Hendrick Family Distillery
Hendricks Family Distillery LLC is located outside of Eureka, WI, which is 20 miles west of Oshkosh and 8 miles west of Omro. Click HERE to read the USA Today article which tells a lot about us! Back in the spring of 2011, our youngest son, Karl, called a family meeting with my husband Jim, our oldest son Zac and myself, Peggy. For the past decade, Karl has worked in the alcohol business and just loves the challenge and the work. He wanted to know what we thought about starting up a business distilling vodka. He figured between the 4 of us, we would be up to the task, for everyone has their special talents which would be needed. So we took a vote and Hendricks Family Distillery was born! Jim, along with the help of friends and family members put the structure up. We were blessed with an extremely warm winter, which is very unusual for Wisconsin. In fact, we were putting the roof on the building on Christmas eve day! Karl designed the plant. Between Jim & Zac, they built whatever Karl wanted such as the stills, tanks and filters. Peggy applied for all the permits. The last permit was sent out the end of September, 2012 which was for the bottle approval. It was finally approved the last week in January 2013. Pür Class Potato Vodka is naturally gluten free. We distill multiple times until we achieve at least 192 Proof Alcohol. The higher percentage, the smoother the vodka is. We are very proud to offer such a high quality product. General Beverage distributes Pür Class Vodka to the state of Wisconsin. They are very excited about our product and we feel very privileged to be working with them.
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.
