In an effort to enlighten my tastes in spirits and liquors I visited St. George Spirits, creators of Hangar 1 vodka. Recently they sold off that brand to a bigger company, Proximo Liquors, who is better able to handle the international scale of production and distribution that Hangar 1 now merits. The sale has freed up master distiller Lance Winters and the rest of the team at St. George Spirits to focus on what they do best: research and produce experimental, top-quality spirits. On a recent visit to their Alameda distillery I was treated to a tour which unfolded in two parts. First, a knowledgeable guide walked us through their distillery and talked us through, in exacting detail, the scientific and artistic processes they use to produce their signature craft spirits. Second, we drank the following 5 spirits:
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