Manatawny Still Works - East Passyunk

Really great drinks and directly on the main st. Can get a little too busy. The fish town location is much larger.

Bartender in Pussyunk was totally cool and their gin is legit. Gonna try the one on Frankford next, great place!

Came here for a girls-night-out/catch up with a good friend, since we wanted to "treat ourselves" to fancy, upscale, creative cocktails (rather than our usual dive bar City wide) - and this place did NOT disappoint. I got the gold dust woman (sage gin - pretty yummy, but not too strong. Simple and elegant.) and the Bela Lugosi's Dead (AMAZING! Gin, frothed egg white, and FALL SPICE!!). My friend got the Negroni, which was impeccably strong, if you're into that sort of thing (wasn't really for us). The bartenders were friendly & fun, and after 930pm the bar cleared out enough that we finally got a seat.Be warned- it's expensive at 12$/cocktail, but the ingredients and care put into their creations make it worth it.

A wholesome place full of excellent products, friendly and knowledgable staff, and kickass weekend '80s playlists (that are only missing '80s Celine Dion).What else can I say about this place, really? It turns out, a lot.Came in for a flight originally, because I'd had their small batch #18 at Time a few times, and then realized they had a tasting room here in the 215.The flight is four half ounce pours of whatever their flagships are at the time. At the time of this review, it was their white whiskey, their four grain, their four grain select, and then an apple and honey whiskey.The white whiskey was surprisingly smooth. I was expecting "neutral grain spirit straight from the still with a smack of methanol" and instead got something that didn't taste too different from grappa. Neat.The four grain and four grain selects were excellent. The former being more peppery on the tongue and finish, the latter, being smooth as all getout.After that was the honey whiskey. Instead of the super sweet caricature most of us probably are familiar with from the big brands, Manatawny understands balance.We also got to sample some of their port barrel aged whiskey, which was something else. Hard to describe because it's greater than the sum of its parts. Just know it's not to be missed. They have a solid cocktail program down here as well. Check 'em out.

I'd been there once, several years ago, during a visit to the city. We had a drink and bought a bottle for a friend, so we must have liked it. But I couldn't remember much about my visit.When I recently moved back to the city, they had a Yelp offer so I headed back to refresh my memory on how I liked them. One sip of a frozen piña colada and I was assured that I'd enjoyed them. When was the last time I had a frozen piña colada? Whenever it was (years ago), it was not here or I'd still be ordering them. So refreshing, and not cloyingly sweet. Ended up having two drinks (my limit). The frozen mojito was delicious too. When it's cooler, I'll be back to try a more sophisticated cocktail. But this summer, it's all about those frozen delights. Bartender told us that they try to use seasonal fruit; peach is up soon, I heard. I'll have to try it--purely for Yelp research purposes. ;)

Was finally able to make it out here and the whisky is good. Started with the levante brewing birra beer which was good, then the slushy (rosé I think), and did a flight. All good and took the Select 4-grain American whiskey. Staff was nice and the people that were there also were nice as the one girl told me to have a nice day as I was leaving lol Philly folks can be friendly lol

TLDR; unique summer cocktails and good pours Went to Manatawny Still Works during the East Passyunk Food Festival (4/24) for a quick drink under the summer sun. Their walk up bar was very convenient but unsure if this is a constant feature they have open. They had a wide variety of summer drinks (mint, lavender, cucumber, strawberry were some of the seasonal highlights incorporated into the menu) and the staff was super friendly and happy to help you find your perfect drink.I will definitely return for their tasting room!

Love frozen beverages from this place! The strawberry mojito is so good! You could taste the real strawberry and mint! Worth a visit for a quick cocktail!

Manatawny Still Works was a last minute decision but a timely one. I happen to be in Philly on a weekend retreat with close friends and had some time to kill. So what do you do when you're looking for something to do to pass the time, have a drink at a trendy cocktail spot. Manatawny Still Works is definitely the spot to do just that. The bartender was fabulous, she was extremely knowledge and she makes a mean cocktail. I tried the maple old fashion dusted with nutmeg I believe. It was absolutely incredible. My friends tried different cocktails and the whiskey flight. One of my friends a non drinker enjoy one of their 0 alcohol beverages. We all enjoyed our cocktails and vowed to return. Manatawny makes their own whiskey and vodka and if you want, you can buy a bottle of their house vodka and the proceeds go an animal rescue. As a lover of animals, I thought that was very cool. If your in the area by yourself or with friends, I highly recommend that you give them a try.

Bar tender was so rude! The espresso martini has whisky in it fyi! I didn't realize this and asked the bartender afterwards since it didn't taste normal and she was so rude and said "yeah what do you expect, you're at a whiskey bar". Meanwhile many other drinks on the menus only have vodka. The description on the espresso martinis doesn't list whiskey and is under "classic cocktails". She was so incredibly rude in many other ways too. The Fishtown one is so much better and the staff is amazing there. Drinks were blah and not much flavor