tumbleweed lounge at tularosa distillery
I stopped in to hear Rhiannon Lace play at Black Bear Coffee when she mentioned that she was playing at Tularosa Distillery. "Wha?" I wha'd. A distillery? In Tulie? And a chance to hear Rhiannon again? Oh, hell yeah! Turned out I misheard: Rhiannon performed at the distillery the night before . Regardless, the visit to this gorgeous little distillery was well worth it. Peter and Heather Kauffman opened the distillery in November 2024, and it is glorious. Located on the northeastern edge of town, the distillery and breezeway-connected Tumbleweed Lounge are gorgeous, Corten-clad geometric objects rusting like old Ford pick-ups with unfettered views of the Sacramento foothills in their shattered rearview mirrors. At the moment, the Kauffmans are distilling and selling bottles of sotol with plans for agave. They are also seeking to sow and snare their own succulents, a nearly decade-long process. The lounge is decidedly hip, smartly decorated, and wouldn't be out o...