Napa Valley Distillery
Our Story
Napa Valley Distillery operates on one basic principle: Make it Different! For the Hartunians, handcrafted is much more than a buzzword. Arthur, a self-described 'cocktail geek,' and Lusine, the master taster and marketer, try to be innovative and old-world at the same time, because their definition of craft or artisanal is one who is willing to experiment. They collaborate with local winemakers to source barrels for aging, mixing and matching to create unique flavor profiles, and draw on their Napa Valley location by sourcing local mint and infusing their vodka and gin with Napa Valley sauvignon blanc.
The Founders
Arthur and Lusine Hartunian had been working together in financial services in southern California when, in 2009, they decided to pursue their passion and start a distillery in Napa Valley, reasoning nobody else was doing what they wanted to do there at the time. Their first product was a Meyer Lemon liqueur that started on their kitchen table, where Lusine and their three kids, Alexander, Isabella, and Christian, hand-peeled 3,000 organic lemons, taking care to remove the pits. That liqueur went on to win the platinum medal at the World Spirits Competition less than a month after launch.
How We Make It
Copper stills and stainless steel tanks, with custom flavor profiles built through barrel selection, including aging spirits in local winemakers' used wine and port barrels.
Details
- Location
- Napa, CA
- Founded
- 2009
- Website
- napadistillery.com
Meet the Team
Arthur Hartunian
Co-Founder
A self-described 'cocktail geek' who left financial services in 2009 to start the distillery with Lusine, driven by a belief that craft means being willing to experiment.
Lusine Hartunian
Co-Founder, Master Taster
Handles tasting and marketing; led the family's first product, hand-peeling 3,000 organic lemons with their three kids for a meyer lemon liqueur that went on to win a platinum medal at the world spirits competition in Switzerland.
Our Spirits
17 expressions
Meyer Lemon Liqueur
Old Hollywood Ginn
Tetya Kapa Vodka
Summer Sequel Ginn
Sacrilege - Bourbon Barrel Brandy
Rumslinger Rum - Light Rum
Papillon Pastis
Rusty Barrel American Whiskey
Ancho Leon Brandy
