St. George Spirits

The Lot series single malt mashes barley malts roasted to several levels, plus Bamberg malt smoked over beech and alder; that recipe has not changed since Lot 1.^1,4,5 It is distilled once, in copper pot stills.^4,11 For each Lot, Dave Smith picks from French oak, used bourbon, port and sherry casks.^4,11

St. George leased all of Hangar 21, a 65,000-square-foot space that once housed the "Firebirds" attack squadron of Alameda Naval Air Station.^3,6,7 Dave Smith, a former English teacher, joined the distilling team in 2005.^8,11,12 He later became the chief guardian of the whiskey program, guiding the Lot series from one release to the next.^8,11,12 In 2010 St. George sold its Hangar One vodka brand to Proximo Spirits, and Rupf retired.^1,2,9 Craft Spirits Magazine says Winters took majority ownership and Market Watch called him sole proprietor; St. George's own sheet says Winters and Smith own and run it.^1,2,9

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