Arvada Press: Method and Muse Spirits opens Arvada tasting room

When Method and Muse Spirits got started a little over a year ago, it was a way for a group of scientist friends to create a different kind of alchemy. 

Now, on the heels of a slew of awards and a growing following, the company has opened a tasting room in Olde Town Arvada where folks can sample their spirits or try a craft cocktail. 

Founded by Aubrey Wigner, a professor at Colorado School of Mines; James McCall, an energy analyst at NREL; Rudy Sosa, who has been working in chemical synthesis; Ethan Tsai, a chemist and former professor and Sharlissa Moore, a former professor who works at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the company doesn’t necessarily have traditional distillery roots — though Tsai formerly ran Tivoli Brewing in Denver. 

Wigner said the idea for a gin and amaro company came from the friend group’s shared love of food from around the world. 

“We used to do all these food nights, where we would pick a culture or a location in the world, and we would make food from that place,” Wigner said. “And that’s kind of how we celebrated and got together. So years later, we started doing the same thing with spirits, and we said to ourselves, ‘How could we make a bittersweet or liqueur that captures the essence of Caribbean food or Thai food or Japanese food?’

“That’s kind of how we just got into this; we’re all just big flavor hounds and foodies,” Wigner continued. “And we just started playing a lot with flavors, and realized along the way that people were really excited about it.” 

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