The Team
It's Just Our Passion
Meet the team behind the passion. The Central Standard team works hard behind the scenes to bring you some of the best distilled products in the land. Sure, we might be a young brand but we’re talented team that brings quality, passion and perseverance to every creation we share with the world.
Pat McQuillan
Fun Fact – Pat was born and raised in a town of less than 600 people in Nebraska.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – Bourbon.
Favorite quote – you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
Favorite Superhero – Superman.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Attending any festival in the summer and tailgating at sporting events with friends!
Evan Hughes
Fun Fact – I could count to 10 trillion if I had the time.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – Central Standard Rye Whiskey.
Favorite quote – “Central Standard Craft Distillery is my favorite distillery of all time”- George Washington or “The voyage would have been much better had we had ample amounts of Central Standard liquors”- Christopher Columbus
Favorite Superhero – My wife Megan.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Spend time on the lakefront
Jim Kanter
Fun Fact – Great wife and four great kids….and I have a tattoo, which surprises many.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – Red Cabin Bourbon and Washington Rye.
Favorite quote – “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have” Vince Lombardi
Favorite Superhero – Aquaman – very underrated skills, plus I was a swimmer so have to give him some props.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Enjoying cocktails, bonfires and BBQ with friends outdoors….in every season.
Terrell Freeman
Fun Fact – Got hired after meeting Evan, as an Uber driver.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – Dockside Bourbon, Washington Rye.
Favorite quote – “The only difference between a winner and a loser is, a winner plays until he wins…” – Big KRIT.
Favorite Superhero – My Wolverine.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Find new places to eat and drink.
Trevor Norgal
Fun Fact – Made national news when I brought a hot tub to Brewers Opening Day in 2019.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – L Flag Bourbon.
Favorite quote – “Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.” – Jim Halpert.
Favorite Superhero – Milverine.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Canoeing on the Wisconsin River.
Greg Diny
Fun Fact – Grew up on a farm near Green Bay, WI.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – Gin.
Favorite quote – “The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”
Favorite Superhero – Yoda.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Snowmobiling or fishing.
Jorge Villagran
Fun Fact – Worked at a brewery for 9 years. Now I’m at a distillery.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – Red Cabin.
Favorite quote – “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
Favorite Superhero – Iron Man.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Drink local craft beers and cocktails.
Logan Reynolds
Fun Fact – I used to roll barrels competitively.
Favorite Central Standard Spirit – Red Cabin.
Favorite quote – “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J.R.R. Tolkien.
Favorite Superhero – Dayman, Champion of the Sun.
Favorite thing to do in WI – Exploring the city, visiting local breweries, and eating as much food as my stomach will allow me