Lee Medoff was born and raised in Oregon and began his career as a brewer. He moved on to winemaking and when he encountered his first
distilling experiences, it led him to settle on becoming a distiller in 1998. After 6 years in the industry, he started House Spirits Distillery in 2004, where he helped create several popular craft spirit brands of which his namesake Medoyeff Vodka and Aviation Gin are the most successful. He was one of the founding members and first president of the Oregon Distillers Guild, America’s first craft distillers guild. In 2010, with his sights set on making a pure malt Oregon Whiskey, he started Bull Run Distillery. Bull Run produces Corn Whiskey, High Rye American Whiskey, Single malt American Whiskey and Bourbon Whiskey.