Review: Battlefield Vodka
Battlefield Vodka is made from 100% locally grown white corn. It is distilled six times. Battlefield is named to honor the Battle of Gettysburg and is crafted at Old Republic Distillery. The brother and sister team of Bill and Denise Mathias opened its doors March 2013. They currently produce 8 spirits including vodka, rum, and moonshine. Read more 
Review: High Rock Vodka
High Rock Vodka was created by Dale Jr. and Amy Earnhardt in collaboration with Sugarlands Distilling Company. High Rock was launched February in Florida, and will be available nationwide in April. It is made from 100% corn and crisp clean water from the Great Smoky Mountains at Sugarlands distillery in Gatlinburg Tennessee. The spirit is distilled seven times and then triple filtered using the Lincoln County process which uses sugar maple charcoal to remove impurities. It is bottled at a very significant 88 proof. Dale won his second Daytona 500 while driving the 88 car. 88 was also the number of the car his grandfather Ralph drove for years. While most straight vodka is bottled at 80 proof High Rock is not alone. New Deal, Gilded Age, and Harridan Vodka are also bottled at 88 proof. Read more
Review: Hatch Vodka
Hatch Vodka is distilled from 100% Wisconsin Honey produced by 10 million Door County honey bees at Hatch Distilling Company. Chris Roedl opened his distillery in 2018. He grew up working in his family’s egg production business in Lake Mills Wisconsin. Prior to founding Hatch, Chris was COO for Door Peninsula Winery, and Door County Distillery. Hatch also crafts Gin with a honey spirit base and locally foraged botanicals, bourbon, and apple brandy with grains and apples sourced from local organic farms. Read more
Review: Jeptha Creed Vodka
Jeptha Creed Vodka is made with Non-GMO Heirloom Bloody Butcher corn grown on 10 acres of the 1000 plus acre Nethery family farm. This is a fifth generation family farm located in Shelbyville Kentucky. The Jeptha Creed Distillery opened November 2016. This distillery also crafts bourbon, brandy, moonshine, and several flavored vodka’s. The vodka is distilled on a 250 gallon Vendome Copper and Brass still by Master Distiller Joyce Nethery. This is a true family operation with husband Bruce, daughter Autumn, and son Hunter involved in the farming, distilling, and marketing of Jeptha Creed. Jeptha Creed is named for Jeptha Knob, the highest point in Kentucky. Read more
Review: Saint Lawrence Spirits Vodka
Saint Lawrence Spirits Vodka is crafted in a restored 1937 manor home over looking the Saint Lawrence River in Clayton New York. Besides a distillery the property includes a farm to table restaurant and boutique hotel. The journey started in 2006 when army veteran Jody Garrett and his wife Doreen purchased the 2000 acre Lucky Star Ranch in Chaumont New York. Several years later Jody and his son Bill enrolled in Moonshine University. The father and son team opened the doors to their distillery August 2016. Saint Lawrence Spirits Vodka is made from corn and wheat grown on their family farm and purified water from the Saint Lawrence River. The spirit is distilled in a Vendome Copper and Brass Works still. The spent mash from the distilling process is returned to the ranch to feed their Black Angus Cattle. Saint Lawrence Spirits also produces whiskey, bourbon, gin, absinthe, and moonshine and in 2019 they were named New York States Distillery of the year. Read more
Review: American Liquor Co. Vodka
American Liquor Co. Vodka was released in 2020. The brand was founded by William Brumder, Michael Slapp, and Chris Montana. Chris Montana Co-Founded Du Nord Craft Spirits with his wife Shanelle in Minneapolis in 2013. Du Nord was America’s first black owned distillery. L’Etoile Du Nord Vodka was the first spirit they created. It was made from locally grown sugar beets and corn and first released May 2014. Du Nord Craft Spirits was burned to the ground in the George Floyd protests. They are in the process of rebuilding the distillery in a different location. American Liquor Co. Vodka is made from a blend of six vodkas distilled from four grains distilled at six different Midwest distilleries. This includes wheat vodka from Midwest Spirits in Columbus Ohio and Stumpy Spirits in Columbia Il. Rye Vodka distilled by Grand Traverse Distillery in Grand Traverse Michigan and Valentine Distilling in Ferndale Michigan. Corn vodka produced at Yahara Bay in Fitchburg Wisconsin. Finally potato vodka distilled by Proof Artisan Distillers in Fargo North Dakota. The vodkas are blended at Temperance Distilling Co. in Temperance Michigan. Read more
Review: Timberline Vodka
Timberline Vodka was released April 2021. It is made from a balance of grain, 14 different varieties of non GMO Pacific Northwest apples, and glacier fed spring water from Mt. Hood. Timberline is distilled with 46 levels of purification in a dual column 2000 liter pot still at Clear Creek Distillery in Hood River Oregon. Hood River Distillers acquired Clear Creek in 2014. While they are best known for their craft brandy, Clear Creek also produces McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt Whiskey. Timberline Vodka is bottled at 80 proof with three different collectable canvas labels reflecting their commitment to the great outdoors. These labels feature a hiker, snow goose, and skier. Timberline is a proud partner of the freshwater trust, a non profit whose mission is to preserve and restore freshwater ecosystems in the western US. Hood River Distillers also makes Big Gin, and imports Batanga Tequila. Read more
Review: ROCK’N Vodka
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 sugar cane distilled vodkas in the entire world. We have reviewed 9 of these and while the flavor profiles vary all have been quite tasty. Read more
Review: Starlight 31 Stars Vodka
Starlight Vodka was released June 2014. It has since been rebranded to Starlight 31 Stars Vodka. 31 takes its name from their distilled spirits plant number DSM-IN-31. Stars bring recognition to their home, Starlight Distillery. In 1843 Simon Huber emigrated from Baden-Baden Germany to settle in Southern Indiana. Through the years the family farm has grown to 600 acres. In 1938 a dairy barn was built. In 1978 they redesigned the dairy barn and opened their winery. In 2000 they obtained a license to distill on the farm. Beside vodka they currently produce several whiskeys, gin, rum, brandy, and grappa. 31 Stars is crafted by Co-Owner and Master Distiller Ted Huber from heirloom corn. The corn is grown, milled, mashed, distilled and bottled by the family on their farm. It is small batch distilled 7 times on an 80 gallon custom Christian Carl Copper Pot Still hand crafted in Germany. Read more
Review: Kennay Farms Vodka
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 is produced, milled, and distilled by a family member. The Kennay’s are 6th generation farmers. The vodka is produced on a Vendome Copper and Brass Works still with 20 distillation plates. The spirit is carbon filtered prior to bottling. The bottles logo represents the strong women of the Kennay Family. Read more