Vodka · 40.0% ABV
Charbay Blood Orange Mandarin Vodka
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45 states
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1+ cases
12 bottles per case
Made with 100% whole, organically grown blood oranges and mandarins, shredded fruit and zest included, blended with Charbay's Clear Vodka after a 90-day extraction to capture the purest citrus essence.
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The Brand
Charbay
Ukiah, CA
Est. 1983
Charbay was founded in 1983 in Ukiah, California as Domaine Karakash, becoming the 177th licensed distillery in America. The Karakasevic family traces its distilling heritage back 13 generations to 1751, when the House of Karakasevic was honored by the Austrian-Hungarian imperial court of Empress Maria Theresa for its wines and brandies. In 1987 the winery was renamed Charbay, a name combining Chardonnay and Brandy after the family's first Dessert Chardonnay. Still independent and family-owned, Charbay is committed to old-world European distilling knowledge paired with American creativity, producing whiskey, vodka, brandy, rum, and liqueurs without cutting corners on time.
View brand profile →The Founder's Note
Charbay was founded by Milorad (Miles) Karakasevic, who immigrated to North America in 1962 after earning degrees in Enology and Viticulture from the University of Belgrade. Miles designed the first American-made Alambic Charentais pot still in 1993 and was named America's first Grand Master Distiller in 2010. His son Marko, the family's 13th generation distiller, joined in 1995 and has been Master Distiller since 2009. Marko revolutionized flavored vodka in 1998 with the first U.S. vodka made from 100% real fruit and later pioneered whiskey distilled from fully brewed beer.
How It's Made
Charbay distills in a handmade 660-gallon copper Alambic Charentais pot still built by the Prulho family in France. Each batch is run twice: the first distillation builds the body, and the second selectively captures the best part of the run. Master Distiller Marko Karakasevic manually switches between heads, hearts, and tails by taste and smell rather than automated cuts, a process that can take multiple days of continuous attention per batch.
Tasting Notes
Palate: exceptionally smooth and balanced, with layers of ripe blood orange and juicy mandarin. Finish: clean and lingering, with a lasting impression of fresh mandarin and subtle citrus zest.
Cocktail Applications
4th of July SangriaRecipe
- 1 1/2 cups Charbay Blood Orange Mandarin Vodka
- 1 bottle dry white wine (or dry red wine)
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup simple syrup
- 1 cup mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
- blood orange slices
- star fruit cutouts (optional)
- ice
Combine vodka, wine, orange juice, and simple syrup in a large pitcher. Add berries and blood orange slices and stir gently. Chill at least 2 hours to blend flavors, then serve over ice and garnish with star fruit cutouts. Cred. Jenni Karakasevic.
