Review: Aylesbury Duck Vodka
Aylesbury Duck Vodka was introduced by the 86 Co. along with their Cana Brava Rum, Fords Gin, and Tequila Cabeza in 2012. Rather than build a distillery of his own, Simon Ford has these spirits crafted at some of the worlds finest distilleries to his product specifications. Each spirit is filled in the same shaped bottle designed with the help of 100 bartenders. Aylesbury Duck Vodka is named for a duck native to England that has white plumage, a pink bill and orange legs and feet. The vodka is crafted with pristine Canadian glacial water and soft winter wheat sourced directly from local farmers in the Western Rockies of Canada. Aylesbury Duck is continuously distilled in three separate copper plated column stills that were built in the 1940’s. After distillation it is shipped at 96.5% ABV to the Domaine Charbay Distillery in California where they add exceptionally soft water from a well in Mendocino County to reduce the spirit to 80 proof. Read more 
Review: DSP CA 162 Straight Vodka
DSP CA 162 Straight Vodka. It is crafted with a blend of wheat vodka with premium wine varietal grapes including Muscat, Riesling, and Viogenier, grown in Mendocino County California. The grapes are vinified at local wineries and then distilled on their Germain-Robin Cognac still, and distilled again on a small Holstein pot still. The vodka is finally cold stabilized and filtered. Read more
Review: Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka
Hanson of Sonoma Organic vodka was introduced in 2013. It is one of six vodka’s the Hanson family crafts in the heart of wine country, Sonoma California. The other flavors include ginger, cucumber, espresso, boysenberry, and the previously reviewed mandarin. The vodka is small batch distilled with organic Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and French Colombard grapes, and pure Artesian well water using a pot and column still that uses 50 distillation plates. The vodka undergoes a proprietary seven stage filtration before bottling in a signed, numbered, and corked bottle. Read more
Review: Hangar One Vodka
Hangar One vodka was introduced in 2002. It was crafted as a collaboration between Ansely Coale from Germain-Ronbin and Jorg Rupf from St. George Spirits. It is made with Midwestern wheat distilled in a custom built column still and Viognier grapes distilled in a copper pot still. Hangar One is named after the World War II era hangar at the old Alameda Navel Air Station where it was first created. Hangar One was acquired by Proximo in 2010 and it is now distilled in a building next door. Read more
Review: Ice Fox Vodka
Ice Fox Vodka is crafted on Treasure Island off the coast of San Francisco California. It is made with American corn and pristine water from the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. It is triple distilled in small batches using the only French alembic copper pot still in the US. The Arctic Fox pictured on the bottle is the inspiration for this vodka. Read more
Review: New Amsterdam Vodka
New Amsterdam vodka was introduced in 2011. The New Amsterdam brand was launched by EJ Gallo in 2007 when they released New Amsterdam Gin. Since then they have also created 7 flavored vodka’s. It is made with the finest quality corn. It is distilled five times and filtered three times in Modesto California. Read more
Review: Skyy Vodka
Skyy Vodka was introduced in 1992 and while they may be best known for their Cobalt Blue bottle, they are responsible for popularizing the term congener-free. Maurice Kanbar claimed he developed a new distilling method that removed most of the congeners. Congeners are a natural by-product of alcohol production blamed for bitter taste and hangovers. It is made with grain in Pekin Illinois where it’s distilled in four column stills and triple distilled through California limestone. It is then delivered by railcar to San Jose California where it is mixed with water further filtered through reverse osmosis before bottling at 80 proof. Read more