In 2017 the Barbers and Lees started their partnership and Barber Lee Spirits was formed: two families dedicated to the art of traditional distilling. After a long search for the perfect location, they established their distillery in an old, brick warehouse built in 1910 and opened their doors to the public in 2019. It was the first downtown distillery in Petaluma, the oldest city in Sonoma County and the historic heartland of the region.