St. George Spirits

St. George Spirits is an artisanal distillery located in Alameda, California that produces a range of alcoholic beverages under the direction of Master Distiller Lance Winters.^[1][2] They are known for producing vodka, absinthe, whiskey, rum, gin, brandy, liqueurs, and a range of exotic spirits.

History

St. George Spirits was founded in 1982 by Jorg Rupf, a pioneer in what has become the craft distilling movement.^[3] Originally founded as an eau de vie distillery, St. George Spirits has steadily expanded their portfolio to include about a dozen spirits.^[4]

In 1996, Jorg Rupf hired Lance Winters, a brewer and former nuclear scientist. One year later, Jorg and Lance began distilling and aging their single malt whiskey, which was first released in 2000. In 2004, St. George Spirits moved into its current location, a 65,000 square feet (6,000 m²) airplane hangar on the former Alameda naval air station.^[5]

In December 2007, the company produced the first commercially available American Absinthe, St. George Absinthe Verte, since the lifting of the 1912 ban on making the spirit.^[6] Since then, St. George has continued to experiment with a number of spirits. Some of them, such as California Agricole Rum, have entered regular production while other "flights of fancy" like their oyster, Dungeness crab, kombu seaweed, and Christmas tree spirits have remained experiments.^[7]

In 2010, Jorg Rupf retired from his 28-year career as master distiller of St. George Spirits. That same year, St. George sold their popular Hangar One Vodka line to Proximo Spirits so that they could focus their attention on new projects, including: agricole rum, gin, liqueurs, whiskey and Breaking & Entering Bourbon. In 2015 they released a new line of three vodkas, and in 2016 they brought out Bruto Americano, a California Amaro.^[8]

In 2013, Maverick Drinks began distributing St. George Spirits in the UK.^[9]

Products

Current Spirits

• Terroir Gin
• Botanivore Gin
• Dry Rye Gin
• Absinthe Verte
• Breaking & Entering Bourbon
• St. George Single Malt Whiskey
• California Agricole Rum
• Fruit Brandies
• Fruit Liqueurs
• NOLA Coffee Liqueur

Discontinued spirits

• Hangar One Vodka

References

External links

• St. George Spirits

Absinthe
Brands	Kübler La Clandestine La Fée Lucid Obsello Absenta Pernod Fils St. George
Related drinks	Absente Bohemian-style absinth Herbsaint Hill's Le Tourment Vert Mickey Slim Pastis Piołunówka
Ingredients	Acorus calamus Angelica archangelica Artemisia absinthium (Thujone) Foeniculum vulgare (Fenchone) Hyssopus officinalis (Thujone, phenol)
Popular culture	L'Absinthe Absinthe: La Folie Verte
Other	Absinthiana George Rowley Jean Lanfray
Liquor portal

Whisky
Whisky types	Malt whisky Single malt Blended malt Grain whisky Buckwheat Corn Rye Rye malt Wheat
Other designations	Blended Bottled in bond Single barrel Single pot still Small batch Straight
Whisky by region	American Bourbon Tennessee Australian Canadian English Finnish French German Indian Irish Japanese Scotch Welsh
Whisky production	Cask strength Chill filtering Finishing Independent bottler Lincoln County Process Mash Sour mash Master blender Spirit safe Whiskey thief
Whisky tourism	American Whiskey Trail Kentucky Bourbon Trail Scotch Whisky Experience Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail
See also	Cranachan Glencairn whisky glass List of cocktails List of whisky brands Moonshine Poitín Skalk Uisce beatha Viscimetry Whisky tasting Whisky with food
Liquor portal

Alcoholic drinks
History and production History of alcohol History of alcoholic beverages History of beer History of wine History of Bordeaux wine History of Champagne History of Chianti History of French wine History of Portuguese wine History of Rioja wine History of Sherry History of South African wine Production Alcohol industry Brewing Distillation Drinking establishments Fermentation Winemaking
Alcoholic beverages Fermented beverage Beer Cider Mead Rice wine Sake Wine Other fermented beverages Distilled beverage Brandy Gin Liqueur Rum Tequila Vodka Whisky Other distilled beverages Fortified wine Madeira wine Marsala wine Port wine Sherry Vermouth Other fortified wines
Distilled beverages by ingredients Fruit Apple Applejack Calvados Cashew apple Feni Coconut Arrack Grape Armagnac Brandy Cognac Pisco Plum Slivovitz Țuică Pomace Chacha Grappa Marc Orujo Tsikoudia Tsipouro Zivania Various fruits Eau de vie Himbeergeist Kirschwasser Marillenschnaps Nalewka Pálinka Rakia Schnaps Grain Barley Irish whiskey Japanese whisky Scotch whisky Maize Bourbon whiskey Corn whiskey Tennessee whiskey Rice Awamori Cheongju Rice baijiu Shōchū Soju Rye Korn Rye whiskey Starka Sorghum Baijiu (Kaoliang) Multiple grains American whiskey Canadian whisky Other Agave Mezcal Tequila Buckwheat Buckwheat whisky Shōchū Sugarcane or molasses Aguardiente Cachaça Clairin Guaro Rum Seco Herrerano Tharra Various starches Akvavit Horilka Poitín Shōchū Vodka
Liqueurs and infused distilled beverages by ingredients Almond Amaretto Crème de Noyaux Anise Absinthe Arak Hierbas Herbs de Majorca Ouzo Pastis Rakı Sambuca Blackthorn shrub Patxaran Chocolate Chocolate liqueur Cinnamon Tentura Cloudberry Lakka Coconut Malibu Coffee Kahlúa Tia Maria Egg Advocaat Hazelnut Frangelico Herbs Aquavit Bénédictine Brennivín Crème de menthe Metaxa Honey Bärenjäger Drambuie Glayva Krupnik Juniper Gin Jenever Orange Campari Curaçao Triple sec Peppers Pertsivka Star anise Sassolino Sugarcane/molasses Charanda Various fruits Crème de banane Crème de cassis Limoncello Schnapps Sloe gin
Category Portals Liquor Beer Drink Wine WikiProjects Beer Spirits Wine