When he can, Sherwood works at the Sineann winery in Newberg, Oregon and runs the Sub Rosa Spirits distillery from his cottage in Dundee, Oregon the rest of the time. Linda Lausmann has worked at Oregon wineries Argyle; Rex Hill and A to Z as well as cooking up a storm for crush crews during the fall harvest. Together they have created a line of incredibly fresh and vibrant vodka infusions.

Alcohol is in Sherwood’s blood it seems, as his family owned a beer and wine distributorship in a small logging town in Southern Oregon. At a tender age he ascended to the roll of bartender at family parties, learning to make a mean Manhattan at lightening speed.

While helping make wine at the Sineann winery, Mike was recruited to manage craft beer maker Rogue rum distillery plus design a new distillery / bar/ restaurant. He and his distiller put out some award winning white and dark rums as well as concocting a dozen new variants on spiced rum, wasabi vodkas, a spruce gin, absinthe and other flavor experiments.

Now Mike Sherwood has launched his own brand of distillates starting with two infused vodkas under the Sub Rosa label.