Review: 1911 Premium Vodka
1911 Premium Vodka is a true tree to bottle vodka. Founded in 1911 by Andrew Beak and George Skiff, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards is located in Lafayette New York. In 2001 they introduced their first alcohol product, a hard cider. In 2010 they released 1911 Vodka and 1911 Gin both distilled from their own farm grown apples. They currently produce brandy, whiskey, canned cocktails and several flavored vodkas including Vanilla Chai, Cold Brew Coffee, Rose, Tropical, Blueberry, and Honeycrisp. Their orchard surrounds the 1911 distillery and boosts over 350,000 apple trees. The hand picked apples are pressed and fermented into a hard cider. The cider is small batch triple distilled on a 19 plate copper column still. Read more 
Review: Effen Green Apple Vodka
Effen Green Apple Vodka is one of two new flavored vodka’s just released by Effen. The previously reviewed Effen Blood Orange is the other flavor. This is the forth new apple flavored vodka launched this year. Three Olives Apples and Pears and Smirnoff Sourced Cranberry Apple vodka were also introduced in 2016. While I’m not ready to select apple as the 2016 Best Tasting Spirits Flavor of the Year, it certainly appears to be the vodka flavor of the year. Effen Green Apple starts with a vodka base crafted with premium wheat from Northern Holland. After a low temperature continuous distillation in stainless steel columns the vodka is filtered five times through active carbon in a bottom up filtration process. Pure spring water that has been filtered through reverse osmosis is blended with the vodka for several days to reduce to proof. Natural flavor is infused before bottling at 75 proof in their trademark color coordinated polymer sleeved bottle. Read more
Review: 360 Red Delicious Apple Vodka
360 Red Delicious Apple Vodka was just released by Earth Friendly Distilling Company, a division of McCormick Distilling of Weston Missouri. It is one of twelve vodka varieties they currently produce with American grain that is distilled six times and filtered six times. This is a change from previously reviewed 360 vodka’s that were distilled 4 times and filtered 5 times. Natural flavor is infused before bottling at 70 proof. The Red Delicious Apple was developed on a farm in Iowa in 1872. By 1980 Red Delicious Apples accounted for 75% of the apple harvest in Washington State. While that percentage is now closer to 30%, the Red Delicious Apple is still the most popular apple grown in Washington. It will also be the prettiest apple sitting on the teachers desk. Read more
Review: Ivanabitch Dutch Apple Vodka
Ivanabitch Dutch Apple Vodka was introduced April 2013. It is one of 14 vodka flavors they create in Holland with a vodka base made from the finest grain and the cleanest spring water. Each batch is distilled five times and then triple filtered over active charcoal. Apple flavor is then infused with the vodka before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: New Amsterdam Apple Vodka
New Amsterdam Apple Vodka was just released. This joins eight other vodka varieties EJ Gallo creates in Modesto California under the New Amsterdam label. Those include Citron, Coconut, Mango, Orange, Peach, Pineapple, Red Berry, and their unflavored original. New Amsterdam Apple Vodka is made with the finest quality grains and is distilled 5 times and filtered 3 times. Natural Apple flavors are then infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Skyy Infusions Honeycrisp Apple Vodka
Skyy Infusions Honeycrisp Apple Vodka was just released. It is one of 18 Infusion flavors currently in the Skyy product line. The Honeycrisp Apple was developed at the University of Minnesota in 1960 and released in 1991. In a short period of time Honeycrisp Apples have become one of the top ten selling apple varieties in the US. Skyy starts with Midwestern grown wheat that is quadruple distilled in Pekin Illinois. Upon its arrival in San Jose California the vodka is blended with water filtered through reverse osmosis and then triple filtered through California limestone. The vodka is infused with Honeycrisp Apple and other natural flavors and bottled at 70 proof. Read more