Orange County’s first distillery since Prohibition, husband-and-wife team Robin and Brian Christenson always wow every time they put out a new release, from gin to vodka to their herbaceous aquavit. Pre-sales for their straight bourbon have already sold out so we suggest not sleeping on the first rye whiskey ever legally distilled in Orange County!
802 E. Washington Ave., Santa Ana, (714) 852-3947; blinkingowldistillery.com.
