Flying Dutchman Spirits sits in an industrial park in Eden Prairie, where founders Dan Oskey and Brian Loehr turned their homebrewing passion into a full-scale distillery in 2015. These two engineers-turned-distillers started the operation after years of perfecting recipes in their garages, eventually convincing the city to approve Eden Prairie’s first distillery. They operate out of a converted warehouse space that houses their custom-built stills and production equipment. The distillery focuses on vodka, gin, and bourbon, with everything made from scratch using locally sourced ingredients when possible. What began as weekend experiments has grown into a legitimate craft spirits operation that’s become a quiet fixture in the Twin Cities craft spirits scene. You’ll find this isn’t your typical rustic barn distillery—it’s clean, modern, and feels more like visiting a high-tech brewery than a traditional whiskey maker. The space reflects the founders’ engineering backgrounds, with precise temperature controls and methodical processes that prioritize consistency over romance.