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We’ve ranked the top 20 Distillery companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Distillery Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Tahoe Blue Vodka
Tahoe Blue Vodka is an original blended vodka that is rigorously distilled in small batches from a mix of grape, grain, and sugarcane.
Founder(s): Matt Levitt
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Haus
Haus is a beverage brand creating better products for the modern drinker.
Founder(s): Helena Price Hambrecht, Woody Hambrecht
Location: Healdsburg, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits
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Madre Mezcal
Madre Mezcal is a distillery company that specializes in manufacturing and selling alcoholic beverages.
Founder(s): Chris Stephenson
Location: Venice, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Shelter Distilling
Shelter Distilling is a distillery that produces spirits, canned cocktails, and canned beer.
Founder(s): Jason Senior
Location: Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Distillery, Food and Beverage
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Oscar Wilde Spirits
Oscar Wilde Spirits produces gins to provide a blend of carefully selected ingredients.
Founder(s): Conor Quinn, Stuart Hall, Victor Burke
Location: Malibu, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Eight Bridges Brewing
Eight Bridges Brewing is a self-distributing production brewery and tasting room focused on delivering a great craft beer experience.
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Location: Livermore, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Distillery, Wine And Spirits
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Blinking Owl Distillery
Blinking Owl Distillery is an urban craft distillery in Orange County, California.
Founder(s): Robin Christenson
Location: Santa Ana, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Distillery, Food and Beverage
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M. Special
M. Special is a brewing company intended to offer a diverse range of flavored beers.
Founder(s): Brendan Malloy, Chris Miller, Edward Fourticq, Emmett Malloy
Location: Goleta, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Craft Beer, Distillery
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Ficks Beverage Co
Ficks Beverage Co manufactures a line of better-for-you bar products, including real fruit hard seltzers and premium cocktail mixers
Founder(s): Ron Alvarado
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Consumer Goods, Craft Beer, Distillery, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Lake Tahoe Distilling
Lake Tahoe produces organic, non-GMO craft spirits and sourcing & blending botanicals based in plant medicine into the craft spirits world.
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Location: South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Distillery, Organic
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Beaker & Wrench
Beaker & Wrench , designed specifically for the particular needs of the cannabis industry.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Industrial, Industrial Engineering
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Surf City Still Works
Surf City Still Works is an independent distillery that makes handcrafted, quality spirits.
Founder(s): Elena Kornoff, Joshua Kornoff
Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits
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Revel Spirits
Revel Spirits is a start-up entrepreneurial venture that imports, markets, and distributes high quality distilled spirits.
Founder(s): Jacqui Thompson, Micah McFarlane
Location: Culver City, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits
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101 Cider House
101 Cider House produces a naturally alcoholic and certified probiotic beverage.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Elastico Tequila Grille
American Craft Distillery
Founder(s): Dano Veal
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits
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The Spirit Guild
Spirit Guild is a distillery company dedicated to transforming local fruits and flavors into unique spirits.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Drink Ysidro
Drink Ysidro is a beverage company that offers a light and refreshing sparkling sake spritz.
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Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits
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ChillerTron
ChillerTron is an automation company for the fermented beverage industry.
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Location: Vista, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Industrial, Industrial Automation
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UNCHARTED VINES
UNCHARTED VINES is an importer company of french wines that focuses on organic, biodynamic, and natural wines.
Founder(s): Philip Kibbey
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Winery
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Gray Whale Gin
Gray Whale Gin is a distillery company that produces and markets gin distilled from botanicals.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits
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