The Backstory

Back in 2016, Jill Kuehler was drinking whiskey with her friend Cory Carman. When Jill shared her dream of opening a distillery, Cory, who raises grass-fed beef in Oregon, confided that she always wanted to produce grain on the ranch. "If you make it. I’ll grow it," Cory said. With that, Freeland Spirits was born. To this day, Oregon’s rich bounty of grains and produce are used to handcraft Freeland's spirits and cocktails.

The distillery takes its named from Jill’s grandmother, Meemaw Freeland, a fiercely independent school teacher and farmer who didn’t care much for limits or shortcuts. Meemaw believed all good things come from scratch and, most importantly, a woman can be any damn thing she wants.

Freeland Spirits supports women-owned businesses up and down the supply chain, and lifts up women in the Portland community and beyond through innovative partnerships and the Free Spirits program.