Asheville Distilleries, Wine Bars and Wine Shops

Eda Rhyne Distilling Company makes craft spirits in Asheville inspired by traditional Appalachian folk medicine, using locally sourced and wild-foraged botanicals, rare heirloom grains and native plants. It's best known for its bitter herbal spirits, and its bottles are sold in ABC stores across North Carolina and in bars and liquor stores around the country. The Asheville tasting room on Fairview Road pours classic cocktails made with its own spirits, and the second spot, Eda's Hide-a-Way in Weaverville, adds natural wine and cold beer.

Two Trees Distilling is a craft distillery and tasting room at 17 Continuum Drive in Fletcher, about 15 minutes south of Asheville off Interstate 26. It makes small-batch whiskey, bourbon, flavored whiskeys, vodka and moonshine with Appalachian grains and mountain water, and it's the distillery behind Tim Smith Spirits from the Discovery Channel show Moonshiners. Free tastings run daily, with six flavors to sample, plus craft cocktail specials and bottle sales seven days a week. It's open Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 7 pm, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Asheville Media Group listeners voted it Best Distillery in 2023 and 2024.

The Low Down is a craft cocktail bar in West Asheville tucked below The Hop at 723 Haywood Road. Look for the golden arrow through the glass door. Created by the founder of The Crow and Quill, the underground bar pairs art deco design with understated occult touches: wood interiors, a canopy bar, and a shuffleboard table. The seasonal menu of craft cocktails and mocktails is built for precision, not volume, and it's consistently named one of the best cocktail bars in West Asheville.

5 Walnut Wine Bar is a downtown Asheville listening room on Walnut Street, hosting live music seven nights a week. Jazz, swing, gypsy jazz, and acoustic singer-songwriter shows fill the small wine bar most evenings.

Little Jumbo is an award-winning cocktail bar at 241 Broadway Street near Five Points and Montford, set in the old Jenkins grocery building with tin ceilings and green leather seats. The bar knows a thousand recipes, and the bestsellers are the 1870's Old Fashioned and the Hello Friday, poured since 2017, with bar snacks like smoked trout dip.

The Crow and Quill is a downtown Asheville speakeasy for craft cocktails and rare spirits. Tucked behind a nondescript entry on North Lexington, this Victorian-inspired speakeasy is famous for its mind-blowing selection: over 800 whiskeys and 1,100 spirits from all over the planet. Whether you’re craving a perfectly smoked Old-Fashioned or something totally new, the friendly bartenders here shape drinks using fresh, seasonal ingredients, even garnishes picked straight from the owner’s garden. Bar snacks and tasty bites round out the menu, perfect for late-night hangs or a pre-show sip. Known for expertly crafted cocktails with seasonal ingredients sourced locally, their drinks are as much a show as a drink: think flaming cinnamon sticks and infused smoke. The bar often hosts live jazz, folk, and Americana music, plus themed events like blanket forts and storytelling during winter, making it a staple of Asheville’s nighttime culture.

Fitz and the Wolfe is a downtown Asheville live music venue with three rooms: The Showroom for honky tonk and dancing, The Den for pinball and pool, and The Palm Room speakeasy for cocktails. Hosts swing dance and singer-songwriter nights.

The Workshop Lounge is a craft cocktail bar and live music room inside The Foundry Hotel on South Market Street in downtown Asheville's Block neighborhood. The space runs a serious rotating cocktail menu alongside scheduled live music Wednesday through Saturday: jazz residencies, acoustic sets, and small-group ensembles that fill the room without overwhelming it. It's a spot that works as a hotel bar and a neighborhood bar at the same time, which isn't easy to pull off.

Located inside The Weinhaus, a 40+ year-old beer and wine store in Asheville, Cork & Keg Bar offers a refined selection of wines and draft beers by the glass as well as cheese plates and lite snacks. The bar features a cozy indoor space and inviting patio seating overlooking lively downtown Asheville and Pritchard Park, perfect for people watching or enjoying live music. Frequent live entertainment from local musicians makes Cork & Keg a favored spot for locals looking to wind down with a quality drink and good vibes.

Potential New Boyfriend is a West Asheville wine bar and ice cream parlor set up like a living room. Plush furniture, colorful art and a hi-fi system spinning vinyl set the mood for curated wines, inventive ice creams, charcuterie and desserts. It's 21+ and open Tuesday through Sunday, with happy hour in the early afternoon.

Oak and Grist Distilling Company is a small-batch, grain-to-glass artisan distillery in Black Mountain, just east of Asheville. Using locally grown and malted barley, they craft whiskey and gin that capture the flavors of Western North Carolina, and their covered patio overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains is one of the best spots for sipping award-winning craft spirits near Asheville.

District 42 pairs small shareable plates, warm hospitality and creative cocktails in an all-day lounge and bar right on historic Pack Square in downtown Asheville. It's open seven days a week, with tables, soft seating and an outdoor patio, and the drinks use house-made juices and regionally sourced bitters.

A crow-themed bar in the former Thirsty Monk space on Patton Ave, opened in 2025 by chef Michael Reppert and partner Brenden Wyand. Cocktails, local brews, snacks, pool, arcade games, karaoke, and free live music every Thursday and Saturday night at 9pm.

Located in the South Slope of Asheville, the Funkatorium is the East Coast’s first sour beer dedicated taproom. Featuring over a dozen varieties of these styles on draught, visitors can expect a full immersion into the old world way of experiencing and appreciating beer along with a creative food menu.

Biltmore Winery sits in Antler Hill Village on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, in the building that used to be the estate's dairy. A daytime ticket, Annual Pass or overnight stay gets you a free tasting in the Tasting Room, where wine hosts pour from 20-plus reds, whites, rosés and sparkling wines. Next door, the indoor and outdoor Wine Bar on Scholar's Walk pours wine by the glass, bottle or flight with charcuterie and locally made truffles, with live music on the patio. The Wine Shop carries the whole lineup, Luminere wines included.

Banks Ave Bar is a South Slope Asheville live music venue and nightlife spot, hosting drag shows, DJ nights, and live bands several times a week. Pool tables in back, full bar.

Ginger's Revenge is Asheville's original craft ginger beer brewery and tasting room, located on Riverside Drive in the River Arts District. They brew gluten-free alcoholic ginger beers with 95% organic ingredients and rotate creative flavors like Cranberry Herb, Hibiscus Lavender, and Lime Agave. Eight ginger beers on tap, draft cocktails, snacks, and live music on weekends.

Q-Hall is a women's sports bar on the South Slope, in the old Boomer's space at the corner of Coxe and Hilliard. Every screen is tuned to women's sports, from the WNBA and NWSL to the PWHL, NCAA women's games, LPGA and WTA. It's also Asheville's self-described lesbian bar and an LGBTQ+ gathering spot for queer folks and allies.

Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar is a used and rare bookstore and champagne bar at 1 Page Avenue in the historic Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. More than 10,000 books fill two floors, from Civil War and U.S. history to art and design, award-winning fiction, classics, first editions and signed copies. The bar pours champagne by the glass, bottle or flight, plus wine, beer and literary cocktails like the Great Gatsby, with cheese and charcuterie boards, paninis, salads and soups, and you can carry a drink while you browse. Thomas Wright opened the shop in 2009 and moved it to the Grove Arcade in 2011.

Appalachian Vintner is a family-owned wine and beer shop and bar at 745 Biltmore Avenue in South Asheville, serving Western North Carolina since 2008. The big retail showroom carries craft beer, fine wine, mead, cider, sake, bar goods, non-alcoholic drinks and local artisanal beverages, and the bar pours wine by the glass and beer on tap. There's outdoor seating, regular wine tastings and help with wedding orders and food pairings.

Asheville Wine Market is an independent wine shop at 65 Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville, open since 1993. It focuses on wines from independent domains and estates, picked for value and character rather than big brands. Owner Laurence Weaver, a longtime employee before taking over, and the staff help you find a bottle for dinner, a gift or the cellar, and the shop hosts wine tastings.

Weinhaus is a family-run wine and beer shop at 86 Patton Avenue in downtown Asheville, selling good, fine and great wines since 1977. Dave Mallett founded it more than 45 years ago, and his son Hunt runs it now. The shelves carry wines from around the world and local Asheville beers, and the Cork and Keg Bar pours wine and beer by the glass. It's open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 10:30 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.

South Slope Cheese Co. is a cheese shop at 11 Southside Avenue in Asheville's South Slope, selling artisanal cheese, wine and gourmet goods. The case runs from Alpine and Gruyere to blues, brie and creamy cheeses, cheddar, goat cheese, gouda, Parmigiano Reggiano, Manchego and pecorino, mozzarella and smoked cheeses. It also makes grab-and-go charcuterie boxes and larger hosting and event boards, plus crackers, jams and other pairings.

Table Wine is a wine shop at 1550 Hendersonville Road in South Asheville, with a hand-picked selection of wine for everyday bottles, dinner parties and gifts. The staff can help you find a bottle at any price, and the shop shares deals, new arrivals and happenings with its email subscribers. It's open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed Sunday.

Cultivated Cocktails Distillery Tavern is a family-owned craft distillery, cocktail tavern and kitchen at 161 Charlotte Highway in Asheville, founded in 2012 by the Howard family. It makes small-batch spirits in house, including Hazel 63 Rum, HWY 9 Gin and Asheville Coffee Liqueur, and serves them in creative cocktails and tasting flights, with beer and wine too. The kitchen serves elevated tavern food like pulled pork nachos. It's open daily, from 4 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on weekends.

Bebop Bottle Shop is a wine shop and bar on Haywood Road in West Asheville, focused on responsibly farmed, minimal-intervention wines. You can drink a glass at the bar or pick up a bottle to take home, and its World of Wine classes cover regions and styles, at $30 a class or $100 for four. The shop also runs a wine club, Bebop Friends. You'll find it between The Hop and Instant Karma.

Antidote is a coffee bar and cocktail lounge at Chemist Spirits on Coxe Avenue in Asheville's South Slope, with three stories of early 1900s apothecary style. It serves specialty coffee and tea in the morning and craft cocktails, beer and wine into the night, with Chemist's own gin and spirits in the mix. There's a rooftop bar with a partly covered deck, and a garden patio where leashed dogs are welcome. You can also buy Chemist bottles to take home.

Harmony Wine is a natural wine bar, bottle shop and listening room upstairs from Neng Jr.'s at 701 Haywood Road in West Asheville. It pours and sells small-production natural wines, and there's a CD collection and a little reading nook, so it feels like a friend's living room. Diners at Neng Jr.'s stop in for a drink before or after dinner, and it hosts occasional karaoke nights.

Chemist Spirits is a women-owned craft distillery at 151 Coxe Avenue in Asheville's South Slope, founded by Debbie Word, who started out making spirits on a small family still with her daughter Danielle, an actual chemist. It makes gin, whiskey, vodka and seasonal spirits, including its American Gin, a Barrel Rested Gin it calls North Carolina's first true sipping gin, a Navy Strength Gin and Conservatory Rose Gin made with Biltmore. The tasting room and mercantile shop is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm and Sunday from noon to 9 pm, and distillery tours are offered. Next door, Antidote is its coffee bar and cocktail lounge, open daily from 8 am.

Haywood Country Club is a neighborhood bar at 662 Haywood Road in West Asheville, open daily from 3 pm to 2 am. It pours beer, cocktails and shots, with outdoor picnic tables and dark booths inside. The calendar stays busy, with open mic on Mondays (sign up at 6:30), music bingo on Thursdays at 8 pm, art shows, live bands and themed parties, and some Sundays it hosts the West Asheville Street Market from 11 am to 6 pm.