Illinois Vodka Archives - Best Tasting Spirits

Review: Black Band Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:20:57 +0000

Black Band Vodka is crafted at Black Band Distillery in Peoria Illinois. They also produce a Gin, Bourbon, Rye, Whiskey and Coffee Liqueur. Peoria was once hailed the whiskey capital of the world. Prohibition ended that. Peoria native and principal distiller Chris Ober began studying Peoria’s history of distilling and researching different distillation and fermentation […]

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Review: Dead Drop Artesian Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:17:18 +0000

Dead Drop Artesian Vodka is crafted at Illinois’ oldest standing brewery. The brewery was built in 1857 by German immigrant John S Bielfeldt. The family brewed beer until prohibition when they sold to Head Brewer Carl Ebner Sr. who ran a soda pop bottling plant as a front to a bootleg operation. Soon after the […]

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Review: Jackscrew Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:09:39 +0000

Jackscrew Vodka is crafted at Wolf Point Distilling in Chicago Illinois. Wolf Point takes its name from where the North, South, and Main branches of the Chicago River meet. After four years of planning Pavlos Dafnis and Victoria Polvino opened their distillery in the Industrial Kenzie Corridor November 2021. They currently also produce bourbon, gin, […]

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Review: Kristone Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:51:49 +0000

Kristone Vodka is crafted at Crystal Rain Distillery by Kristian Hristov. The Crystal Rain Distillery opened in Lake Forest Illinois in 2019 but they recently opened their new distillery in Wheeling Illinois. While they currently just produce vodka, their Facebook page shows images of oak barrels, hinting more is on the horizon. Kristone is made […]

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Review: Blaum Bros Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:22:17 +0000

Blaum Bros Vodka is made at Blaum Bros. Distillery in the historic town of Galena Illinois, once the home of our 18th President of the US, Ulysses S Grant. The distillery was founded by brothers Matt & Mike Blaum who found the only way they could get along together was to drink whiskey with each […]

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Review: ROCK’N Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:37:59 +0000

ROCK’N Vodka was created by Andy Roinotis, Isabelle Roinotis, and Denny Trakas. It is made from Non GMO Sugarcane at Rush Creek Distillery in Harvard Illinois. They have since partnered with Rock and Roll HOF member and lead guitar player of Cheap Trick Rick Nielsen. It was created in 2019. Currently there are only 38 […]

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Review: Kennay Farms Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:58:36 +0000

Kennay Farms Vodka is made from 100% corn grown on the Kennay family farm. It is crafted in a historic former theatre in downtown Rochelle. The Hub Theatre opened as an art deco style theatre in 1931. It took over two years to renovate the theatre. This distillery also makes gin and whiskey. The corn […]

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Review: Down East Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:18:47 +0000

Down East Vodka is made from a unique strain of organic wheat grown on a fifth generation family farm in Paxton Illinois. The three Glazik Brothers, Dallas, Clayton, and Will have partnered with Stumpy Spirits Distillery in Columbia Illinois to craft their spirit. The brothers haul 2.5 tons of their own grown wheat to Stumpy’s […]

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Review: Unbroken Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:09:53 +0000

Unbroken Vodka is crafted at Stumpy’s Spirits in Columbia Illinois. Columbia is located near St. Louis Missouri. The distillery began operation in 2014. Husband and wife team Adam and Laura Stump opened for business July 2015, on ten acres of farm land they rent from Adam’s father and uncle. They run the 200 acre farm that has […]

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Review: Chicago Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Thu, 30 May 2019 00:09:57 +0000

Chicago Vodka was first released July 2016. It is handcrafted in the heart of Chicago on Goose Island by the Chicago Vodka Company. They also produce Chicago Fire, a vodka infused with Bhut Jolokia Ghost peppers. They previously also produced Cool, a mint infused vodka. Chicago Vodka is made from wheat and is distilled five times […]

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