Photo by Kelli Weldon

Photo by Kelli Weldon

Photo by Kelli Weldon

Photo by Kelli Weldon

Photo by Kelli Weldon

Facility offers tours, tastings

By Kelli Weldon

Deep Eddy Vodka Distillery opened Oct. 10 featuring manufacturing areas, meeting space, a tasting room and patio. The Austin-based company's new digs can host parties and corporate events. Visitors can also glimpse the production area where as many as 5,000 bottles can be filled per hour, Vice President of Marketing Brandon Cason said.

"The brand has grown from what used to be one state and one product to now we're in all 50 states," Cason said, adding he thinks the newest flavor coming out this year may be a bigger hit than the successful Deep Eddy Ruby Red grapefruit vodka.

Production Manager Kevin Coles said staff conduct several quality checks before boxing products.

"We're the last people who see it before it ends up on the shelf, so it's got to be right," he said.

Deep Eddy Vodka Distillery, 2250 E. Hwy. 290, Dripping Springs, 512-994-3534, www.deepeddyvodka.com, Twitter: @DeepEddyVodka

Hours: Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. noon–5 p.m.