Amazing products and atmosphere! Cannot recommended enough! The vodka is some of the best around. The lemon vodka is to die for!!!! Just amazing products. I even loved the gin and whiskey which I am not traditionally a fan of
A visit to Tampa Bay area would not be complete without stopping by and touring the Kozuba and Sons Distillery. The staff is super friendly and the tour ends with the tasting of their craft liquors. On your way out visit their store and pick up your favorite flavors. Their handcrafted products include old polish recipes of vodka, flavored liquors and modern twists with an intense production process to create a smooth tasting whiskey, tequila, gin and other seasonal flavors. A must visit!
This place was amazing! We did not get to do the tour but had an amazing tasting and purchased some items to bring home with us on the trip! Everyone there was very informative and helpful the entire time we were on site!
My girlfriend and I visited and we loved everything about the tour. We were accompanied by Jacob, who was the best person ever and was very friendly and informative about the history of the business and Papa and his 2 sons. A special thanks to Jacob who was very hospitable. We also purchased the Gin Lemonade Bar Box and also absolutely loved every other flavor Bar Box offers. We will be coming back to visit again sometime in the future. Thank you Kozuba and Sons Distillery for the memorable experience. - Maurice & Brittany
Kozuba Distillery -- Educative, fun, and spirited tasting and tour!!!The tour and tasting at Kozuba & Sons Distillery is unique, relaxed, fun, and educative. My entire group had a delightful and educative experience under the guidance of Maddie. She provided a very informative, fun, personable tour, acquainting us with the distillery process for various spirts. We were fascinated with the array of different high-quality tasty products they are creating. A Happy Tour Participant, Rusty and Group
Four of us took a tour of Kozuba and Son's Distillery on a Friday afternoon recently. According to their website, the Only thing that excites them more than their spirits, is the opportunity to share them. "Handcrafted" isn't just a label to them, it's what they do. Devon, our guide, explained that every part of the process is guided by their hands. They begin with hand-selected grain, then hand-mix and hand-mash the grain to get the perfect blend before distillation begins.We were warmly greeted by Devon, and we were each offered a taste of Kozuba Lemon Flavored Vodka which was very fresh tasting. Definitely there was no chemical aftertaste as I often find in the commercially flavored vodkas.We walked into the distillery and learned that this dream started in 2005 in Poland. Zbigniew "Papa" Kozuba, a biochemist and businessman, retired and moved to the countryside. While there, Papa began tinkering with cordials, continuing a tradition of infused spirits that many Polish families honored. His sons joined him and Papa and his sons turned the hobby into a business. After a few years producing a successful line of cordials, they ordered a hybrid copper still and shortly thereafter, they were distilling vodkas. Later on, the first Polish single malt whiskeys and other varieties of the brown spirit evolved.The family decided to move the business to Florida's Grand Central District - an area thirsty for small-batch, local spirits. They have two handmade German hybrid copper stills which they brought to the U.S., one is for vodkas and the other is used for whiskey. I recommend that everyone take a tour to learn for yourself about the processes.We headed back to the tasting room and experienced several delicious types of vodkas, whiskeys, Sunshine State Agave and cordials, etc.The BarBox Negroni and the Cranberry & Juniper Flavored Vodka were my favorite that day. I'm looking forward to the bourbon being ready soon too.We stopped in their on-site store and did not leave empty-handed.
Was so looking forward to visiting given all the high reviews. Highly disappointed. Bad products and bad marketing/service. We did a tasting and then ended up buying a bottle of ‘average’ lemon vodka, in part to show our appreciation for the bartenders time. I was surprised when the bill was more than the cost of the vodka. They charged us for a “tour and tasting.” I told them we didn’t take a tour and that there was no mention or signage about a fee. The guy said “oh well.” Deceitful. Competitors don’t charge a fee. And for the few wine or beer joints that do, they are always up front about any fees. Bad business. We certainly won’t be back or recommend to others.
The tour and tastings would have been absolutely delightful except that we had the bad luck of getting Denise as our tour guide. She was rushed and cranky and clearly not enjoying giving us the tasting or the tour. Some friends and I have been here before for the tour and tasting but with a different guide. It was a completely different experience. Go, but be sure that you get anyone but Denise for your tour guide.
A most enjoyable excursion our second stop on a distillery crawl. Our tour guide and tasting Host Austin was very knowledgeable and aimiable. We would definitely recommend them to anyone who enjoys a great liquor. Their signature potato, Vodka, is dangerously smooth.
Not only do you get to try some of the best vodkas & bourbons , but the stories related to ‘papa’ and his sons is fascinating . The behind the scenes view of the process , and how the magic happens is great . We walked out with several bottles to take home and a box of Negroni ( so good) ! Can’t wait to go back next time we’re in town . Highly recommend Kozuba & Sons distillery .