Twojaysiowa Distillery - Norwalk

Love this place and these good people. Wish I hadn’t waited so many years to finally visit. Friendliest, sweetest people you’ll meet. They happily tell their story and share their wisdom. The world needs more people like these folks. Tiny home-grown distillery that is only accessible by calling to schedule a visit. Make time for good conversation. Be patient and kind with these kind souls or don’t bother stopping by. I wish only the best for them.

Wow. Visiting Des Moines over the Memorial Day weekend and was looking for a Distillery Tour. Called Broadbent Distillery and left a voice mail. Saturday, John returned my call and said that he had just finished cutting grass and would be available if we wanted to visit. My wife, myself, and another couple took the drive out past Norwalk IA.John Broadbent is a fantastic wealth of knowledge about making whiskey and has a ton of great stories that he would love to share. You can tell in a couple minutes about how passionate he is about his craft If you are on a schedule, please let John know and he can adjust the visit. I think I could have pulled up a lawn chair and spent a couple of hours listening to John talk about his whiskey making experiences. My wife and friends almost got to the point that they were going to visit some other venues until Cheryl (John's wife) saved the day by asking if we want to do some tastings.Everything we tasted including the Two Jay’s Iowa Corn Whiskey, Two Jay's Iowa Corn Whiskey Country Style, and the Bella Limoncello was fantastic. We really liked Broadbent's Urban Style Light Whiskey. And we were able to buy a number of bottles to take home. Interestingly, we even found Broadbent Whiskey on the shelf at the HyVee Wine and Beer in Atlantic Iowa.If you have an hour (or two) and want to see how whiskey is really made, give John a call and see if you can wrangle a visit to the Broadbent Whiskey Shed. It will be an experience you will not forget.

Wow. Visiting Des Moines over the Memorial Day weekend and was looking for a Distillery Tour. Called Broadbent and left a voice mail. Saturday, John at Broadbent returned my call and said that he had just finished cutting grass and would be available if we wanted to visit. My wife, myself, and another couple took the drive out past Norwalk IA. John is a fantastic wealth of knowledge about making whiskey and has a ton of great stories that he would love to share. You can tell in a couple minutes about how passionate he is about his craft If you are on a schedule, please let John know and he can adjust the visit. I think I could have pulled up a lawn chair and spent a couple of hours listening to John talk about his whiskey making experiences. My wife and friends almost got to the point that they were going to visit some other venues until Cheryl (John's wife) saved the day by asking if we want to do some tastings. Everything we tasted including the Two Jay's Iowa Corn Whiskey, Two Jay's Iowa Corn Whiskey Country Style, and the Bella Limoncello was fantastic. We really liked Broadbent's Urban Style Light Whiskey. And we were able to buy a number of bottles to take home. Interestingly, we even found Broadbent Whiskey on the shelf at the HyVee Wine and Beer in Atlantic Iowa. If you have an hour (or two) and want to see how whiskey is really made, give John a call and see if you can wrangle a visit to the Broadbent Whiskey Shed. It will be an experience you will not forget.

Cool little distillery in the barn behind the house. Some handmade equipment to help them along was cool to see instead of off the shelf things. The booze is pretty damn good stuff. Stop by and give these folks some business.

John was a wonderful host. His stories were entertaining and the whiskies worth the trip