Meet The Wicstun Distillery Team - 23 September 2024
Wicstun Distillery is a family-run business based in Market Weighton, East Yorkshire.
The Distillery was founded in 2022 by husband and wife team Jago & Lisa Packer, who have been together for over 30 years.
After many years of making home-brew wine, cider, mead and beer at home, they decided it was time to turn their hobby into a business. After many months of research, experimentation, and licensing, Wicstun Distillery was founded.
Lisa and jago are supported by their children, Emily and Alex.
Emily works in the music industry with bands such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Feeling. She assists with social media and bottling where she can.
Alex works for North Yorkshire Police in their control room, dealing with incoming 999 calls. Alex assists in the distillery with bottling and distilling in his spare time.
Both would love to help more, but they both have very busy lives.
JAGO PACKER - Head Distiller
The head distiller is Jago Packer, who has had an eclectic career which started as an Army Officer in The Kings Regiment, where he served in Northern Ireland, The Falklands, Ceremonial duties in London, Canada and finishing as an instructor at the Kings Division, Depot in Strensall near York. Jago.
Jago has had a passion for home brewing and distilling from a very young age, his distilling passion started after watching the great escape in which the prisoners were making moonshine from potatoes scraps.
He started home brewing while at boarding school in Scarborough, where he hid the demijohns in the walls of the dormitory; you could hear the wine bubbling away at night. Luckily, he was never caught.
Since leaving the Army, Jago has mainly worked in sales and marketing roles, which have taken him all over the world. He has supported a number of major international customers, mainly in the Electrical and Industrial sectors.
LISA PACKER - Director
Lisa Packer is a Director of Wicstun Distillery and has been involved in Jago's home-brewing antics for many years. Together, they decided to form Wicstun Distillery after a visit to a small gin distillery on the West Coast of Scotland.
Lisa has worked in Accounts since leaving school but took a couple of breaks when she worked alongside Jago in their electrical business. She is also a qualified florist and cook. In her spare time, Lisa's main passion is her garden, where she grows a wide range of flowers and vegetables.
She takes centre stage in product development and sales. Lisa thoroughly enjoys meeting customers and introducing them to the world of Wicstun Distillery spirits.
Distillery Tours
Wicstun Distillery offers a number of Distillery Tour Options where you can learn about the Gin and Rum production process and taste a variety of their spirits. For full details visit the Wicstun Distillery website to learn more.