Russian Standard Vodka, Russia’s number one premium vodka brand, just announced the launch of Russian Standard Gold in the U.S. market, with select availability nationwide. From the company — Russian Standard Gold uses the finest Russian ingredients including carefully selected…
Read MoreWhile some drinkers make every day vodka day, there’s an actual holiday to commemorate the stuff. At least, that’s according to the press releases filling up my inbox. National Vodka Day occurs each October 4th, so in celebration, let’s take…
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Summer has turned to fall (though here in Texas, you wouldn’t know it), which means that it’s time to usher in some seasonal drinks. We typically prefer a nice whiskey, Cognac or rum to welcome falling leaves and cooler temps,…
Read MoreDeath’s Door Vodka comes courtesy of Death’s Door Spirits, a craft distiller based in Wisconsin. Bucking the industry standard of producing vodka in a column still, Death’s Door Vodka is distilled in a 90 gallon copper pot still. This is…
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Summer’s nearing an end, which means it’s time to put away your CSI Miami pants and break out some fall cocktails. These Labor Day-inspired sips come courtesy of Belvedere Vodka and feature fall flavors like black cherries and licorice. Recipes…
Read MoreIt’s difficult to find a drink that bitters don’t make better. Their enhancing, tie-the-room-together qualities can take a cocktail from ordinary to extraordinary. But sprinkling them on top of vodka? Never occurred to us. Then again, vodka on the rocks…
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Cinco Vodka hails from San Antonio and is billed as “the five star vodka.” It’s actually crafted from amber wheat shipped in from Idaho, but it reclaims its Tex-centricity by using water that’s filtered through the Cordova Creme limestone found…
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Blue Ice American Vodka is produced by Idaho-based 21st Century Spirits. It’s distilled from the local bounty – Idaho Russet potatoes – and cut with mountain spring water. Blue Ice Vodka is created in a four column still, which allows…
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Russian Standard Vodka has been produced in St. Petersburg since 1998. It’s distilled from Russian winter wheat and cut with glacial water from a local lake. It’s also the vodka of choice in a Moscow Mule. Russian Standard’s aroma is…
Read MoreToday, Denver-based Spring44 Distilling announced the launch of its Spring44 Vodka, Honey Vodka and Gin. Each spirit is produced with water from the Colorado Rocky Mountains that’s sourced at 9,044 feet and is supposedly some of the best water on…
Read MoreI Spirit Vodka is a new Italian vodka created in partnership between restaurateur Arrigo Cipriani (owner of the famed Harry’s Bar), the enterprising Lapo Elkann of the Fiat family and Friuli distiller Marco Fantinel. Using a traditional recipe from the…
Read MoreZU Bison Grass Flavored Vodka is a take on Zubrowka, which is the generic Polish term for vodkas made with bison grass. The FDA bars the import of authentic Zubrowka, as it contains a property called coumarin, which in high…
Read MoreVodka’s an interesting spirit. It’s consumed in higher quantities than any other liquor, yet it’s maligned by a large segment of the mixology community. There was even a panel at last month’s Tales of the Cocktail dedicated to the love/hate relationship between…
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If you’re bored with fruit-flavored vodkas, don’t despair. Now you’ve got options in the meat-flavored category. First it was Bakon Vodka, which enjoyed a successful launch last year, and now an Alaska distiller has produced a smoked salmon vodka. I…
Read MoreVodka enjoys the rare distinction of being the most consumed liquor in the world, while simultaneously being the liquor most detested by cocktail bloggers and booze snobs. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the stuff. It’s like chicken – unexciting but…
Read MoreRecently 30 booze experts tasted 1,024 premium spirits for the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Entries represented 58 countries and six continents. Some winners are noted below. Premium Awards Distillery of the Year – Glenmorangie Distillery Importer of the Year…
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With Thanksgiving nearly upon us and a slew of other holidays on the horizon, it’s time to pull out cocktails that you don’t make any other time of the year. Drinks with ingredients like pumpkin puree and vanilla liqueur are…
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I’m no fan of flavored vodkas, but I’ve long been a firm believer in combining vices. Enter Three Olives Triple Shot Espresso Vodka, which allows the drinker to take the bite out of winter with some caffeinated booze. From Three…
Read MoreHere’s some good news for protein deficient vodka drinkers. Devotion Spirits has just launched a vodka that’s infused with protein. From Devotion – Whether enjoyed on the rocks, mixed, stirred or shaken, Devotion Vodka provides for the smooth, delicious ultra-premium…
Read MoreThe Harvey Wallbanger cocktail was invented in 1952 by highly-regarded mixologist Duke Antone. Supposedly, he named the drink after a Manhattan Beach surfer who was a regular of Duke’s Blackwatch Bar in Hollywood. I’m generally not a big fan of…
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