2015
- Santeria Rum wins a Gold Medal -
Santeria Rum is awarded a gold medal in the premium aged spirits category, by the RumXP's at the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival.
- Best New Spirits of 2015 -
Santeria is named one of the best new spirits of 2015 by Serious Eats.


- Santeria -
Rum Reimagined
Lost Spirits designs Santeria Rum for client Distillery Rational Spirits, using classical Jamaican "dunder" rum techniques, but introduces new bacteria never used in rum before. Lost Spirits helps Rationals for manny months then returns to its workshop distillery in Monterey County.
- GEAR PATROL GP100 -
Lost Spirits is one of only 6 distilled spirits products named to the GP100 top 100 products of 2015.
Lost Spirits wins global prize for Innovation
Lost Spirits wins the Global Spirits Master Title from leading industry publication Drinks Business, for its work proving that it is possible to mature spirits in a lab setting.
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CAREERS
Lost Spirits is looking for fascinating team members to join our "pirate ship"
POSTED MAY 28, 2018
BOTANIST / PLANT BIOLOGIST
Seeking qualified candidates to build and manage the new and exciting botanical garden & garden pavilion expansion to Lost Spirits.
Lost Spirits Distillery is one of the most cutting edge distilleries and offers what has become the world’s top ranked distillery tour experience. We are seeking to create a new botanical garden of edible exotic plants that can be harvested and used to produce esoteric brandies & liquors.
The leading candidate will have:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in botany or plant biology from a top tier university
- A strong desire to get their hands dirty
- A love of distilled spirits
- A willingness to interact with the public explain the exotic gardens to them
You will be responsible for identifying which plants will grow in the available conditions and determining with 100% confidence that they are safe to eat.
Additionally, you will have the opportunity to learn to distill some of the world’s best spirits, help build some of the themed spaces, and teach the public about your choices of plants and their special properties and characteristics.
Lost Spirits offers an intense start-up lifestyle, where you will be working with a small team of electrical engineers, materials scientists, chemists, inventors, artists, and computer scientists.
The multi-disciplinary team is a joy to work with and the job is a dream job for the right person.
Lost Spirits is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. This isn't just a legal requirement. We enjoy having a diverse team. That being said, we do discriminate against candidates who lack creativity, ingenuity, or are generally grumpy.