Review: Ballast Point Fugu Pina Vodka
Ballast Point Fugu Pina vodka is one of five vodka flavors they create in San Diego. If the Ballast Point name sounds familiar you may have enjoyed some of the beer they brew, and started the company with. Ballast Point was inspired by the flavors from the neighborhood taco shops. Those flavors include spicy habanero peppers, creamy horchata. aquas fracas with sweet Jamaica Hibiscus, and juice pineapple. They start with a six times distilled corn vodka base. It is then filtered 15 times before passing through a proprietary diamond blending vortex, blending the vodka with water purified through reverse osmosis. Natural pineapple flavor is then infused before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Ciroc Pineapple Vodka
Ciroc Pineapple vodka was just released and I for one have been anxiously awaiting it’s arrival since Diddy first announced Ciroc’s sixth and newest flavor back in July. It is crafted in Southern France from the juice of Ugni Blanc grapes that are distilled four times in a stainless steel column still and the juice from Mauzac Blanc grapes that are distilled once in a copper continuous still. Once distilled they are blended together and distilled a final time in a copper pot still. Natural flavors including pineapple are infused before bottling at 70 proof in their trademark bottle featuring a yellow round ball, the color of pineapple. It looks great in my bar next to the other 5 Ciroc flavors. Let’s see if it tastes as good as it looks. Read more
Review: Little Black Dress Pineapple Honey Vodka
Little Black Dress Pineapple Honey vodka was introduced January 2012. It is one of four vodka’s created by Brown Forman in Louisville Kentucky under the LBD label. Little Black Dress was created by women for women. Everything from concept to product innovation, brand management, production, and legal was done by women. The vodka is triple distilled and flavored with natural ingredients before it is bottled with 90 calories per 1 1/2 Oz. serving at 65 proof. Read more
Review: Island 808 Pineapple Vodka
Island 808 Pineapple vodka is one of six Island 808 flavors made with Hawaiian pineapple and triple distilled in Maui Hawaii by the Haliimaile Distilling Company. 808 is the area code for Hawaii. It is the blended and flavored with Hawaiian pineapple and bottled at 30% alcohol in Mira Loma California. Read more
Review: Skyy Pineapple Vodka
Skyy Pineapple vodka was introduced February 2009. It is one of 13 flavored vodka’s they now create with wheat distilled in Pekin Illinois. They then transport the alcohol to San Jose California where water that has been filtered through reverse osmosis is added. They triple distill and filter before infusing with natural pineapple flavor. Read more
Review: Smirnoff Pineapple Vodka
Smirnoff Pineapple vodka was introduced in 2010 with their Pear flavored vodka. It is one of 37 flavors they create with their Recipe 21 vodka as a base. It is made with premium grain and is triple distilled and filtered ten times before natural pineapple flavor is added. Read more
Review: Van Gogh Pineapple Vodka
Van Gogh Pineapple vodka was introduced in 2002. It is one of 21 flavored vodkas they currently create in Holland to complement their original and Blue three wheat vodka’s. They start with a mix of wheat, corn, and barley which is triple distilled in small batches. Natural pineapple flavor is then infused using a six week double infusion process. Read more
Review: Pinnacle Pineapple Vodka
Pinnacle Pineapple vodka was one of twelve flavors Pinnacle introduced in 2011. It is one of 40 flavors they currently create with pure French spring water and wheat. It is distilled five times then shipped to Frankfort Kentucky where natural and artificial flavor is added. Native to South America, Captain Cook is credited with first bringing pineapple to Hawaii, and while pineapple is synonymous with Hawaii, the US is not among the top twelve countries producing Pineapple. Read more
Review: New Amsterdam Pineapple Vodka
New Amsterdam Pineapple vodka was introduced May 2014 with their new Orange flavor. It is one of seven flavors EJ Gallo creates in Modesto California under the New Amsterdam label. It is made with the finest quality grains and it is distilled five times and filtered three times before natural flavor is added. Pineapple is native to South America but Christopher Columbus is credited with bringing pineapple back from his new world trip to Guadeloupe in 1493. Soon the Spanish introduced it to the Philippines where it is now the worlds leading Pineapple producing country. Read more
Review: Svedka Mango Pineapple Vodka
Svedka Mango Pineapple vodka was recently introduced with their Strawberry Lemonade vodka. While mango is 24 on the top 25 fruits consumed in the US, it is the worlds most consumed fruit with ten times more mango consumed world wide than apples. This may be the year of the mango with Svedka Mango Pineapple joining the recently launched Belvedere Mango Passion and Bacardi Mango Fusion. Svedka creates their vodka in Sweden with winter wheat and ice cold water from underground springs that is distilled five times than filtered five times before all natural flavors are added. Their Mango Pineapple flavor is described as mango flavored vodka with pineapple and tropical flavors. Read more