Cast of Characters

St. George Spirits began as a one-man operation, but over the last 30 years our family has grown.

We now have a knowledgable and welcoming crew of spirit guides (the friendly folks you meet when you visit us here at the distillery) and a great team of field operatives (the guys who make sure you can find our spirits in your neck of the woods).

Shown here (and described from left to right) is our full-time production, office, and tasting room crew here at the distillery:

• Aurora Miller

  Office assistant

  Joined 2012. Gal Friday and boozy baker extraordinaire, which means she keeps us running (in both senses).

• Enrique Castillejo

  Warehouse assistant

  Joined 2007. Often overheard exclaiming “I didn’t do it!” Seems just a little too insistent.

• James Lee

  Production apprentice

  Joined 2010. Distillery DJ. Growing out his ’stache for Locks of Love.

• Paul Martin

  Tasting room

  Joined 2010. Carol Martin is a saint.

• Chris Jordan

  Production apprentice

  Joined 2009. Tapeworm host/Josh Groban body double.

• Ellie Winters

  Social/antisocial media

  Joined 2010. Designated driver. Plans life around her six daily meals.

• Lance Winters

  Master distiller

  Joined 1996. Thinks he’s Tony Stark. Let’s not burst his bubble.

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• Jörg Rupf

  Founder

  Established St. George Spirits in 1982. The godfather of the American artisan distilling movement. Meticulous. Exacting. Surprisingly limber.

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• Andie Ferman

  Distillery diplomat

  Joined 2006. World-class hugger/human vise grip and perpetual motion machine.

• Luis Cruz

  Warehouse manager

  Joined 2003. Jörg and Lance’s first hire. Proves that sometimes the first time’s the charm.

• Ayn Kirkendall

  Tasting room

  Joined 2007. Tiny but tough. Don’t even think of calling her “sweetie.”

• Dave Smith

  Distiller and blender

  Joined 2005. A really nice guy. Hit him up if you need help moving.

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• Lucy Farber

  Operations manager

  Joined 2004. Bad cop. Takes care of business. Knows better than you.