Paula's Texas Spirits

Paula’s Texas Orange – hand crafted from fresh orange peel. The fresh, bright flavor makes delicious classic cocktails, highballs and the World’s Best Margarita.
Paula’s Texas Lemon – what if the world’s best limoncello is actually made in Texas Delicious served chilled, excellent in cocktails, mix one to one with vodka to make the World’s Best Lemon Drop Martini.
Paula Angerstein was the first woman in Texas licensed to distill spirits and was granted the second distiller’s permit in the state. Born and raised on a south Texas farm, Paula’s tech career led her to Italy where she fell in love with limoncello. Back home in Austin, she began making limoncello for her friends who encouraged her to take it to market. As Texas is margarita country, she first created her world class orange liqueur, launching Paula’s Texas Orange Liqueur in 2005 followed by Paula’s Texas Lemon Liqueur in 2006 and Paula’s Texas Grapefruit Liqueur in 2016. Celebrating ten years in business in 2014, the two all-natural liqueurs are made in Austin, Texas.

Author: Caroline Porsiel

Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay from Ellijay, Mt. Frozen Knob Vodka, and Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. The distillery won a 2024 Best of Georgia Award and a 2025 Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for its Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. As a founding member of the AMBRU Campaign, launched in 2020, Porsiel advocates for the global recognition of American Brandy and Rum. She continues to drive innovation in the craft spirits industry from her active distillery in the heart of Georgia’s apple country.