Interested in creating your own alcohol brand?

Since 2012, I have been at the helm of downtown San Diego’s first distillery — Old Harbor Distilling Company. But I have also consulted on some really excellent local businesses in the industry as well: Homebrewing Company, The Bitter Bar @ Jersey’s Pizza, Swan Bar, and helped Hess Brewing Company become the first nanobrewery in California!

Skubic Spirits is here to help in any way you need in the realm of alcohol. Want to make a new brand of Vodka? Or start your own micro-distillery? The industry is going through some growing pains post-COVID, but in our opinion, it is the best time to grow (when the rest of the industry is going through a shake-up).

Michael Skubic standing in front of a fermentor and distillery holding a bottle of Old Harbor Distilling Co Coffee Liqueur.
Shelf with multiple bottles of Old Harbor Distilling Co. liquor brands, arranged by label color, in a bar or store setting.

Brand Building

Do you want to start a brand—without the hassle of opening up a distillery? We can help with that. It is actually easier than you might imagine.

Anything from a custom bourbon or beer to a one-of-a-kind canned cocktail. We have done it all!

A man working on a copper still in a distillery warehouse.

Distillery Set-Up

I founded Old Harbor Distilling Co. in 2013, the first distillery in downtown San Diego (since Prohibition). Before that, I worked at Hess Brewing, San Diego’s very first nanobrewery. I also ran the Hess Brewing Odyssey Blog that helped launch hundreds of breweries across the USA.