WaterPocket Distillery

Page

Neighborhood Ambassador: WaterPocket Disllitery 

Why we love them: Waterpocket is committed to researching the spirits that they are creating and digging deep into the history of flavor before bring their ideas to fruition. They understand the science behind what they are doing and are working to create a pure and unique product. Waterpocket has an ongoing journal of craft cocktails from their spirits to show drinkers how their flavors can be enjoyed. Currently they are the only distillery in Utah, that we know of, that is creating liqueurs.

Who are they:

Waterpocket Distillery® is named for the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park, a quintessentially Utah landscape and a national treasure. A wild and remote place, it attracts adventurers prepared to step away from the safe and ordinary. They invite you to leave the everyday behind and come to a place where your tastes are challenged with wilder flavors and unexpected discoveries.

Alan and Julia have discovered a rich vein of pre-Prohibition herbal spirits, bitters and LONG LOST™ liqueurs. They intend to mine these recipes for flavor gold.

Their motto is OPEN WILD™. Prepare to be challenged and delighted.

What they do:

We began this distillery project four years ago, but you could say we’ve been working in the skills all our lives. Julia has worked professionally as a chemical engineer in distillation processes for two decades, when she wasn’t getting a PhD in biochemistry. Alan started fermenting as a hobby in college, starting with beer, but adding wine, mead, and pickling to the skillset over time.  Our balance of technical and creative skills makes Waterpocket Distillery possible.

We invite you to join us on this journey of culinary adventure. We sincerely believe that spirits are best enjoyed when hearts and minds are engaged with the senses in the pursuit of flavor. Our goal is to make spirits as wild, untamed, and fascinating as the Waterpocket Fold itself. Enjoy the journey!

Where you can find them: