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Grain, water, yeast — and CO₂? On average, crafting a single 750-milliliter bottle of liquor results in some 6.5 pounds of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere, equivalent to burning a third of a gallon of gasoline, a recent report from the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable concluded. Specifically, making whiskey is such an energy-intensive enterprise because it requires weighty raw ingredients to be trucked over long distances. And distillation itself is a large...

Print Is there anything hotter than a culinary power couple? Orange County has a bunch, but to mark Valentine’s Day, we decided to ask three about their romance and what it’s like when your work partner is also your home partner. We talked with Amelia and Florent Marneau, who own Marche, the award-winning French restaurant in Newport Coast, Brian and Robin Christenson, who own Blinking Owl, the distillery/kitchen in Santa Ana, and Candace and Allan Tea, who founded Hello Kitty Cafe and the...

Blinking Owl Distillery is set to release a limited edition bottled-in-bond bourbon, a rare single barrel expression available only to customers in California. The Batch 1, Barrel 2 Blinking Owl Bourbon derives its name from its origins. The whiskey comes from the first batch that the Santa Ana, California distillers produced when they opened their doors around four years ago. The release is dubbed “Birthday Bourbon” as the first Blinking Owl barrel was filled on September 29, 2016, the bir...

Why this $250 bottle of bourbon may help save a Santa Ana distillery [The Orange County Register] Jan. 19—Buddy, can you spare $250? Beleaguered Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana has had a run of ups and downs, from its temporary shut down by California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in November of 2019, to opening a hand sanitizer business to pull in some extra scratch at the beginning of the pandemic. Now it’s fallen on hard times again. “Unfortunately, we had to furlough t...

Photograph courtesy of Blinking Owl From Blinking Owl’s holiday pop-up market to El Mercado Modern Cuisine’s new family-style takeout portions, here is our weekly guide to the latest in O.C.’s dining scene.   Blinking Owl Distillery Santa Ana At the distillery’s “Holiday To Go-Go” pop-up market, shop from local artisans including Dough & Arrow, 61 Hundred Bread, Small Batch Doughnuts, Uprising OC, and Tan’s Dumplings. You can also pick up Blinking Owl’s to-go cocktails, holiday...

With most events, concerts and festivals canceled or pivoting online , please consider contributing to your local arts organizations or to individual artists and performers. L.A. Countys new "safer at home" order went into effect on Nov. 30. Check the status of any drive-through events listed before heading out as the new safety measures only allow occupants in each car from the same household. Catch a family-friendly magic show. Ring in the holidays with Cyndi Lauper and her fabulous friends. ...

Business owners into selling their brands. msnbc "your business" is sponsored by american express. dont do business without it. >> "your business" is sponsored by american express. dont do business without it. hi there, everyone. im j.j. ramburg and welcome to "your business," the show dedicated to helping your growing business. this weeks biz star is more than a triple threat. she doesnt just write, act, produce on the cbs hit drama "criminal minds" shes also a partner in the blinking owl d...