their tasting room in Courtenay is lovely as well. They are involved in the community and hold their own cool special events. And did I mention the spirits? The vodka, gin, rum and the rest are double-d ddelicious! No mix necessary.

Julie Simonsen

Honey works! In the gin, in the vodka and the limited batch rum. The hostess at the tasting room was friendly and informative. It was super cool watching the staff hand labeling the bottles. The labels are creative mini masterpieces. Having a hand numbered bottle from the first batch of rum is very special.

Linda Buchanan

The young lady from the Farmer's Market was lovely. We decided to visit the Distillery Sunday to experience the tour. We were thoroughly impressed and felt she was a real asset to the company. We enjoyed the tasting and all of us had a cocktail and we took home gin to further explore options.

Krista

We had such a great experience at Wayward Distillery. The cocktail flights are amazing and such a good value. We had Brent as a bartender and he was phenomenal, so nice and really went above and beyond to explain all the drinks and craft them. Will definitely return the next time we are in the area!

Lesley Davies

Loved it all, the people, the product and the process....These folks really get it right and it shows in their products... Their attention to detail is amazing. Truly inspirational visit, I cant wait to try your rum

Mass S

Amazing products. Smooth to the last drop. Enjoy!

Shelby Smith

Ah-maZing! If you ever have the opportunity to visit or try these honey-sweet products, do yourself a favor and make it happen ????????

Aaron George

Very friendly, helpful service. I was helped by the owner, who immediately made me feel at home, seemed really appreciative of the business and made the experience extremely pleasant. Unfortunately, I was unable to sample the spirits at the time of my visit, but I'm looking forward to sampling repeatedly in the very near future. This will not be my last visit.

Jessica Fenn

We have had all the flights and they are incredible. Well balanced and complex flavors. The neat drinks are also so tasty. Sam made it an excellent experience. He's like a one man show! Telling us about the distillery, how he crafted the cocktails and great conversation. Highly recommend and a must-do Courtney experience.

Peter MacLeod

Great spot to drop into on a rainy Saturday morning. The hostess was great as was the vodka with a hint of espresso. Will recommend and return

Mariana Petrenko

I love gin and it was really good experience with honey based gin. Cocktails were tasty and sampling was unstoppable. You definitely can rely on Canadian veteran families in terms of distillery.

Lee Zavarise

Super friendly staff. You can see they love what they do.

Naoko Fujimaki

Amazing everything! Incredible gin, vodka and rum. This place is a jewel.

Jennifer Whitfield

Delicious Gin. Tonic water for sale. Electric vehicle charging as well. Thanks!

Dave Jackson

Very nice and super friendly

D Dixon

Great tasting room, bought a bottle of gin and krupnik after the tasting and tour. Definitely recommended.

Asdf Asdf

Came here two weeks ago and I was blown away by the awesome cheery staff, the amazing selection of spirits, and how we got to see the process too. My girlfriend works in the industry and this was one of the if not the best of tasting experiences out of many I have had. Highly recommend!

Brittany Grozell

WOW, who knew honey could make such smooth and delicious booze!? The vodka is top notch, the Krupnik is a staple now in my liquor cabinet, and while I don't typically like gin, I would drink theirs. Our tasting was done by Thomas and the whole experience was great.

Tristan Gill

Beautiful facility making some amazing spirits. Super unique process using honey as the base ingredient for distillation. If you see their products around, definitely pick up a bottle. I highly recommend the Krupnik and the Depth Charge.

Minh Le

Thumbs up to the lovely dual at the bar! Great cocktail selection that truly highlights the great selection of spirits for tasting.

Bozena Biegala

Just recived this today.My son just ordered for me as we can't buy anywhere my original Polish Krupnik in BC.The bottle looks amazing!cant wait to tried it!Thank You for Exelent costumer service.Will definitely visit this place soon !

Natasha Bot

Stopped in today for a tour and some samples and we weren’t disappointed ! Sam was wonderful, knowledgeable and friendly, the cocktails were so tasty. We ended up leaving with the raspberry ginger vodka. Over all great experience.

Adam Biggs

Original (and delicious) creations. For any coffee lovers, the Depth Charge is a must

Scoshua Barronteau

By far my favourite distillery! The drinks are sooooo good and the place is cozy. The staff are extremely friendly as well. We went there on a vacation but if I lived closer by, I would be going there every day!