Review: St Augustine Florida Cane Vodka
St Augustine Florida Cane Vodka is made at the St Augustine Distillery located in the historic FP&L Ice Plant, built as part of St Augustine Florida’s first Power and Ice complex in 1907. This plant was the first to make commercial block ice in Florida. This distillery also crafts Bourbon, Gin, and Rum. Their Florida Cane Vodka was introduced in 2014 and is made from 100% Florida farmed sugar cane. The cane neutral spirit is re-distilled in a copper pot still. The distiller makes cuts by hand ensuring only the best quality spirit goes into each bottle. Read more
Review: Koval Vodka
Koval Vodka is a true grain to bottle vodka made from 100% Non GMO Organic rye grown by contracted local farmers. The rye is milled onsite. The water is sourced from Lake Michigan using a natural charcoal purification method. Koval translates to blacksmith but also refers to new ventures, and to forge in new directions. The Koval Distillery was the first legal distillery in Chicago since Prohibition. It was established in 2008 by Robert and Sonat Birnecker. Koval Vodka is twice distilled in a custom built pot still handcrafted in Germany by Kothe Destillationstechnik. The final product is bottled on site. Read more
Review: Vanjak Vodka
Vanjak Vodka is the culmination of one families vision to create a premium Colorado vodka on a par with International brands. Vanjak gets its name from combining family members first names. Those names are Van, Jory, Anna, and Kim. It is made from corn and fresh spring water from Eldorado Canyon in Boulder Colorado. Vanjac Vodka is small batch distilled six times at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. A silver filtration process follows before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Crop Organic Cucumber Vodka
Crop Organic Cucumber Vodka was introduced in 2008. It is made from American grown organic corn harvested from fertile soil, free of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and chemicals. The Crop Vodka base is distilled in column stills so efficiently that no carbon treatment or charcoal filtering is required. Organic cucumbers grown in the Midwest are infused with the vodka, before bottling at 70 proof. Crop also makes an unflavored Artisanal Vodka, an organic Tomato, and Meyer Lemon flavored vodka. At one time they also made a Spiced Pumpkin flavor. Read more
Review: Platinum 7X Vodka
Platinum 7X Vodka was introduced in 1996. It is made from high quality American corn at Buffalo Trace Distillery. This is the same distillery that crafts Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Van Winkle, and Blanton’s Bourbon. Wheatley, Rain, and Clix Vodka are also produced here. Platinum 7X Vodka is distilled seven times. The first four distillations are in a column still. The final three are in a traditional pot still. Pure limestone filtered water is blended to reduce to 80 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: Tahoe Moonshine Peanut Butter Vodka
Tahoe Moonshine Peanut Butter Vodka is made at the Tahoe Moonshine Distillery located in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the California side of the lake, 6200 feet above sea level. Prior to opening the Tahoe Moonshine Distillery, owner and creator Jeffrey VanHee spent time in Costa Rica making rums using molasses as a base for fermenting and infused this rum with mangos, bananas, passion fruit and cinnamon. He also had an apprenticeship at Fat Dog Spirits in Ybor City Florida, and he attended UC Davis through the American Distilling Institute. Peanut Butter Vodka is one of nine spirits currently featured on their website. It is made with their Snowflake Vodka as a base. This vodka is made from California Wild Flower Honey that is fermented to a mead and distilled in a copper still. Creamy organic peanut butter is macerated into the vodka base for 11 days before it is distilled a second time. Read more
Review: Fair Quinoa Vodka
Fair Quinoa Vodka was launched in 2010 by company founder Alexandre Koiransky. The Fair Spirits Company also crafts a rum, gin, and several liqueurs. Fair Quinoa Vodka is the result of a two year joint research project between French Distillers and Andean farmers. Fair Quinoa Vodka is made from grain and organic quinoa grown at over 3000 meters above sea level in fertile volcanic soil in the Altiplano plateau of Bolivia. The Fair Spirits Company respect about 200 rules to make sure they pay farmers a fair price for their quinoa. The quinoa is shipped to the Cognac Region of France where Master Distiller Philip Laclie crafts this vodka. Read more
Review: Blu Frog Vodka
Blu Frog Vodka was launched in 2016 by co-founders Patrick Rochette and Romy Petit. It is made from a high quality non GMO corn base and pure Canadian spring water sourced from Quebec. It is cold distilled five times and micro filtered 5 times at the Embouteillage Solar Distillery in Terrebonne Quebec. Every bottle of Blu Frog Vodka is verified and submitted to several quality measures before being bottled. Read more
Review: Seagrams Juicy Watermelon Vodka
Seagrams Juicy Watermelon Vodka was released June 2017. Seagrams Vodka is one of over a dozen brands owned by Infinium Spirits. Those brands include Templeton Rye, Corralejo Tequila, Kerrygold Irish Cream, and Crystal Head Vodka. A quick look at the Infinium website shows Seagrams also produces an Apple, Peach, Sweet Tea, Red Berry, Ruby Red Grapefruit, and Golden Apricot flavored vodka. The Seagrams Vodka Facebook page also includes a Grape flavored vodka. Seagrams Extra Smooth Vodka was awarded a Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2016. No information is provided as to whether this is the vodka base used for Seagrams Juicy Watermelon Vodka. Seagrams Juicy Watermelon Vodka is made from high quality American grain. It is distilled 5 times. Flavor is added at the distillery in Lawrenceburg Indiana before it is bottled at 70 proof. Read more