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Mar

Review: Barr Hill Vodka

Barr Hill Vodka was introduced in 2012.  Todd Hardie, Caledonia Spirits Founder spent over 40 years as a beekeeper before deciding to craft spirits from his raw organic Vermont honey.  The Caledonia Spirits Distillery is located on the banks of the Lamoille River in Hardwick Vermont.  In late summer each year the distillery takes delivery of hundreds of barrels of pure raw honey.  It takes 4-5 pounds of raw honey to craft one bottle of vodka.  The honey is cold fermented for over 3 weeks and small batch distilled, first in a pot still and then in a custom column still.  Their recipe depends on two simple principles, they never heat the honey prior to distillation, and they never distill more than twice. Read more »