Review: Imperia Vodka
Imperia vodka was introduced in 2004. It is one of four vodka’s produced at the Russian Standard distillery. Imperia is their premium brand. It is crafted with winter wheat grown in the Russian Steppes and glacial water from Lake Ladoga. A proprietary distillation process that is controlled at all stages of its production is used. The super luxe grade spirit passes through over 200 distillation stages. It is then filtered twice through Russian birch charcoal. It is then layer filtered twice more through quartz crystal from the Ural mountains. The vodka is allowed to rest in relaxation tanks for 72 hours before bottling. Read more 
Review: Cape North Vodka
Cape North Vodka was introduced in 2006. It is crafted with a single golden wheat grain cultivated in the Burgundy region of France and virgin spring water from Sweden. The water has been filtered through 10,000 year old layers of primary rock and sand before it is shipped. The vodka is distilled five times in a small batch copper still which slows the distillation process to preserve the flavor of the wheat. Finally Cape North is filtered through ceramic natural terra cotta filters. Read more
Review: Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka
Hanson of Sonoma Organic vodka was introduced in 2013. It is one of six vodka’s the Hanson family crafts in the heart of wine country, Sonoma California. The other flavors include ginger, cucumber, espresso, boysenberry, and the previously reviewed mandarin. The vodka is small batch distilled with organic Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and French Colombard grapes, and pure Artesian well water using a pot and column still that uses 50 distillation plates. The vodka undergoes a proprietary seven stage filtration before bottling in a signed, numbered, and corked bottle. Read more
Review: Pau Maui Vodka
Pau Maui Vodka was introduced in 2008. The distillery is located at the old Maui Land and Pineapple Cannery on the slopes of Haleakala, in the middle of a pineapple field. It is crafted by Master Distiller Mark Nigbur who created his own Altius Vodka in Colorado Springs before he was enticed to Maui. Pau Maui is made with Maui Gold pineapple grown feet from the distillery and crystal clear Hawaiian spring water. The vodka is distilled in a one of a kind 14 foot glass column still and filtered with stone carbon. Read more
Review: Prairie Organic Vodka
Prairie Organic vodka is crafted with a single vintage #2 yellow organic corn grown on three family farms in Minnesota. It is distilled to taste not a prescribed number of times at a farmer owned distillery in Benson Minnesota. The leftover corncobs are converted to fuel and the leftover distillers grain is used by local farmers for feed. They also create a cucumber flavored vodka and gin. Prairie Organic is bottled in Princeton Minnesota by Ed Phillips and Sons in recycled glass bottles. Read more
Review: Reyka Vodka
Reyka vodka is crafted in Iceland at a distillery powered by Geo Thermal energy from volcanoes. The vodka is made in small batches using Arctic Spring water from the Grabok Spring, that when tested found no impurities, and locally grown wheat and barley. It is distilled once in a copper Carter Head still, one of six in the world, and the only one used to make vodka. The vodka is then filtered through crushed volcanic rock. Read more
Review: Chase Vodka
Chase vodka was introduced in 2008 and it was the worlds first super premium English potato vodka. Chase is crafted on the Chase family farm in Herefordshire where they grow, mash, ferment, strip and distill King Edward and Lady Claire potatoes. They start by mashing the potatoes. Brewers yeast is added and the fermentation takes one week. It’s distilled four times in a bespoke copper batch pot and then twice more in a 70 foot rectification column still. Pure water drawn from an aquifer at the farm is blended with the vodka and it is chill filtered before hand bottling at 80 proof. William Chase is so proud of this vodka he put his name on the bottle. Read more
Review: Van Gogh Blue Triple Wheat Vodka
Van Gogh Blue Triple Wheat vodka was introduced in 2009. It is crafted with premium wheat grown in Holland, Germany, and France. Master Distiller Tim Vos selects this wheat for their flavor characteristics. The wheat from Holland is grown near the coast and is a bit salty and dry. The French grown wheat comes from the center of France and it’s taste is sweet. The German wheat fields are feed with glacial mountain water which gives it a mineral taste. Van Gogh Blue is triple distilled in small batches in Schiedam Holland at the Royal Dirkzwager Distillery. Read more
Review: Chopin Potato Vodka
Chopin Potato vodka was introduced to the US market in 1997. Chopin is produced Mid-September into early December with potatoes grown in the Podlasie countryside of Poland. The potatoes are harvested late in the season because of the higher starch content, 22% compared to 12%. Seven pounds of potatoes are needed to make one 750ml bottle. The potatoes are cleaned and pressure cooked and then fermented for three days. It is distilled four times in a traditional copper column still. Pure Artesian well water is blended with the vodka before it is filtered five times and then bottled at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Titos Vodka
Titos Vodka is made is Austin Texas at the states first and oldest legal distillery. When Tito’s was launched in 1997, it’s owner Tito Beverage was $88,000 in debt having maxed out 19 credit cards to start the business. Tito’s is crafted in small batches from 100% corn and water sourced from deep aquifers. It is distilled six times in an old fashioned home made pot still and then filtered through activated carbon to remove residual impurities. Read more