Review: Blair and Boyd Potato Vodka
Blair and Boyd Potato vodka was introduced in 2008 by Prentice Orr and Barry Young who named the vodka after a great grandfather of Orr and the father in law of Young. It is crafted in Glenshaw Pennsylvania at the former Glenshaw Glass Works plant that closed after 109 years of making glass bottles for companies including the Yuengling Brewing Company. It is made with locally grown potatoes. Who knew they grew potatoes in Pennsylvania? After the potatoes and yeast are cooked and fermented, the mix is triple distilled in a 1200 liter German built copper pot still. Only the heart of the vodka is used, and each batch is tasted before each bottle is hand filled, corked, and wax dipped before the bottle is signed and numbered. Read more 
Review: Deep Eddy Vodka
Deep Eddy vodka was introduced May 2011. Unlike most vodka distillers Deep Eddy launched the company with a flavored vodka when Clayton Christopher and Chad Auler the founders of Sweet Leaf Tea, and Savvy Vodka, crafted Deep Eddy Sweet Tea and released it in 2010. While they now create five vodkas, all start with their unflavored vodka base. Deep Eddy is made with sweet corn and spring water from deep aquifers in Texas Hill country. It is column distilled ten times in a 20 foot column still, and slowly filtered six times over charcoal. They recently moved to a 30,000 square foot distillery in Dripping Springs Texas. Read more
Review: Ice Fox Vodka
Ice Fox Vodka is crafted on Treasure Island off the coast of San Francisco California. It is made with American corn and pristine water from the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. It is triple distilled in small batches using the only French alembic copper pot still in the US. The Arctic Fox pictured on the bottle is the inspiration for this vodka. Read more
Review: Sobieski Vodka
Sobieski vodka was introduced in the US market in 2007 and it may be best known for their Bruce Willis commercials. They have since added 11 flavored vodka’s to their US lineup. It is the number 1 selling vodka in Poland and it was named after King Jan III Sobieski. It is crafted using a continuous column still distillation process with Dankowski rye and crystalline water from the Oligocene Springs. Read more
Review: New Amsterdam Vodka
New Amsterdam vodka was introduced in 2011. The New Amsterdam brand was launched by EJ Gallo in 2007 when they released New Amsterdam Gin. Since then they have also created 7 flavored vodka’s. It is made with the finest quality corn. It is distilled five times and filtered three times in Modesto California. Read more
Review: Ocean Vodka
Ocean Vodka was originally launched in 2005. Over the years it has undergone several changes in how it is made. It is crafted in Maui with organic sugar cane grown on 80 acres on the slopes of Mount Haleakala. It is blended with deep ocean water which originated as Greenland Glacier melt over 2000 years ago. After traveling around the globe through deep ocean currents the water is sourced from 3000 feet below the Kona coast off the Big Island of Hawaii. The water is then organically purified and desalinated through a natural filtration process that filters the sodium but leaves the minerals. Distillation takes place in columns containing more than 100 plates, each of which is a refining distillation process. This process separates impurities by precisely controlling heating and cooling of the spirit. The globe shaped ocean blue colored bottle is made from 100% recycled material. Ocean utilizes solar panels to power 100% of the operations of the distillery. Read more
Review: Grays Peak Vodka
Grays Peak vodka is made with premium corn that is distilled five times in small batches. It is charcoal filtered before pure spring water that has been further filtered through reverse osmosis is added. The name comes from Grays Peak, the highest mountain in the front range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Read more
Review: Balls Vodka
Balls vodka was launched in 2011. It is crafted with gluten-free, non GMO corn that is four times distilled in the Midwest. The product is shipped to Rochester New York where pure water is added before bottling at 80 proof. While some vodka’s hope to reel you in with their fancy bottles, or exotic ingredients, Balls Vodka targets 21-29 year old men, with it’s name and marketing campaign. Read more
Review: Breckenridge Vodka
Breckenridge Vodka is crafted in Breckenridge Colorado at 9600 feet above sea level making it the worlds highest distillery. They also create whiskey, bitters, and several seasonal whiskeys, rums, and liqueurs. It is made with a 100% sweet corn base. After fermenting in a traditional Scotch-style open top fermenter it is distilled five times in a 700 gallon Vendome custom copper combination pot still. After a coconut shell charcoal filtration, pure ice cold Rocky Mountain snowmelt water is blended before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Skyy Vodka
Skyy Vodka was introduced in 1992 and while they may be best known for their Cobalt Blue bottle, they are responsible for popularizing the term congener-free. Maurice Kanbar claimed he developed a new distilling method that removed most of the congeners. Congeners are a natural by-product of alcohol production blamed for bitter taste and hangovers. It is made with grain in Pekin Illinois where it’s distilled in four column stills and triple distilled through California limestone. It is then delivered by railcar to San Jose California where it is mixed with water further filtered through reverse osmosis before bottling at 80 proof. Read more