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: Deep Eddy Peach Vodka
Deep Eddy Peach Vodka was just launched nationwide. It is one of five flavored vodkas they craft in Austin Texas. The other flavors include Sweet Tea, Ruby Red, Cranberry, and Lemon. They also produce a Straight vodka. While this is the first new Deep Eddy flavor since Heaven Hill Brands acquired the brand August 2015, Deep Eddy founders, Clayton Christopher, and Chad Auler developed and signed off on this flavor. Deep Eddy Peach starts with their straight vodka as a base. This vodka is hand crafted with sweet corn and spring water from deep aquifers in Texas Hill Country. It is column distilled ten times in a 20 foot column still and slowly filtered six times over charcoal. All natural flavors including juice from real peaches is blended with the vodka before bottling at 70 proof. 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
Review: Ciroc Vodka
Ciroc Vodka was first introduced by Diageo in the US in 2003. In 2007 they partnered with Sean Diddy Combs. With the recent release of Ciroc Apple there are now seven members of the Ciroc Vodka product line, including Amaretto, Coconut, Peach, Pineapple, and Red Berry. Ciroc 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 by Master Distiller Jean-Sebastien Robicquet at Distillerie de Chevanceaux in the South of France. Read more
Review: Milk Money Vodka
Milk Money Vodka was introduced in Colorado and New Mexico January 2014. Since then distribution has expanded. Product developer and President of Leche Spirits, Garren Vissar comes from a long line of dairy farmer extending back to the Netherlands. After graduating with a bachelors degree in Dairy Science from Cal Poly SLO it didn’t take long for Garren to realize dairy farming was not for him. While daydreaming in his double wide trailer near Roswell New Mexico he decided to create a vodka from 100% dairy milk. After struggling to develop this himself he found a distiller in New Zealand who helped complete his vision. Milk Money Vodka is made with 100% dairy milk in a process that converts the lactose into a fermentable sugar. It is double distilled and double filtered. Milk Money is distilled in New Zealand and bottled in Mira Loma California by Lavecke Corporation. Read more
Review: Svedka Cucumber Lime Vodka
Svedka Cucumber Lime Vodka was just released. It is one of 13 Svedka flavors currently available. Svedka is the number one imported vodka in the US. While cucumber may not be a flavor one thinks of when compiling a list of vodka flavors, this is the eighth cucumber flavored vodka I’ve reviewed, and there are probably another eight I haven’t reviewed yet. Each 750ml bottle of Svedka is made with 4 pounds of Swedish winter wheat. The vodka is distilled 5 times in a continuous distillation process. At the final stage the vodka is run through high performance purification columns five separate times to remove impurities. Natural flavors are then infused before bottling in Bardstown Kentucky. Read more
Review: Vikingfjord Vodka
Vikingfjord Vodka was introduced in 1985 and after a 15 year absence from the US, it was re-launched in 2001. They currently create two separate product lines, one for the US market and one for Europe. Not only do they offer different flavors, but they offer vodka produced at a different proof level. All of their vodka is made with pristine water from Jostedalsbreen glaciers and ultra refined potatoes. A five column distillation and charcoal filtration process follows before bottling at 80 proof. They also produce a Citrus, Apple, and Chocolate Raspberry vodka for the US market. Read more
Review: Bet Vodka
Bet Vodka was recently launched in Minnesota. The vodka pronounced beet, was created by Ben Brueshoff and Jerad Poling, and is distilled in New Richmond Wisconsin at the 45th Parallel Distillery. It is crafted from locally grown sugar beets that travel from farm fields to a cooperative where they are processed into granulated beet sugar. The beet sugar is then dissolved into water and nutrients. After a 2 week fermentation it is distilled three times and then blended with filtered water. The vodka is filtered through active carbon and bottled at 80 proof. 20% of the worlds sugar production comes from sugar beets, with Russia, France, and the United States producing the most. Read more
Review: Belvedere Peach Nectar Vodka
Belvedere Peach Nectar Vodka was just released. It is one of six flavored vodkas they currently create in Poland. The other five flavors include Citrus, Pink Grapefruit, Mango Passion, Lemon Tea, and Wild Berry. Belvedere Peach Nectar is crafted with Dankowski rye and pure water. The water is sourced from their own wells and it undergoes an 11 step purification process that includes reverse osmosis. The vodka is distilled four times and filtered twice, first through carbon and then a finer mechanical filtration process. Fresh peaches and apricots are gently soaked for up to five weeks. The flavors and aromas are extracted in a proprietary maceration process. These essential oils are then blended with the vodka. No sugar or artificial flavor is added before bottling at 80 proof. Read more