Andy Garrison

By Woodley Smith | October 29, 2025

Andy Garrison is the distiller/owner of TUFF TALK Distilling, a boutique distillery in Portland, Oregon focused on custom distillation for the wine industry as well as producing esoteric spirits centered around fruit. Andy has been distilling professionally since 2012 at Stone Barn Brandyworks, with stints at New Deal Distillery and House Spirits, and he has consulted with dozens of clients in the cider, wine, and spirits industries to develop award-winning spirits products.