Review: 46 Peaks Potato Vodka
46 Peaks Potato Vodka is made from potatoes grown on Tucker Farms in Gabriels New York in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains at Lake Placid Spirits. Michael McGlynn, the son of ski instructors first came up with the idea to open a distillery in 1993. At the time he owned a specialty ski and sporting goods store that had declining sales and he was going through a divorce. Michael not only owns Lake Placid Spirits he is their distiller. In 2008 he introduced their first product, P3 Placid Vodka. A grain based vodka filtered through garnets. 46 Peaks Potato Vodka gets it’s name from the 46 Adirondack Mountains High Peaks. It was their second spirit when it was launched in 2010. 46 Peaks is distilled in a custom column and copper pot still, then blended with filtered crisp clean water drawn directly from Lake Placid. It is charcoal filtered, followed by a final filtration through crystals from the Herkimer Diamond mines. The aroma leads with earthy potato peel and sliced lime. The lime entry builds to a mashed potato and tart lime peak. It fades with mineral and vanilla and finishes with saline, anise, potato peel, lime zest, and black pepper.
Made in Lake Placid New York
40% Alcohol
Score: 86
Award: Bronze Medal