MWL MEMBER EXCLUSIVE TASTINGS:

FREELAND SPIRITS

You might be wondering: how did the granddaughter of a teetotaler come to name a distillery after her? It all comes back to their shared love of the land. In fact, Jill’s favorite childhood memories were running wild in Meemaw’s garden, playing in the dirt and helping her shell peas on the porch.

That’s when agriculture first became her passion—in the years that followed, Jill helped plant community gardens in Guatemala, worked on a farm in Port Angeles, then moved to Portland to run a nonprofit farm. It was fulfilling work, but Jill was eager to build something of her own. Something that connected to agriculture—and her love of whiskey. (See where we’re going with this?)

One fateful evening in 2016, Jill was throwing back whiskey with her good friend Cory Carman, who raises grass-fed beef in Eastern Oregon. When Jill shared her dream of starting a distillery, her friend confided that she’d always wanted to produce grain on the ranch. If you make it, I’ll grow it, Cory said. And with that, Freeland Spirits was born.

Today, Jill continues to honor her grandmother’s memory by incorporating Oregon’s rich bounty of grains and produce into our handcrafted spirits. And just like Meemaw, she continues to blaze her own trail.

Members and their guests are invited to join us for a casual complimentary tasting of Hand Barrel Bourbon alongside small bites from the Multnomah Whiskey Library kitchen.

MWL Member Walk-ins welcome and RSVP appreciated!

Members may bring up to three guests per tasting.

Attendees must be accompanied by a member of Multnomah Whiskey Library.