Thirst Colorado: Method and Muse Spirits combines the science and art of distilling

Thirst | Steve Graham | August 29, 2025

Method and Muse Spirits treats its gin like a global science experiment, crafting libations for their taproom and for exclusive private blends with local plants, Japanese herbs, Icelandic-type lichen and whatever else strikes their fancy.

The name draws from the methodical science of distilling, mixed with the artistic muse that drives the founders and their business.

“All of us are involved in both art and science,” said co-founder Aubrey Wigner. “I love doing sculpture. Everybody else who's in the founder group, either they do artwork, music or photography. All of us really balance that.”

All the experimentation and creativity is paying off. Wigner said the methodical and inspired spirits have already medaled at all eight spirits competitions they have entered so far.

Method and Muse opened a tasting room in Arvada this summer, but the gin-focused distillery has much deeper Colorado roots and international influences.

Three of the founders - Wigner, Rudy Sosa and James McCall - all met many years ago as undergraduates at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in Golden, where they engaged in tasty extracurriculars. 

“We all met and fell in love with brewing beer and making dinner from all over the world with different cultures and sharing food with each other, and we all just turned into giant foodies,” Wigner said.

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