We made fruit brandies (eaux de vie) for 20 years before we made vodka. We learned many times that to make a truly great spirit, you have to start with the best, ripest, freshest fruit.

Hangar One is made by infusing real fruit into the finest midwestern wheat vodka, then redistilling the fruit infusion on our tiny copper Holstein pot-stills. Residual solids give these vodkas a faint coloration. Because fruits can differ so much from season to season, and distillation can be affected by temperature and humidity, Jorg and Lance are completely involved in the distilling process, constantly smelling, tasting, blending, and generally performing acts of wizardry to achieve consistency and magic in their final products.

Vodkas made with such superb ingredients and with Jorg & Lance’s mastery of distillation techniques are hard to come by, and it’s really unique to see where & how they are made. If you’re in the Bay Area, come visit our distillery and tasting room in Alameda. We're open Wednesday through Saturday, 12-7, Sunday 12-6, and we give tours Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm.. Directions to the distillery.