vodka manufacturer proximo spirits distributor proximo spirits country of origin united states introduced 2002 alcohol by volume 40 % proof us 80 related products list of vodkas website hangarone.com hangar 1 vodka is a brand of vodka which was formerly produced by st. george spirits in alameda california . 1 it is owned and distributed by proximo spirits of jersey city new jersey and is available as a straight vodka as well as in a variety of flavors . contents 1 history 2 description 3 varieties 4 ratings 5 marketing 6 references 7 external links history edit st. george spirits was founded as america s first eau de vie distillery in 1982 by j rg rupf . rupf grew up in germany s black forest to a family of distillers . he went into law and became at the time germany s youngest judge . on a visit to the university of california at berkeley in the late 1970s he decided to stay and distill local fruit to produce eau de vie . 2 3 in august 2001 rupf met with fellow artisan distiller ansley coale president of craft distillers and a collaborator in germain robin brandy to discuss producing flavored vodkas using a method similar to the production of eau de vie . 4 5 6 hangar 1 vodka was founded in 2001 7 with rupf overseeing production and coale handling design and marketing . 8 9 operations were initially based in st. george s distillery in hangar 1 a 2 000 square foot world war ii era hangar at the old alameda naval air station before expanding to a 60 000 square foot hangar in alameda california in 2004 . 8 in april 2010 hangar 1 vodka was acquired by proximo spirits who continued to produce the vodka in alameda through st. george . 10 until the summer of 2014 . it is now produced in the building next to st george s distillery which it shares with faction brewery . 11 description edit hangar 1 is a small batch vodka made from a blend of pot distilled viognier grapes and column still distilled american wheat . the flavored varieties are created by infusing the vodka base with fresh fruit and then distilling the vodka in a pot still . 4 7 8 the fresh fruits are obtained in season from farms throughout the us . 12 13 the distillation process takes about four weeks per batch from start to finish . 9 hangar 1 s flavored vodkas contain mostly unique fruits such as kaffir lime and buddha s hand citron as well as experimental flavors such as chipotle . 14 varieties edit name abv flavor notes straight 40 % unflavored blend of viognier eau de vie with spirit made from midwestern wheat . mandarin blossom 40 % orange made with the blossoms from mandarin orange trees . buddha s hand citron 40 % lemon made with the rare buddha s hand citron variety typically used for its fragrance . kaffir lime 40 % lime a lime typically used in southeast asian cuisine hangar 1 distills the kaffir lime leaves and skin . maine wild blueberry 40 % blueberry made with small wild blueberries from maine introduced in 2011 . 12 fraser river raspberry 40 % raspberry limited edition made with raspberries from the fraser river valley . spiced pear 40 % pear limited edition seasonally made with pears from colorado blended with spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg . chipotle 40 % jalape os and chipotles made with a blend of jalepe os chipotles habaneros and bell and purple morita chili peppers . introduced in 2007 as part of the alchemist series widely available since 2011 . 14 15 wasabi 40 % wasabi made in 2006 as part of the limited release alchemist series ; no longer available . 14 ratings edit the fraser river raspberry flavor received a score of 96 100 from wine enthusiast in 2005 while mandarin blossom received a score of 97 in 2010 the straight variety was given a score of 93 one year later and maine wild blueberry a 92 the year after that . 16 marketing edit in may 2011 a 120 foot long hangar 1 vodka blimp was introduced touring the us to promote the vodka . it set off on a six month tour in 2011 with stops in 30 different cities . 7 10 in august of 2011 during a thunderstorm the blimp broke free of its moorings in columbus ohio and landed in a 94 year old ohio woman s backyard . 17 the blimp was repaired and continued its tour through california in 2012 . it provided some of the coverage for california sporting events including san francisco giants games . references edit allie pape hangar one and st. george spirits are parting ways eater sf may 1 2014 . jorg rupf tales of the cocktail . retrieved march 23 2014 . jason wilson boozehound on the trail of the rare the obscure and the overrated in spirits new york ten speed press 2010 pp. 144 45 . a b corby kummer flavorless no more the atlantic december 1 2004 . noah rothbaum the business of spirits new york kaplan publishing 2007 p. 53 . eric asimov rare spirits borne on vodka s back new york times january 26 2010 . a b c jessica maggart our intern takes a ride on the hangar 1 vodka blimp charleston city paper june 17 2011 . a b c anne brockhoff the boutique vodka made in a hangar just drinks.com march 7 2006 . a b elizabeth browne hangar one charts new course san francisco business times november 4 2007 . a b news briefs for july 6 2011 shanken news daily july 6 2011 . hangar 1 vodka a craft spirits pioneer in alameda calif. names caley shoemaker as new head distiller to lead operations and champion product s well established quality and integrity pr newswire april 29 2014 . a b hangar one vodka is proud to announce its newest flavor maine wild blueberry youngsmarket.com september 14 2011 . greg harned hangar one buddha s hand citron vodka the hooch life february 1 2012 . a b c drink me hangar one chipotle vodka hedonia may 27 2007 . florence fabricant chipotle vodka more from mexico than moscow new york times march 22 2011 . ratings search wine enthusiast . retrieved march 23 2014 . nick greene vodka blimp breaks free of moorings and lands in backyard village voice august 14 2011 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hangar 1 vodka & oldid 691460069 categories american vodkasfood and drink in the san francisco bay areaalameda californiahidden categories articles with hrecipesarticles with hproducts navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 november 2015 at 23 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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