Review: Stateside Vodka
Stateside Vodka is the result of what started as a conversation between Matt and Bryan Quigley, two bored brothers had in 2013 about crafting a vodka. After learning the basics of distilling from the internet and sourcing a still made from a repurposed beer keg, the brothers starting distilling in their fathers basement. Until their father kicked them out. They learned enough to land a distilling fellowship at Michigan State, followed by a consulting gig with a famous vodka brand in Poland. Upon returning to the US they developed a business plan, received funding and formed Federal Distilling. Stateside Vodka is made from 100% US grown corn. It is seven times distilled. Stateside is brought to proof with purified mineral enhanced water and aerated with medical grade oxygen, then carbon and cold filtered prior to hand bottling. Read more