Hai Seas Distillery was co-founded by two theatre actors, Brian Wang and Daniel Speed, who shared a dream to create China’s first locally crafted award-winning whiskey and gin. After collaborating on an interactive burlesque show in 2019, Brian and Daniel realized they both had a passion for spirits and sharing life stories over a dram or two of whiskey.

 

So, as the Covid pandemic closed down all live performances and venues across the world, the friends started working together on their dream to create Shanghai’s first homegrown craft distillery. The result was Hai Seas, whose name reflects the adventurous nature of its founders, and their desire to create outstanding spirits to share in Shanghai.

 

Today, only four years after their dream became a reality, Hai Seas Distillery is fast finding fans within China’s growing whiskey and gin drinking community, and with international tasters, sommeliers and judges alike.

 

Hai Seas combines time-honored distilling techniques with modern innovation to create an exceptional range of whiskey, gin, rum, and vodka. They use a variety of locally grown grains and botanicals, with water sourced from deep underground natural springs, to create this full line-up of unique Chinese spirits.