Abe Stevens founded Humboldt Distillery as a result of his love for Humboldt County and his affinity for chemistry and process improvement. A fifth-generation Humboldt native, Stevens graduated from Fortuna High School then attended the University of Chicago where he received degrees in chemistry and biochemistry. After a successful career in real estate investing, Abe and his wife, Courtney, moved to Humboldt and began working on opening a distillery. Everything is distilled in-house and hand bottled.