Review: Rain Vodka
Rain Vodka was introduced in 1997. They also produce a Cucumber, and Mango flavored vodka. In 2014 Rain dropped the organic from their label and replaced it with natural. Both are made with corn and made in small batches. The vodka undergoes an extensive production process that includes seven distinct distillations. A polishing stage follows that adds pure limestone water. The original recipe was made with organic corn grown on Fizzle Flats Farms in Yale Illinois. It was also filtered through charcoal and diamond dust. No sourcing or filtering information is available about the currently produced Rain. Read more 
Review: Grey Goose Vodka
Grey Goose vodka was introduced in 1997. It is crafted by Francois Thibault a Cognac Maitre De Chai in France with soft winter wheat grown on farms in and around the fertile Picardy region of Northern France. The wheat is sent to a dedicated mill and distillery. After the wheat grain is fermented it is distilled once creating a high proof spirit using a five column continuous distillation process. It then travels south to Gensac La Pallue in the Cognac region of France. Pristine spring water that has been naturally filtered through 500 feet of Champaign limestone is blended with the vodka before it is filtered through cellulose and carbon. Each bottle is rinsed with Grey Goose vodka to ensure no liquid other than Grey Goose touches the inside of the bottle. Every batch of Grey Goose undergoes more than 550 daily quality control checks. Read more
Review: Krol Vodka
Krol Vodka is made in Poland with late harvest Polish rye and pure mountain spring water. Krol is Polish for king and they claim their vodka was a favorite among the Polish Aristocracy since the early 1820’s. Krol is distilled 4 times according to the bottle and 5 times on their web page and filtered 6 times. Read more
Review: Jean Marc XO Vodka
Jean Marc XO Vodka was launched in 2004. It is crafted by Jean Marc Daucourt in the Cognac region of France with four types of French Wheat. Each wheat grain is separated from its chaff before distillation to eliminate bitterness. The wheat used includes Ysengrain, Orvantis, Azteque, and Carguer. Jean Marc XO is distilled 9 times in small batches using a copper alembic still and the vodka is micro oxygenated after distillation. Spring water filtered through Champagne limestone is added to reduce to proof before filtering through Limousin oak charcoal. Read more
Review: Smithworks Vodka
Smithworks Vodka was just released. It is made from corn grown in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma and pure water from Lake Fort Smith. Smithworks is distilled three times and charcoal filtered. The vodka is distilled in Kansas and finished and bottled by Smithworks Vodka in Fort Smith Arkansas. Blake Shelton and Pernod Richard, the parent company of Absolut Vodka, Beefeater Gin and Malibu Rum are part of the Smithworks Vodka family of owners. Smithworks Vodka is currently available in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Read more
Review: Absolut Elyx Vodka
Absolut Elyx Vodka was introduced in 2012. Elyx is made from pure deep well water from naturally filtered aquifers and a single estate wheat from the Rabelof Castle where they have been producing wheat since the 1400’s. From seed to bottle everything is done within a 15 mile radius of the distillery. The fermentation and initial pot still distillation are done at the main Absolut distillery in Nobbelov Sweden. The final column distillation and copper catalyzation are done at the original Absolut distillery in Ahus Sweden. Read more
Review: Khortytsa Platinum Vodka
Khortytsa Platinum vodka is one of four vodka varieties produced in the Ukraine at a distillery that was built in 2003. Their others include De Luxe, Honey Pepper, and Ice. Khortytsa is the largest brand in Eastern Europe, and the third largest vodka brand in the world. Platinum is made with the finest grains and water filtered though reverse osmosis, silver, platinum, schungite, birch and adler tree charcoal, and quartz sand. Read more
Review: IS Vodka
IS Vodka, pronounced “ice” was introduced in the US in 2008. It was created by Master Distiller Peter McKay at the Langley Distillery in Birmingham England. He developed a special distillation formula blending non GMO English wheat, naturally pure Icelandic glacial water shipped from Iceland, and a third, secret ingredient. IS is distilled seven times in a 1000 liter still named Jenny. Read more
Review: Stiletto Vodka
Stiletto Vodka is crafted with Russian Winter Wheat and pure artesian spring water in Kyrgyzstan. Stiletto is distilled 6 times and filtered through 5 natural elements by master distiller Urkalieva Damra, one of only eight female master distillers, and her all female distillation team. Some of the elements Stiletto is filtered through include charcoal, pumice, long grain rice, and platinum. Read more
Review: Pearl Vodka
Pearl Vodka was introduced in 2000. Pearl is made in Alberta Canada in small batches with pure water from Canadian Rocky Mountain streams and soft Canadian winter wheat. Two pounds of this wheat is needed to create one bottle of Pearl. The vodka is distilled five times and filtered six times before bottling at 80 proof. Pearl currently crafts 18 varieties of vodka. Read more