| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Jorg Rupf, (January 4, 1982) |
| Headquarters | Alameda, California, USA |
Key people | Jorg Rupf, Lance Winters, Dave Smith |
| Products | Vodka,gin,absinthe,liqueur,whiskey,brandy |
| Website | St. George Spirits |
St. George Spirits is an artisanal distillery located inAlameda, California that produces a range of alcoholic beverages under the direction of MasterDistiller Lance Winters.[1][2] They are known for producingvodka,absinthe,whiskey,gin,brandy,liqueurs, and a range of exotic spirits.
St. George Spirits was founded in 1982 by Jorg Rupf as aneau de vie distillery.[3] In 1996, Jorg Rupf hired Lance Winters, a brewer and former nuclear scientist. One year later, Jorg and Lance began distilling and aging theirsingle malt whiskey,[3] which was first released in 2000. In 2004, St. George Spirits moved into its current location, a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m2)airplane hangar on the formerAlameda naval air station.[4]
In December 2007, the company released the first commercially available Americanabsinthe, St. George Absinthe Verte, since the lifting of the 1912 ban on making the spirit. The recipe had been in development for 11 years prior to release,[5] as the ban only applied to the commercial sale of the spirit (not development).
Jorg Rupf retired as master distiller in 2010. That same year, St. George sold their popularHangar One Vodka line toProximo Spirits to focus on new projects, including:gin,liqueurs,malt whisky, agricolerum, and Breaking & Entering Whiskies. In 2015 they released a new line of threevodkas, and in 2016 they brought out Bruto Americano, a CaliforniaAmaro.[6]
In 2013,Maverick Drinks began distributing St. George Spirits in the UK.[7] By 2018, St. George Spirits products were distributed in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Bermuda, and Panama among others.
Current Spirits
Other liqueurs
Discontinued spirits
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