Spirit Works is an artisan microdistillery in Sebastopol founded in 2012 by husband and wife Ashby and Timo and is one of the few women-run distilleries in the US. They won the high honor of Distillery of the Year by ADI in 2020 and are continually voted Best Craft Distillery and Tasting Room in Sonoma County. Dedicated to the “grain to glass” philosophy, each batch starts with whole grains, creating a distinctively superior taste. Spirit Works is committed to using locally sourced, organic products as often as possible, and only all-natural ingredients. They bring in whole, organic California grain which they mill, mash, ferment, distill, and bottle, entirely onsite.

Spirit Works made the country’s first sloe gin with a traditional recipe that was handed down through the Marshall family for generations. This Sloe Gin has been so well received, not only because it’s excellent, but because it is unique to Spirit Works, part of their family history, and the staff loves how much fun it is to make and talk about. Each batch starts with their Gin as the base to which they add whole organic sloe berries from Europe. This award-winning vibrantly hued liqueur is delicious sipped on its own or as a replacement for sweet vermouth in any cocktail.