History
Sonoma Cherrywood Rye Whiskey is crafted with a Mash Bill of 80% Rye, 10% Wheat from California, and 10% Cherrywood Smoked Barley from Wyoming. The unique spirit was crafted by Adam Spiegel who was born and raised in San Francisco. From a young age, he experienced the bounty that Sonoma County offers through regular visits to the area with his parents. In 2008, he found his passion for creating spirits while assisting a distiller friend in Santa Rosa Sonoma Distilling Company. Inspired by the exceptional flavor of what he and his friend had been creating, the idea for Sonoma Distilling Company was born. For Adam, technique would be a point of differentiation, a focus on handcrafting small batch-produced whiskey, from grain-to-glass using old-school style stills, that was authentic and unpretentious. He wanted to craft a product steeped in traditional values, but fueled by the evolved needs of the modern palate. Spiegel constantly pushes himself and his team to never stop learning, and to continuously strive to raise the quality of their whiskey. The fruition of his fervor, Sonoma Distilling Company, was founded in 2010. It is of the first 200 distilleries in the country, is a pioneer producer in California and is one of the very first in Sonoma wine country.