Portrait of George Daher
i. Biography
In Brookshire, Texas, George Daher brought more than 20 years of homebrewing beer, wine, mead and more into a family business in 2017, turning a long private practice into Shire Distilling Co. The work was already there: years of trial, taste, and refinement in the home. What changed was the setting. The craft moved from a personal routine into a public-facing micro-distillery, still shaped by the same patience, local identity, and shared effort that had defined it from the start.
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Since 2017, George Daher has served as founder and president of Shire Distilling Co, a role that reflects both the company’s scale and the way it was built. The business came together through accumulation rather than a single break: experience, repetition, and a long commitment to making. As founder and president, he has carried forward the work that first took shape in home production, giving it structure while keeping its hands-on basis intact.
Where They Are Now
Since 2017, he has been Founder and President of Shire Distilling Co. In Brookshire, Texas, the company is the public expression of more than two decades spent homebrewing beer, wine, mead and more. The title matches the work: production knowledge on one side, leadership on the other. The result is a distillery shaped by family involvement and the discipline required to move a private craft into a business setting.
Signature
George's signature wines include Shire Shine, Shire Fire, Shire Pina Colada, Shire Tropical, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. The names point to the range of his work at Shire Distilling Co.: direct, recognizable, and built from the same maker’s instinct that carried through his years of homebrewing. Together, they show how a long private practice became a public line of products, each one emerging from the same family business and the same evolving approach to flavor.
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George Daher has served since 2017 as Founder and President of Shire Distilling Co. Where did George Daher work before?
His career information centers on more than 20 years of homebrewing beer, wine, mead and more before opening the micro-distillery with his family.
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