Celina Perez

Head Distiller

Celina Perez is the Head Distiller at The Great Jones Distilling Company where she manages all spirit production including fermentation, distillation, and new product development. Celina oversees the building and implementation of distillation systems, programming process automation, piping design and build, and running experimental Bourbon and Rye recipes in the heart of New York City. She proudly sources and curates specialty grains and finishing barrels for her bespoke grain to bottle releases (in partnership with the Black Dirt Distillery). With over 12 years in the beverage industry, Celina started as an assistant at the Dog Fish Head and Birra Baladin Microbrewery collaboration on the Eataly rooftop, moved to distilling at Widow Jane and Owney’s Rum, and has received numerous awards for her work. With a unique perspective to the industry, Celina is proud to have spoken at the American Distilling Institute’s annual conferences and the 2022 Empire State Barley and Malt Summit at the Culinary Institute. Celina is a graduate from NYU with a Bachelor’s in Science and is proud to call Manhattan home.