Photo Gallery: Blinking Owl Distillery

Brian and Robin Christenson are the owners of the Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana.

Ryan Friesen, the head distiller, drinks a cocktail made from the Blinking Owl California straight rye whiskey at the Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, April 17.

The Mili Vanilli, left, and the Perks of Being a Wallflower are two signature drinks made with the Blinking Owl Distillery’s new wheated bourbon.

Megan Barton, the general manager, mixes a drink at the Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, April 17.   (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

The Blinking Owl California straight bourbon whiskey at the Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana.