Vodka · 42.5% ABV
Blinking Owl Vodka
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12 bottles per case
Distilled in house from organic California-grown wheat, with a touch of organic malted barley added to the mash bill. Distilled on the distillery's German-made Carl still, which combines 34 rectification plates with a pot still.
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Distilled in house from organic California-grown wheat, with a touch of organic malted barley added to the mash bill. Distilled on the distillery's German-made Carl still, which combines 34 rectification plates with a pot still.
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The Brand
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.
View brand profile →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
Stunning earthiness with subtle flavor and a rich, full-bodied mouth feel, with hints of sweet vanilla and caramel from the malted barley in the mash bill.
