Review: Pickers Blueberry Vodka
Pickers Blueberry Vodka was introduced in April 2015. It is crafted at the Speakeasy Spirits Distillery in Nashville Tennessee. The distillery was opened in 2012 and their first product was Whisper Creek Tennessee Sipping Cream. Jeff and Jenny Pennington followed that up with Pennington’s Strawberry Rye Whiskey. They recently added Tommy Bernard, an industry veteran, as a business partner that allowed them to expand the business and invest in a state of the art column still to create their new line of vodka. They have also expanded their Whisper Creek and Pennington’s Rye Whiskey brands. Pickers Blueberry vodka is made with non GMO corn that is distilled 11 times in a 32 foot Vendome column still. Once distilled the vodka is blended with pure Tennessee limestone water and filtered four times. Real fruits and extracts are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more 
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: 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: 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: Van Gogh Wild Appel Vodka
Van Gogh Wild Appel vodka was the first apple flavored vodka when it was introduced in 2002. Appel is the Dutch spelling of apple, not the result of my over sampling. Van Gogh starts with a blend of wheat, corn, and barley that is double distilled in small batches in a column still, and then distilled again in a pot still. Purified water is blended to reduce to the proper proof level. Ripe green apples organically grown in Holland’s uncultivated orchards are double infused for six weeks before bottling at 70 proof. The image on the bottle is that of Vincent Van Gogh’s, The Apple Workers. Read more
Review: Burnetts Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka
Burnetts Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka was introduced May 2014. It is one of 36 flavors they create with 100% grain that is quadruple distilled and triple charcoal filtered. Natural flavors are then added. Having sold 2,610,000 cases of vodka in 2014, Burnetts has grown their vodka sales by over 1 million cases per year since 2010. While the price of Burnetts vodka, I paid $7.99 for a 750ml bottle, may have something to do with the success of the brand, price only works for the first bottle of Burnetts purchased. Having reviewed 355 vodkas without a single Burnetts review, I felt it was time for me to stop ignoring this very popular brand. Read more
Review: Stoli Citros Vodka
Stoli Citros vodka was introduced June 2003. It is one of 17 vodka flavors Stoli crafts with winter wheat and pure Artesian well water. It is triple distilled and then filtered four times through quartz, Siberian birch, quartz again, and finally a tightly woven cloth. Natural citrus flavor is infused prior to the final filtration. Read more