Kristen Chavez-Hatch

06/22/2026

Wild AZ Distillery

06/04/2026

“Okay… this one meant a lot. 🥹
Sometimes you’re so deep in the work that encouragement like this hits hard. Feeling grateful, motivated, and more excited than ever for what’s coming next.”

This was such a fantastic conversation. Kristen Chavez-Hatch is going to have the best Distillery in Arizona. she is passionate. she is knowledgeable beyond make this a stop on your road trip! And you will want to reserve a bottle!

03/06/2026

Days like today remind me to pause, breathe, and pray. It’s okay to take a moment for yourself.

I’m working on the distillery, my 9–5, track and field, the upcoming football season and camps—but I can handle it all with peace.

Looking at the layout for a potential new business location and thinking about work and life with my son’s schedule reminds me how blessed I truly am.

Give it to God. He’s in control. 🙏.

01/25/2026

In this community, we celebrate every brand—big or small. From the very beginning, we learned that this isn’t a competition. We’re not chasing the number one spot. We create because we love what we do, pouring our hearts and souls into every bottle.

For many years now, our group has gathered each month to share laughs and sample a variety of brands. This month, we raised our glasses to High West Distillery. Thank you for bringing us together, one sip at a time.

Cheers 🥃

12/01/2025

Let me reintroduce myself. I’m Kristen Chavez Hatch—Master Distiller and founder of Wild AZ Distillery. After 20 years in finance, I finally chose the path that feels like home: crafting whiskey, crafting gin, and building something real from the ground up.

This journey hasn’t been easy. It’s been messy, humbling, eye-opening, and full of lessons I definitely didn’t sign up for—but needed anyway. And I wouldn’t be here without my distiller Randy and my head distiller Josh. Their support has been everything.

Today, the rebuild is stronger, clearer, and more promising than ever.

And while building this distillery, I’m also raising a 6’2” fourteen-year-old who plays every sport known to man—and a few I’m convinced he just made up to keep me busy. At this point, I’m basically his chauffeur, snack dealer, and unofficial team therapist. But watching him chase his dreams reminds me to keep chasing mine.

Second time’s the charm—
and this time, I’m walking in with purpose.

To every mom who needs this:

You are stronger than you think.
You’re allowed to start over.
Your dreams still matter.
And you are absolutely capable of building a life you’re proud of.

Don’t let anyone shrink your vision or dim your spark.
You can. You will.
Keep going.