Review: Truly Strawberry Lemonade Vodka
Since it’s launch in 2016 Truly Hard Seltzer has enjoyed a meteoric rise in sales. Much of this increase in sales is the result of product innovation. After coming up with dozens of flavor variations of hard seltzer, Boston Beer Works collaborated with Beam Suntory in creating Truly Vodka in three flavors including Pineapple Mango and Wild Berry. Truly Strawberry Lemonade is made with a vodka base made from 100% corn. The vodka is triple distilled. 5% juice, natural flavors and certified colors are added before bottling at 60 proof. Read more 
Review: Pinnacle Lemonade Vodka
Pinnacle Lemonade Vodka is a limited edition release introduced the summer of 2019. It is made from vodka distilled at Distillerie de la Tour in France from whole grain winter wheat grown in Northern France, and pure spring water sourced from the Charente Region. The spirit is distilled five times and then shipped to the US. Natural flavors are blended with the vodka base before bottling at 70 proof. At one time Pinnacle flavored and bottled their vodka in Frankfort Kentucky. That may still be the case but each bottles label now reads it is produced and bottled by Portfield Importers in Chicago IL. FYI, Jim Beam is headquartered in suburban Chicago. Read more
Review: New Amsterdam Pink Whitney Vodka
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ew Amsterdam Pink Whitney Vodka will be released in September. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bottle a little early. New Amsterdam Vodka has teamed with Barstool Sports to launch Pink Whitney Vodka. The pink lemonade flavored vodka was inspired by an original drink creation from Ryan Whitney, former NHL player and host of the Barstool Sports Podcast, “Spittin Chiclets”. New Amsterdam is the Official Vodka of the National Hockey League. The New Amsterdam brand was launched in 2011, and by 2017 sales had grown to 5.2 million cases annually and it was the third best selling vodka brand in the US. Pink Whitney starts with the Original New Amsterdam Vodka base made from the finest grains, distilled five times, and filtered three times. Lemonade flavors and certified colors are blended before bottling at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Greenbar Tru Lemon Vodka
Greenbar Tru Lemon Vodka is crafted from a vodka base made from organic wheat and distilled in a continuous column still at the Greenbar Distillery in Los Angeles California. After a gentle charcoal filtration, 2000 hand-zested Eureka Lemons are infused in every small batch. That’s right only three ingredients are used, organic wheat, organic Eureka Lemons, and pure water filtered through reverse osmosis. Eureka lemons are a variety of Citrus Limon that was developed in California in 1958. Read more
Review: Crown Valley Pink Lemonade Vodka
Crown Valley Pink Lemonade Vodka is one of four vodkas crafted in small batches from grapes grown on the 8000 acre Joe Scott Sr. owned estate that includes a vineyard and winery, a big cat sanctuary, a bison farm and the Crown Valley Brewing and Distilling estate. The other vodka flavors include Blackberry, Pumpkin Cheesecake, and their original unflavored. The brewery and distillery are housed in the old Coffman School House in Ste. Genevieve Missouri. It was revitalized in 2008, and the distillery opened May 2009. Beside Beer, Hard Cider, and Vodka they distill Moonshine and Gin. The vodka is distilled in a custom stainless steel still and then cold filtered. Natural flavors and certified color are blended before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Grays Peak Meyer Lemon Vodka
Grays Peak Meyer Lemon Vodka is one of 4 spirits in the Grays Peak stable, that includes a straight vodka, and two gins. It is made from premium corn that is small batch distilled five times and charcoal filtered. Pure spring water filtered through a proprietary reverse osmosis process that removes any trace minerals typically found in spring water is blended to reduce to proof. Meyer Lemon flavor is added before bottling at 60 proof. The Meyer Lemon is native to China and it was introduced to the United States by agricultural explorer Frank Meyer who collected a sample on a trip to China. Read more
Review: New Amsterdam Lemon Vodka
New Amsterdam Lemon Vodka was just released. This is New Amsterdam’s eighth flavored vodka. A Ninth, Raspberry will arrive next month. New Amsterdam Vodka sales grew by 36% in 2016 and now exceed 5 million cases per year. This makes them the second largest domestic vodka brand, trailing only Smirnoff. Not bad for a vodka first introduced in 2011. New Amsterdam Lemon starts with a vodka base made from the finest grains. It is distilled 5 times and filtered 3 times. Natural lemon flavors are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: High Noon Lemon Vodka
High Noon Lemon Vodka was just released in Denver Colorado, Madison Wisconsin, and Charleston South Carolina. Test marketing in limited markets has been used for years in the food and beverage industry. Also released is High Noon Ruby Red Grapefruit, and the unflavored High Noon Vodka. The High Noon brand is owned by E&J Gallo, the makers of New Amsterdam Vodka. New Amsterdam Vodka was launched in 2011, and in its first year over one million cases were sold. New Amsterdam continues to be one of the fastest growing vodka brands in the US. High Noon is produced and bottled at the Holladay Distillery in Weston Missouri. This is the distillery that also produces 360 Vodka. High Noon Lemon Vodka is made with a vodka base made from Midwest grown corn. Real Lemon juice and natural flavors are added. As an indication of High Noon’s target market their website claims High Noon Lemon Vodka is made with Vodka, Lemons, Sunshine, Trips to the Beach, Sweet Shades, Big Waves, Fluffy Towels, and Light Breezes Perfect for Chuckin a Frisbee. Read more
Review: Burnetts Pink Lemonade Vodka
Burnetts Pink Lemonade Vodka was introduced in 2009. At the time it was their 19th flavor. They currently have 36. Only Pinnacle Vodka offers more. Burnetts Pink Lemonade is made with 100% grain that is quadruple distilled and triple charcoal filtered. Natural flavors are then added. Read more
Review: 360 Sorrento Lemon Vodka
360 Sorrento Lemon vodka was introduced October 2010 by The Earth Friendly Distilling Co., a division of McCormick Distilling of Weston Missouri. It is one of twelve vodka varieties they currently produce with American grain that is quadruple distilled and filtered five times. Natural lemon flavor is infused before bottling at 70 proof. Sorrento is named for the lemons grown on the southern coast of Italy, and commonly used to create Limoncello. Read more