Review: Deep Eddy Orange Vodka
Deep Eddy Orange Vodka was just released. This is their sixth flavored vodka. The other flavors include Ruby Red Grapefruit, Lemon, Peach, Sweet Tea, and Cranberry. They all start with Deep Eddy Straight Vodka as the base. It is made from 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. Deep Eddy Orange is made with the freshest blend of oranges grown by farmers across America. Read more 
Review: Nue Berry Vodka
Nue Berry Vodka was released in 2014. It is one of five flavored vodkas produced by Dynasty Spirits in Texas from their Original unflavored vodka base. The other flavors include Grapefruit, Peach, Pineapple, and Whipped Cream. Nue Berry Vodka is made from corn and is distilled six times. Natural flavor is added before bottling at 70 proof. By naming this vodka Berry, I’m assuming the flavor will be a mix of berry flavors. Since no product description is offered on their bottle, webpage, or Facebook page I’m very interested in sampling this vodka to find what berry flavors I taste. Read more
Review: Svedka Blue Raspberry Vodka
Svedka Blue Raspberry Vodka was just released. It is one of 14 Svedka flavors currently available. They also produce an 80 and 100 proof unflavored vodka. Svedka is the number one imported vodka in the US, and while flavored vodka sales have fallen recently, Svedka’s flavored vodka sales have continued to grow. Svedka Blue Raspberry vodka starts with a vodka base made from Swedish winter wheat. Four pounds are required to produce one 750 ml bottle. The vodka is distilled 5 times in a continuous distillation process. Ice cold water from Swedish springs is blended to reduce to proof. The vodka is then run through high performance purification columns five separate times to remove impurities. Natural flavors are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Svedka is the fifth vodka brand I am aware of to produce a blue raspberry vodka flavor. The others include UV, Wave, Burnetts, and Ursus. Read more
Review: Pinnacle Strawberry Vodka
Pinnacle Strawberry Vodka was released October 2016. I source spirits for review from over a dozen states. Distilleries and Wholesalers also send me product for review. At one time retailers would fight to be the first to stock any new flavor Pinnacle created in their lab. It has been several years since Pinnacle created a new flavor. When I heard of the release of Pinnacle Strawberry I searched everywhere to find it. I just found it tonight at a Total Wine and More in Minnesota. Pinnacle currently lists over 40 vodka flavors on their website including Kiwi-Strawberry, and Strawberry Shortcake. Pinnacle Vodka is made from French grown wheat and pure French spring water. It is distilled five times at Distillerie de la Tour in France. The vodka base is then shipped to Frankfort Kentucky where natural and artificial flavors are blended before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: 360 Huckleberry Vodka
360 Huckleberry Vodka is one of eleven flavored vodka’s made by the Earth Friendly Distilling Company of Weston Missouri. Each flavor starts with a vodka base made from American grain distilled six times and filtered five times through granulated coconut shells, and then another time through a .45 micron filter. Natural flavors are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Absolut Lime Vodka
Absolut Lime Vodka was just released. If you don’t count their limited edition Chicago Vodka made with Olive and Rosemary flavor, or Absolut Texas made with cucumber and Serrano chili flavor, this is their first new vodka flavor since they launched Absolut Cilantro in 2013. Lime is one of 18 flavored vodka’s currently featured on the Absolut Vodka website. Later this year that number will shrink to 10, as Absolut plans to focus on its core flavors. Absolut Citron and Absolut Mandrin are the industries number one selling citrus and orange flavored vodkas, so it makes sense to add a flavor that plays to their strength. A Vodka tonic with a squeeze of lime is said to be the worlds second most popular cocktail, so look for Absolut Lime to be an instant hit. Absolut Lime starts with a vodka base made from Swedish winter wheat sourced from 450 local farms, with one kilo of wheat needed to create one liter of vodka. The wheat is milled on site and blended with water and a proprietary yeast and fermented for 2 days. A continuous distillation process is used with steel column stills and copper plates. The vodka is filtered once through a mesh filter. Pure deep well water that comes from naturally filtered aquifers is softened through reverse osmosis and then blended with the vodka to reduce to proof. All natural flavors are then infused with no sugar added before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Enchanted Rock Peach Vodka
Enchanted Rock Peach Vodka was introduced in 2014. It is made at the Rebecca Creek Distillery that was founded in 2009 by Steve Ison. Enchanted Rock is named for the large pink granite rock that shares its name, and is a National Landmark that covers 640 acres in Fredericksburg Texas. ER Peach is crafted from 100% corn and distilled in a Christian Carl copper pot still. From there the spirits enter in vapor form under pressure into a modern 6 plate copper column still where the spirit is distilled 10 times. The flavor is then rounded out using a proprietary 28 degree frost filtration process. The temperature is first reduced to 28 degrees and then the chilled vodka is passed under pressure through 25 microfiber paper filters. Pure limestone filtered water is blended to reduce to proof. Fresh peach juice from Fredericksburg Texas grown peaches is infused with the vodka base before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Crater Lake Hazelnut Espresso Vodka
Crater Lake Hazelnut Espresso Vodka is one of three flavor infused vodkas made at the Bendistillery in Tumalo Oregon from their original Crater Lake vodka base. The other flavors include Sweet Ginger and Pepper. The Bendistillery has been crafting spirits since 1998 and besides their own spirits they craft over 40 private label spirits including Fuzzys Ultra Premium and Venom Vodka. The Crater Lake vodka base is made from 100% corn, distilled five times, and filtered ten times before resting in oak. Pure Cascade water is blended to reduce to proof . Fresh brewed espresso and hazelnuts are then infused. A touch of pure cane brown sugar is blended before bottling at 50 proof. Read more
Review: Western Son Hill Country Apricot Vodka
Western Son Hill Country Apricot Vodka is one of six handcrafted flavor infused vodka’s made at a former panty factory in Pilot Point Texas. The other flavors include Hill Country Peach, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Piney Woods Blueberry, South Texas Prickly Pear, and South Plains Cucumber. They also produce Red River Whiskey, Bravos Gin and Blue Lacy Texas Whiskey. Hill Country Apricot starts with their 10X Distilled Texas Vodka base that is made from yellow corn and water filtered through reverse osmosis. The vodka is distilled 10 times through a 20 foot column still and quadruple filtered. Natural apricot essence from apricots grown in the Hill Country of Texas are blended with the original vodka base before bottling at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Heritage Vanilla Vodka
Heritage Vanilla Vodka is one of 22 naturally flavored vodkas released October 31 2014 by Heritage Distilling Company when they opened their waterfront location in downtown Gig Harbor Washington. While most craft distilleries are satisfied creating 1-4 spirits, a quick glance at the Heritage website shows the nearly 40 spirits they have created since their distillery first opened 4 years ago. Heritage Vanilla is small batch distilled from wine grapes. Natural flavors are blended with the vodka base before bottling at 60 proof. Read more