Review: Ciroc Pineapple Vodka
Ciroc Pineapple vodka was just released and I for one have been anxiously awaiting it’s arrival since Diddy first announced Ciroc’s sixth and newest flavor back in July. It 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. Natural flavors including pineapple are infused before bottling at 70 proof in their trademark bottle featuring a yellow round ball, the color of pineapple. It looks great in my bar next to the other 5 Ciroc flavors. Let’s see if it tastes as good as it looks. Read more 
Review: Effen Black Cherry Vodka
Effen Black Cherry vodka is one of five vodka flavors Effen produces in Holland with a 120 year old recipe. Effen starts with Dutch wheat and spring water that has been further filtered through reverse osmosis. A low temperature continuous rectification process is used to avoid caramelization of the sugars. The vodka is then filtered five times through active carbon in a bottom-up filtration process. Natural black cherry and vanilla flavor is added. It is packaged in their trademark bottle with a black wrap around label that is easier to grip, and designed to keep the vodka cold longer. Read more
Review: Stoli Wild Cherri Vodka
Stoli Wild Cherri vodka was introduced October 2010. It is one of 17 vodka flavors currently created by Stoli in Latvia with wheat and pure Artisian well water. It is triple distilled before rejecting the heads and oily tails leaving only the heart of the vodka. It is then filtered four times, first through quartz sand and finally through charcoal from Russian birch. Natural wild cherry flavor is then added before bottling at 75 proof. The wild cherry varietals used to create Wild Cherri trace their origin to Greece and Turkey Read more
Review: Absolut Pears Vodka
Absolut Pears vodka was introduced in 2007. It is one of twenty flavored vodka’s Absolut creates in Ahus Sweden for the US market. They start with Swedish winter wheat and pure deep well water. A continuous distillation process is used before Anjou pears and all natural ingredients are added. Anjou Pears are native to Belgium or France. They are the second most popular pear in the US and they are commonly used in salads and pastries as they are more firm than Bartlett pears, which are commonly canned or eaten fresh. Read more
Review: Little Black Dress Pineapple Honey Vodka
Little Black Dress Pineapple Honey vodka was introduced January 2012. It is one of four vodka’s created by Brown Forman in Louisville Kentucky under the LBD label. Little Black Dress was created by women for women. Everything from concept to product innovation, brand management, production, and legal was done by women. The vodka is triple distilled and flavored with natural ingredients before it is bottled with 90 calories per 1 1/2 Oz. serving at 65 proof. Read more
Review: Stoli Blueberi Vodka
Stoli Blueberi vodka was introduced in 2005. It was the worlds first blueberry flavored vodka and it is one of 17 vodka flavors currently created by Stoli in Latvia with wheat and pure Artesian well water. It is triple distilled and filtered four times before natural blueberry flavor is added. Stoli Blueberi is one of four Stoli flavors that account for 73% of their flavored vodka sales. The others are Vanilla, Orange, and Raspberry. Read more
Review: Hangar One Mandarin Blossom Vodka
Hangar One Mandarin Blossom vodka is one of five vodka flavors they make in small batches from a blend of pot distilled Viognier grapes and column distilled American wheat. The fruit and the blossoms from Mandarin trees are then infused. 50 pounds of Mandarin blossoms are used for each bottling. Hangar one was acquired by Proximo in 2010, but it continued to be distilled at the St George owned distillery until recently, when they opened their own brand new distillery in a building next door. Hangar One is named after the hangar at the Old Alameda Naval Air station where they first created the vodka in 2001. Read more
Review: Pinnacle Amaretto Vodka
Pinnacle Amaretto vodka was just released. It is one of over 40 vodka flavors Beam Suntory creates under their Pinnacle label. It is one of 11 in their dessert line of vodkas. Pinnacle Amaretto is made with pure French spring water and wheat and it is distilled five times before it is shipped to Frankfort Kentucky. Natural flavor is added before it is bottled at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Svedka Peach Vodka
Svedka Peach vodka was just introduced. It is one of 12 vodka flavors made in Sweden by Svedka with Swedish winter wheat and ice cold water from underground springs. Svedka is the second largest imported vodka brand in the US. They use a continuous distillation process and then run the vodka through high performance purification columns five separate times to remove impurities. All natural Peach flavor is then added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Fris Whipped Freeze Vodka
Fris Whipped Freeze vodka was introduced in 2013. It is one of four vodka flavors they distill in Canada with whole grain wheat and pure spring water. The others are Citrus, Orange, and their unflavored original. Fris vodka was originally created in Denmark and it was launched in the US in 1989. It was first sold in 1999 to V&S, and again in 2008 to Pernod Richard, the parent company of Absolut vodka. They use a six column distillation process that continuously freeze distills the vodka at 14 degrees. The fusel oils, a by-product of the fermentation process, freeze into a solid mass and are removed, leaving a clean pure vodka. Whipped cream flavor is then added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more