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: Leaf Alaskan Glacial Water Vodka
Leaf Alaskan Glacial Water vodka, is one of two vodka’s crafted at the Temperance Distillery in Temperance Michigan. Their other vodka is crafted with Rocky Mountain Mineral water. These two vodkas are both made from organic wheat that is distilled five times. The only difference between the two vodka’s is the water used. Their Alaskan vodka uses water that starts out as four glaciers that melt and wind their way down the mountain into Alaska’s Blue Lake. Read more
Review: American Harvest Organic Vodka
American Harvest Organic vodka was introduced in 2011 by the company behind Grey Goose Vodka, Sidney Frank. While Sidney Frank himself died in 2006, his company lives on. After selling Grey Goose to Bacardi in 2004 for $2.3 Billion and waiting out a non compete clause, they are back in the vodka business. It is crafted in small batches with organic wheat that is grown on a family owned farm in Idaho. A four column continuous distillation process is used. The spirit is blended with water from aquifers deep beneath the Snake River plain and a proprietary mixture of organic ingredients. A four step charcoal filtration process follows before it is hand bottled at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Blair and Boyd Potato Vodka
Blair and Boyd Potato vodka was introduced in 2008 by Prentice Orr and Barry Young who named the vodka after a great grandfather of Orr and the father in law of Young. It is crafted in Glenshaw Pennsylvania at the former Glenshaw Glass Works plant that closed after 109 years of making glass bottles for companies including the Yuengling Brewing Company. It is made with locally grown potatoes. Who knew they grew potatoes in Pennsylvania? After the potatoes and yeast are cooked and fermented, the mix is triple distilled in a 1200 liter German built copper pot still. Only the heart of the vodka is used, and each batch is tasted before each bottle is hand filled, corked, and wax dipped before the bottle is signed and numbered. Read more
Review: Deep Eddy Vodka
Deep Eddy vodka was introduced May 2011. Unlike most vodka distillers Deep Eddy launched the company with a flavored vodka when Clayton Christopher and Chad Auler the founders of Sweet Leaf Tea, and Savvy Vodka, crafted Deep Eddy Sweet Tea and released it in 2010. While they now create five vodkas, all start with their unflavored vodka base. Deep Eddy is made with sweet corn and spring water from deep aquifers in Texas Hill country. It is column distilled ten times in a 20 foot column still, and slowly filtered six times over charcoal. They recently moved to a 30,000 square foot distillery in Dripping Springs Texas. 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: Ocean Vodka
Ocean Vodka was originally launched in 2005. Over the years it has undergone several changes in how it is made. It is crafted in Maui with organic sugar cane grown on 80 acres on the slopes of Mount Haleakala. It is blended with deep ocean water which originated as Greenland Glacier melt over 2000 years ago. After traveling around the globe through deep ocean currents the water is sourced from 3000 feet below the Kona coast off the Big Island of Hawaii. The water is then organically purified and desalinated through a natural filtration process that filters the sodium but leaves the minerals. Distillation takes place in columns containing more than 100 plates, each of which is a refining distillation process. This process separates impurities by precisely controlling heating and cooling of the spirit. The globe shaped ocean blue colored bottle is made from 100% recycled material. Ocean utilizes solar panels to power 100% of the operations of the distillery. Read more
Review: Grays Peak Vodka
Grays Peak vodka is made with premium corn that is distilled five times in small batches. It is charcoal filtered before pure spring water that has been further filtered through reverse osmosis is added. The name comes from Grays Peak, the highest mountain in the front range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Read more
Review: Balls Vodka
Balls vodka was launched in 2011. It is crafted with gluten-free, non GMO corn that is four times distilled in the Midwest. The product is shipped to Rochester New York where pure water is added before bottling at 80 proof. While some vodka’s hope to reel you in with their fancy bottles, or exotic ingredients, Balls Vodka targets 21-29 year old men, with it’s name and marketing campaign. Read more