FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackEyed Distilling Co. launched March 4 with a grand opening event featuring craft cocktails and tastings of BLK EYE Vodka, the first vodka crafted by hand from black-eyed peas.
Distilled in a historic firehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, BLK EYE Vodka started as a bold vision during challenging times for a family-owned black-eyed pea farm in Muleshoe, Texas.
Years of drought and poor crop yields took their toll on master distiller Trey Nickels, who worked on his family’s land. The circumstances inspired a bold idea – distilling vodka from black-eyed peas. The result is an ultra premium, uncommonly smooth vodka with a clean, subtle taste ideal for mixing or sipping. Amino acids found in the black-eyed peas contribute to a higher-quality spirit.
All ingredients are sourced from Texas, and that includes the artwork on the limited-edition bottle. The debut bottle features the work of Fort Worth landscape artist Pat Gabriel, who gives a nod to the signature ingredient with his multimedia illustration of sunflowers growing in a field of black-eyed peas. The BLK EYE brand will continue to evolve as it commissions other local artists to share what it means to be a true Texas original.
BLK EYE Vodka is available in select stores and at the distillery, which is open to the public for tastings, tours and special events. A tasting room on the second floor of the distillery offers BLK EYE Vodka and the distillery-exclusive small-batch spirits as cocktails or by the bottle.
Distillery Tour Times:
2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. Saturday
Tasting Room Hours:
5-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday
2-9 p.m.
Saturday
Distillery Location:
503 Bryan Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Anyone who is 21 or older is welcome to visit the distillery.
About BLK EYE Vodka and BlackEyed Distilling Co.
BLK EYE Vodka is the first vodka crafted by hand from black-eyed peas. All ingredients are sourced from Texas, and this one-of-a-kind spirit is distilled in a historic firehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, by BlackEyed Distilling Co. Learn more at BLKEYE.com/media.
