Batch 206 Distillery runs a tasting room at 1417 Elliott Ave W in Interbay, a working craft distillery where the still stands a few feet from the bar. It opened in 2012 as one of Seattle's early grain-to-glass producers and now operates under the Old Log Cabin name while still bottling its Batch 206 spirits.
Published January 13, 2026 · By Daniel Okafor
Batch 206 Distillery sits on Elliott Ave W between downtown and the Magnolia bridge. The distillery's own site and EverOut Seattle both list the tasting room as the place to sample the house bourbon, gin and vodka at the source. The room rebranded to Old Log Cabin in late 2022, and the Yelp listing under that name shows it open through May 2026 with 64 reviews.
The room
The tasting room is a compact industrial space inside the production facility, with the copper still and barrel racks in plain view behind the counter. Seating is limited and the feel runs utilitarian rather than polished, built for a flight and a short talk about the spirits rather than a long night. Reviewers describe a friendly, pour-led visit where staff walk drinkers through the line one glass at a time.
What to order
Order the Old Log Cabin Straight Bourbon, the barrel-aged whiskey the distillery built its name on, then add the Counter Gin and the house vodka to a tasting flight. Bottles and flights run at distillery-door prices, and the staff pour samples before you commit to a bottle. The move is the bourbon flight with a guided tasting.
What regulars say
Across Yelp the steady themes are the bourbon, the small-batch gin, and the chance to talk with the people who actually make the spirits. Reviewers praise the unhurried tastings and the value of buying bottles at the source, and several call the staff the best part of the visit, generous with samples and patient with questions. The most common caution is the short opening window and the limited seating, so a group should call ahead rather than arrive on spec. A recurring note is that the rebrand to Old Log Cabin caused some confusion, since the building, the address, and much of the lineup stayed the same after the name changed in late 2022. The advice that comes up again and again is to treat the room as a tasting stop rather than a full night out, arrive early in the open hours while the staff have time to walk the line, and leave with a bottle of the bourbon that does not reach many shelves outside Seattle.
Who it is for and best time
This is for whiskey drinkers who want to taste at the source and anyone working through Seattle whiskey bars. The room keeps short hours, Wednesday and Thursday from 4pm and Friday through Sunday from 2pm, so a weekend afternoon is the window. Skip it if you want a full cocktail bar; this is a distillery counter. For the wider city, see the full Seattle bar guide.
The verdict
Batch 206 earns its place as a source tasting, a chance to drink Seattle bourbon where it is made. Start with the Old Log Cabin bourbon, build a flight, and take a bottle home. For more spirit-led Seattle rooms, compare the cocktail program at Canon, the Belltown classics at Rob Roy, and the house spirits at Sun Liquor. Our whiskey bars guide rounds out the category.
