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Vodka · 42.5% ABV

Blinking Owl Distillery

Blinking Owl OC Orange Flavored Vodka

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12 bottles per case

Starts with Blinking Owl Vodka, then 130 pounds of whole Valencia oranges from the Heritage Museum of Orange County and the historic Nisson Ranch orchard are hand-cut and soaked whole (flesh, pith, juice, and peel) in the vodka overnight. The vodka is then re-distilled with oranges added to the still's vapor basket.

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Starts with Blinking Owl Vodka, then 130 pounds of whole Valencia oranges from the Heritage Museum of Orange County and the historic Nisson Ranch orchard are hand-cut and soaked whole (flesh, pith, juice, and peel) in the vodka overnight. The vodka is then re-distilled with oranges added to the still's vapor basket.

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The Brand

Blinking Owl Distillery

Blinking Owl Distillery

Santa Ana, CA

Est. 2013

The Blinking Owl is the first craft distillery in Orange County and one of the first in California to hold a Type 74 Craft Distillers License, allowing it to operate a tasting room and sell bottles on site. It makes vodka, gin, several types of whiskey, and aquavit. Longtime Santa Ana residents Brian and Robin Christenson founded the distillery paying homage to the midcentury "Blinking Owl Bar" that once stood on the corner of Birch and Third Streets in Santa Ana, known for an owl sign that would blink, inspired by the craft cocktail and farm-to-table movements.

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The Founder's Note

Founder Brian Christenson had a bootlegging great-grandfather, Fred P. Armbrust, who ran a still hidden behind secret passageways in the basement of his dairy farm and covertly supplied local farmers with his own spirits. Brian's dream in starting Blinking Owl was to carry on that passion legally, for his own neighborhood.

How It's Made

Blinking Owl makes its spirits grain to glass rather than from purchased pre-made base spirit: milling, mashing, fermenting, and distilling in house, and barrel aging in the case of whiskey. As of February 2018 all grain used is certified organic and sourced from California farms, and other ingredients are sourced locally where possible, including oranges from the Heritage Museum of Orange County and Nisson Ranch.

Tasting Notes

A true, full-bodied orange essence from the combination of overnight maceration and vapor distillation over an already rich, sweet vodka base.

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