Lyon Rum and Gray Wolf: Superlative Spirits in St. Michaels by Michael Valliant
At Windon Distilling Company, if it isn’t remarkable, it isn’t happening. Windon is the umbrella company that connects Lyon Rum and Gray Wolf Spirits. Lyon has been making rum for seven years, and Gray Wolf has been making vodka, gin, agave and now rye whiskey for four years. Both are based in St. Michaels and expanding their foot-
prints in a growing craft distillery movement. But they are also reactive to community and statewide needs, such as stopping everything to make hand sanitizer for government agencies amidst a pandemic. “I am fond of saying that we are too small not to have everything we make be remarkable,” said Jaime Windon, CEO and Founder of Lyon
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