Alameda is the island across from San Francisco, and the view of San Francisco can be enjoyed from the parking lot.
The range of products of St. George includes vodka, gin, whiskey, absinthe, liqueur and even shochu!
They are also known for once accidentally creating mustard gas during the production of Wasabi Vodka!
St. George Spirits was established in 1982.
This is their first still.
I love the look of the copper still.
Copper is the preferred material for stills since it reacts with sulfurs and removes them.
They do experimental ageing with different barrels such as maturing whiskey in umeshu (Japanese plum liqueur) barrels.
After the tour, we had a tasting.
Flavored vodkas and gins were fun to try.
All purpose vodka is our staple for cocktail making.
This is the shochu. The label says ramen shop shochu because this is inspired by Ramen Shop in Oakland.
Made with California rice.
I love the label design with the bear saying "roars of bear". It's somehow very funny.
Baller Single Malt Whiskey.
Made with 100% American barley. Aged in casks, charcoal filtered, then matured in barrels which held umeshu prior to this process.
There was a touch of sweetness. Probably from umashu?
Informative tour, delicious drinks and gorgeous view. The guide was friendly and professional.
If you are interested, parking is easy and the distillery can be reached by the ferry from San Francisco.
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