Female-founded Brand Distills Texas Raw Honey Into Allergen-Free, Ultra-Premium Spirit
HOUSTON, Texas (January 7, 2025) – Queen Bee Distilling, a woman-owned company dedicated to making ultra-premium luxury spirits, is proud to release its inaugural expression, Osmia Vodka. This sophisticated vodka is distilled from raw, chemical-free honey obtained from nature’s true queen–the Queen Bee, and organic non-GMO sugar cane. Osmia Vodka ($98 MSRP / 80 Proof) is now available for purchase at select retailers in Houston and online via QueenBeeDistilling.com.
Queen Bee Distilling was founded by Catharine Faulconer and Kim Martin, two Houston women with East Texas roots and a friendship that dates over 45 years. Both co-founders struggle with autoimmune issues and allergies that require abstaining from grains, gluten, and nightshades. In their search for a spirit that did not originate from these allergens, they saw a need in the market.
Inspired by nature, friendship, and the mighty bee, Queen Bee Distilling was born. Queen Bee’s Osmia Vodka, is a spirit for the discerning who expect perfection and seek transparency. In addition to being gluten, grain, and nightshade-free, this spirit also does not contain any chemicals, glycerin, or artificial additives. The result is a vodka with a clean, crisp, citrusy nose, a rich palate, a full-bodied texture, and a long natural finish with lingering floral notes—perfect for sipping or enjoying in a cocktail.
“There is nothing we love more than bonding over a cocktail at the end of the evening, yet we found our options to be quite limited,” shared co-founders Catharine Faulconer and Kim Martin. “With the allergen-free, ultra-premium Osmia Vodka, we want to celebrate the beauty of nature and salute the elevated inclusive experience of exploring new and old relationships while gathering, sipping, and sharing around any table.”
From Catharine and Kim’s desire to be educated consumers, avidly reading labels, and striving to be sustainable, Queen Bee set out to create the best sipping vodka that starts with local raw honey. To source the honey, Queen Bee partners with Thirsty Bee Meadery in Tomball, Texas just outside of Houston. By using raw honey instead of corn, rice, barley, wheat, or potatoes, Queen Bee distills an allergen-free, ultra-premium vodka that helps save the bees, promotes sustainability by reducing water usage, and lowers the company’s carbon footprint. The result is a spirit that is as smooth as honey— sheer elegance in a bottle. Recently winning Double Gold at the International Women’s Spirits Competition, Osmia is a conscientious, yet uncompromising, spirit choice.
The refined taste of Osmia can be enjoyed in a variety of mixed drinks, highballs, or martini cocktails, including Queen Bee’s signature cocktail—The Rose Queen. This fresh, bright, and bubbly cocktail is ideal for patio sipping on warm summer nights. Additional cocktail recipes featuring Osmia Vodka can be found at QueenBeeDistilling.com.
Rose Queen
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Queen Bee Osmia Vodka
1/2 c. Fresca
1/2 c. cranberry juice
Perrier or soda water
Lime, to garnish
Method
Fill a lowball glass with ice, chilled Osmia Vodka, Fresca, and cranberry juice. Stir to combine. Top with preferred sparkling water and a lime wedge.
For more information on Queen Bee’s inaugural expression, visit QueenBeeDistilling.com and follow along on social at @QueenBeeDistilling. For PR Inquiries Smith + Sacco PR, 713.252.5414 or stourtellot@aol.com.
About Queen Bee Distilling
Inspired by a life-long friendship, an eye on ingredients, an evening cocktail, and a fascination with the mighty bee, Catharine Faulconer and Kim Martin, two Houston women with East Texas roots, founded Queen Bee Distilling. Queen Bee is a female-owned company dedicated to making luxury ultra-premium spirits, while celebrating the beauty of love and nature. They salute the elevated experience of exploring new and old relationships while gathering, sipping, and sharing around any table. Queen Bee Distilling honors nature’s true Queen – the Queen Bee and you, the discerning consumer who doesn’t compromise on quality, taste, or lifestyle. The base of the premium spirits is raw honey and organic, non-GMO sugar cane; therefore, everything is gluten-free, grain-free, nightshades-free, chemical-free, and glycerin-free. For more information visit QueenBeeDistilling.com or follow on social at @QueenBeeDistilling.
