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Posts tagged ‘raspberry vodka’

5
Oct

Review: Western Son High Plains Raspberry Vodka

Western Son High Plains Raspberry vodka was just released.  It joins a flavored vodka lineup that includes Peach, Cucumber, Lime, Blueberry, Watermelon, Prickly Pear, and Grapefruit.  They also produce Western Son Original unflavored vodka.  The Western Son brand was launched in 2011.  The distillery is located in the former Old Panty Factory in Pilot Point Texas.  Each flavor starts with their original unflavored vodka made from a mash of Midwest and Texas Yellow corn.  Once the corn is milled water sourced from a local aquifer further filtered through reverse osmosis is added to the mash.  After fermenting, the vodka is distilled ten times.  First in a copper pot still.  The spirit is then distilled in a 20 foot column still containing 13 perforated copper plates.  The vodka is quadruple filtered before natural flavors are blended with the original vodka base.  Read more »

11
Aug

Review: New Amsterdam Raspberry Vodka

New Amsterdam Raspberry Vodka was just released.  This is New Amsterdam’s ninth flavored vodka.  New Amsterdam Lemon was also recently introduced.  These two flavors should not be confused with New Amsterdam Citron made with Lemon and Lime flavor, or New Amsterdam Red Berry made with Blackberry, Strawberry and Raspberry flavor.  New Amsterdam Vodka is part of the growing line of spirits produced by E&J Gallo, that includes New Amsterdam Gin, Shellback Rum, Rum Haven Coconut Rum, Familia Camarena Tequila, and E&J Brandy.  New Amsterdam Raspberry Vodka is made from the finest grains.  It is distilled 5 times and filtered 3 times.  Natural Raspberry flavors are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »

7
Apr

Review: UV Blue Vodka

UV Blue Vodka - CopyUV Blue Vodka was introduced in 2001.  If you haven’t tasted this vodka before you probably haven’t been in college for at least ten years.  It was the first of the now 22 vodka varieties UV creates with Midwest grown yellow corn.  UV distills their vodka four times before purified water from deep aquifers in Princeton Minnesota that has been filtered through carbon and reverse osmosis is added to reduce to proof.  Natural flavors including vine ripened raspberries and certified color are blended before bottling at 60 proof. Read more »