Review: Van Gogh Mango Vodka
Van Gogh Mango vodka was introduced in 2004. It is one of 22 flavored vodka’s they craft in Holland. The also create 2 unflavored vodka’s, and a gin. Van Gogh starts with a mix of wheat, corn, barley and purified water. They double distill in a column still and a third time in a copper pot still in small batches at the Royal Dirkzwager Distillery in Schiedam , the Netherlands. Mango grown in Indonesia is then infused using a six week double infusion process before bottling at 70 proof. Read more 
Review: Hangar One Fraser River Raspberry Vodka
Hangar One Fraser River Raspberry vodka is crafted in small batches once a year with their original Hangar One vodka as a base. It is made with a blend of pot distilled Vigonier grapes and column distilled American grown wheat. Fresh red Meeker raspberries from the Fraser River Valley in Washington are macerated and distilled with this vodka. Raspberry juice is later blended before bottling in a dark green UV bottle to protect the delicate raspberry. Hangar One was acquired by Proximo in 2010, and while they have moved the distillation to a hangar across the street, they have not changed how they craft the vodka. However, Fraser River Raspberry, Spiced Pear, and Chipotle are three vodka flavors that no longer appear on the Hangar One website. Read more
Review: Pravda Caramel Vodka
Pravda Caramel vodka is one of seven vodka flavors Pravda creates in Poland with their original vodka as a base. It is made in small batches with pristine ice cold Carpathian mountain spring water and local late harvest sweet rye. They use a five step continuous distillation process that includes two extra high column stills. This is followed by an extra distillation in a copper still to soften the taste. It is then filtered with charcoal made from French Birchwood. A cold stabilization process where the vodka passes through ultra technical filters under high pressure is then used. Natural flavors are infused before bottling at 75 proof. Read more
Review: 4 Orange Vodka
4 Orange vodka was introduced October 2009. It is the world’s first vodka made exclusively from Florida oranges. The four orange varieties used to craft this vodka are Hamlin, Temple, Valencia, and Parson Brown. Each 750ML bottle of 4 Oranges contains the juice from 20 Florida oranges. The orange juice is processed into a citrus molasses that is blended with fresh Florida water and a special yeast. A continuous distillation process is used before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Skyy Infusions Pacific Blueberry Vodka
Skyy Infusions Pacific Blueberry vodka was just introduced along with their Texas Grapefruit flavor. It is one of 15 flavors they now offer in their growing line of flavored vodka. It starts with Midwestern grown wheat and water filtered through reverse osmosis. They quadruple distill and triple filter their vodka through California limestone. All natural flavors including blueberry grown in the Pacific Northwest are then infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Voli Light Lemon Vodka
Voli Light Lemon vodka is one of six reduced calorie vodka flavors that are hand crafted in Cognac France. The others include Original Lyte, Orange Vanilla, Raspberry Cocoa, Espresso Vanilla, and Mango Coconut. If the name sounds familiar it might be because of their front man, Mr. World Wide, Pitbull, who is also a majority owner. These vodka’s weigh in at 60 proof, lighter than the 70-80 proof most other vodka’s tip the scale at. They also have no sugar added which translates to 80 calories per 1 1/2 oz. serving. They are made with superior grade French winter wheat and natural spring water. It is distilled five times and filtered four times before natural flavors and electrolytes are infused. Read more
Review: Charbay Red Raspberry Vodka
Charbay Red Raspberry vodka is one of six vodka flavors the Karakasevic family creates in Napa Valley with their clear unflavored vodka made with Midwest grown corn and rye as a base. They also create whiskey, tequila, rum, brandy and liqueurs. They use a classic 660 gallon still along with a proprietary distillation process and distill to 192 proof. Pure spring water that has been filtered to 3PPM purity is used to reduce to 80 proof. One batch of Red Raspberry is made each year with whole fresh red raspberries from the Williamette Valley of Oregon. After a 3 month extraction, the raspberry is blended with their vodka and bottled at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Smirnoff Green Apple Vodka
Smirnoff Green Apple vodka was introduced in 2003. This should not be confused with their recently released Smirnoff Sours Green Apple vodka. It is one of 35 flavors they currently create with their Recipe 21 vodka as a base. Recipe 21 is made with Midwest grown grain. It is triple distilled and filtered ten times. Natural flavors including green apple are infused before bottling at 70 proof. The new Smirnoff Green Apple label is pictured to the right. Read more
Review: Kru 82 Cucumber Vodka
Kru 82 Cucumber vodka is one of five vodka flavors Western Spirits has introduced since they launched their original unflavored Kru 82 in 2010. The other flavors include Pistachio, Peach Mango, Chocolate Truffle, and Wintergreen. It is made with French winter wheat and extra pure spring water. It is distilled 5 times in France before being flavored and bottled by Three Springs Bottling Company in Bowling Green Kentucky. Cucumbers are native to India, and 90% of their weight is water, about the same % as a grapefruit. Read more
Review: Blue Ice Island Coconut Vodka
Blue Ice Island Coconut vodka is one of four flavored vodka’s they currently offer in limited markets. The other flavors include Blue Raspberry, Crème Brule, and Sweet Peach. Blue Ice also crafts three unflavored vodka’s. Those include an American Potato, Organic Wheat, and their G Multi-Grain. Island Coconut starts with their G Multi-Grain vodka as a base. It is made with premium hand selected American grains and it is distilled five times before natural coconut flavor is infused. Read more