Review: Pickers Blood Orange Vodka
Pickers Blood Orange vodka was introduced earlier this year and it is one of three vodkas crafted at the Speakeasy Spirits Distillery located in the historic west town neighborhood of Nashville Tennessee. The other flavors are Blueberry and their Original unflavored. The Speakeasy Spirits Distillery was opened in 2012 by Jeff and Jenny Pennington. They also create the previously reviewed Whisper Creek Tennessee Sipping Cream, and Pennington’s Strawberry Rye Whiskey. Pickers Blood Orange vodka is made with non GMO corn that is distilled 11 times in a 32 foot state of the art Vendome column still, that features 48 plates to remove impurities. Once distilled the vodka is blended with pure Tennessee limestone water and filtered four times. Real fruit and extracts including California grown blood orange juice are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more 
Review: Double Cross Vodka
Double Cross Vodka was introduced in 2008. Malcolm Lloyd and John Geliner spent four years selecting a distiller and developing the vodka. It is crafted at a family owned distillery in the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia with organic wheat and mountain spring water sourced from a 200 foot deep aquifer. Double Cross is distilled seven times in a column still and filtered seven times through limestone, activated charcoal micro filters, and diamond dust. Their unique rectangular crystal bottle is made in France and features a medal snap on cap. The vodka gets its name from the double cross symbol, brought to the area in the 12th century by Byzantine Monks. Read more
Review: Imperia Vodka
Imperia vodka was introduced in 2004. It is one of four vodka’s produced at the Russian Standard distillery. Imperia is their premium brand. It is crafted with winter wheat grown in the Russian Steppes and glacial water from Lake Ladoga. A proprietary distillation process that is controlled at all stages of its production is used. The super luxe grade spirit passes through over 200 distillation stages. It is then filtered twice through Russian birch charcoal. It is then layer filtered twice more through quartz crystal from the Ural mountains. The vodka is allowed to rest in relaxation tanks for 72 hours before bottling. Read more
Review: Smirnoff Sours Berry Lemon Vodka
Smirnoff Sours Berry Lemon vodka was just introduced. It is the fourth flavor in their Sours line of vodka. The other flavors include the previously reviewed Green Apple, Watermelon, and Fruit Punch. Each of these flavors starts with their Recipe 21 vodka as a base. Recipe 21 is made with Midwest grown grain, and is triple distilled and filtered ten times. Natural flavors and certified colors are added before bottling at 60 proof. Read more
Review: 42 Below Kiwi Vodka
42 Below Kiwi vodka is crafted in New Zealand with GM free red winter wheat grown in Australia and New Zealand and pure spring water sourced from deep springs. The name comes from the fact that the vodka is produced 42 degrees below the equator. The vodka is also bottled at 42 percent alcohol. The 42 Below line was launched in 1999, and acquired by Bacardi in 2008. The vodka is distilled three times and then washed with pure spring water to reduce the proof, and remove the impurities. It is then distilled again before it is filtered through 35 different filters. Natural kiwi fruit flavor is then infused. Read more
Review: Cape North Vodka
Cape North Vodka was introduced in 2006. It is crafted with a single golden wheat grain cultivated in the Burgundy region of France and virgin spring water from Sweden. The water has been filtered through 10,000 year old layers of primary rock and sand before it is shipped. The vodka is distilled five times in a small batch copper still which slows the distillation process to preserve the flavor of the wheat. Finally Cape North is filtered through ceramic natural terra cotta filters. Read more
Review: Krol Lemon Raspberry Vodka
Krol Lemon Raspberry vodka is made in Poland with late harvest Polish rye and pure mountain spring water. It is distilled four times and filtered six times. Natural lemon and raspberry flavor is infused before bottling at 80 proof. Krol is Polish for King, and they claim their vodka was a favorite among the Polish aristocracy since the early 1820’s. Read more
Review: Smirnoff Citrus Vodka
Smirnoff Citrus Vodka is one of 35 flavored vodkas Smirnoff currently creates with their Recipe 21 vodka as a base. They start with Midwest grown grain that is triple distilled and filtered 10 times. Natural flavors are added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: DSP CA 162 Citrus Reticulata var Sunshine Vodka
DSP CA 162 Citrus Reticulata var Sunshine vodka was introduced January 2014. The name comes from the registration number of the original Federal license obtained by Germain-Robin for its first distillery in 1982. Reticulata var. Sunshine is Latin for tangerines and tangelo’s. In 2001 Germain -Robin lead by Ansley Coale partnered with St. George Spirits to create Hangar One vodka. The brand was sold in 2010 to Proximo Spirits, and a 3 year non compete agreement was part of the sale. The 3 years has expired and while St. George has released a new line of vodka on its own, Germain-Robin, now known as Craft Distillers has partnered with the Tamar Distillery to create the DSP line of vodka. DSP 162 Tangerine is crafted with wheat vodka that is infused with tangerine and tangelos grown on an orchard in Exeter California. This vodka is then blended with their straight vodka. The straight vodka is made with premium wine varietal grapes including Muscat, Riesling, and Viognier, grown in Mendocino County California. The grapes are vinified at local wineries and then distilled on the main Germain-Robin Cognac still and then distilled again on a small Holstein pot still. The vodka is then cold stabilized and filtered. Read more
Review: Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka
Hanson of Sonoma Organic vodka was introduced in 2013. It is one of six vodka’s the Hanson family crafts in the heart of wine country, Sonoma California. The other flavors include ginger, cucumber, espresso, boysenberry, and the previously reviewed mandarin. The vodka is small batch distilled with organic Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and French Colombard grapes, and pure Artesian well water using a pot and column still that uses 50 distillation plates. The vodka undergoes a proprietary seven stage filtration before bottling in a signed, numbered, and corked bottle. Read more