It’s no surprise that the Teton Glacier Potato Vodka is made at the heart of America’s potato country in Rigby, Idaho. Billed as “Crystal and Charcoal Filtered in a Four Column Continous Still”, the Teton Glacier Potato Vodka clearly has the intent of masking the source material from the final goods.  Potatoes are actually extremely difficult to work with and [...]

The folks over at Smirnoff Vodka are so confident over the quality of their popular vodka, they sent it along with two other vodkas for a blind head to head challenge. Which one won? Read our article to find out.

A great example of the next wave of vodka is Belvedere Intense Unfiltered 80 Vodka Made from Polish rye, Belvedere Unfiltered preserves more of the flavor and characteristics of a rye-based spirit while still maintaining the easy drinkability and clean finish that vodka drinkers..

There’s a revolution going on right now in spirits that isn’t getting much coverage. Many small craft distillers are dumping the traditional American definition of vodka in favor of a more European style. Vodka in America is defined by the TTB  (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) as “a neutral spirit so distilled, or so treated after distillation with charcoal or other materials, as [...]

Dan Aykroyd may be best known for his years on Saturday Night Live, as the tall thin half of The Blues Brothers, or Dr. Raymond Stantz (“Ray”) from Ghostbusters. What many people may not know about Dan Aykroyd is that he is a very accomplished and savvy businessman who is the importer for Patron in Canada and owner of several wineries [...]

We were first introduced to Chambord as a float on top of a Whiskey Sour at a bar in Portland, Oregon. It was one of those “Ah ha!” moments when we experienced one of our favorite drinks completely transformed with just a touch of another spirit. Over the years Chambord has popped up as an ingredient in many drinks we’ve [...]

By definition, vodka is a neutral grain spirit which has been distilled and filtered to remove the flavors of the base grain and its fermentation. When we “taste” most vodkas for review, the focus tends to lean more towards smoothness, mouthfeel and quality of distillation than flavor. To make matters more complicated, many vodkas on the market come from the [...]

When it comes to micro-distillers committed to using local, sustainable and quality ingredients and distilling them perfectly, Dry Fly Distilling is blazing trails and making a huge name for itself. The buzz around Dry Fly is warranted. We tried their Vodka, Gin, and Whiskey and found each to be expertly crafted and all delicious. Of the three, our absolute favorite is [...]

Organic foods have seen an absolute explosion in popularity over the past few years. More people are caring what goes into what they eat and where it comes from. When it comes to distilled spirits, many of these same environmentally-conscious people drink vodka made from the same industrial neutral grain spirit manufactured by ADM. While not every distillery has the [...]

I have to admit that when it comes to Vodka I don’t often get all that excited.  The notion of brands competing against each other to see which one can make a neutral grain spirit so tasteless and undetectable that it’s nearly invisible really isn’t all that appealing to me. That’s why I was so excited to give Bakon a [...]