1857 refers to the year that the Barber family first started as a dairy in the Schoharie Valley. The nine feet of rich “Barbour Basher” alluvial soils of the bottomlands also grow potatoes (which were once fed to Washington’s army). The small batch distillery in Middleburgh, New York combines it potatoes with its own spring … More Party like it’s 1857 (90/52)
Black Cow is an English 40% Alc./Vol sheep milk vodka. Australians have progressed the initiative of sheep’s whey vodka production (most famously Hartshorn 51 and also Vodka O 45) and this version is produced at Childhay Manor in West Dorset. The producers have a long 300 year family lineage as cheese makers, apparently inspired by … More Holy cow! (89/52)
The brand Veuve is associated with fine French champagne. While others have made vodka from grapes (Ciroc), Veuve Capet claim to be the first to use chardonnay grapes which are hand-harvested at the Cote des Blancs in the Reims region. This French vodka is five times distilled and is 38% Alc./Vol. It is presented in … More From champagne to vodka (88/52)
The Loch distillery is named after the regional small village in which it is located. Amongst the rolling hills this Australian “rare” vodka 40% Alc./Vol is hand distilled in Alembic Copper Pot stills. Its’ bottle presentation is simple. It is a strong drink producing a rounded and smooth taste with the very slightest hint of … More The village of Loch (87/52)
The kissofire range offer fiery options as well as a sweet range. Today the ginger was chosen. An Australian 17% Alc./Vol vodka liqueur with an intriguing and inviting fusion of Ginger and Butterscotch this provided to be a crowd pleaser. It is a beautiful drink that is sweet, gentle and comforting, warm and very smooth. … More Fire it up (86/52)
Fifth Avenue, Sesame Street, 42nd Street and now Twenty Third St. In terms of presentation, the art deco inspired design for the label was appreciated and voted highly by all who set eyes on it. An Australian 40% Alc./Vol vodka produced by a craft distillery (Twenty Third St.). Five time distilled and charcoaled filtered “fairy … More Taking it to the streets (85/52)
The impressive slender, frosted-glass bottle beautifully depicts a stained-glass window from the Mariachi church in Krakow. Królewska is a Polish triple-distilled rye vodka that is 40% Alc./Vol. It is produced by Polmos, the largest vodka distiller in Poland. A shot of this reveals a hint of sweetness and pepper, a sharp aroma and mild afterburn. … More Time to go to church 84/52
Reyka is a small batch wheat and barley grain vodka hand crafted in Iceland. It is produced in Iceland’s first vodka distillery using a rare Carter-head still with a high copper level and undergoes a single distillation of 6 hours. A claim is that this is the world’s first “green” vodka as production is powered … More A Viking victory 83/52
Very few distilleries produce vodka using rice. From South Korea there is Han (barley and rice) and from Japan there is Kissui. Vietnam offers us Kai, a rice vodka that is therefore naturally gluten free and is 40% Alc./Vol. Its’ quality can be attributed to production from the naturally sweet and glutinous yellow blossom rice, … More Pan-Asian chic 82/85
If you can’t travel to a tropical island, you can invoke swaying palm trees, blue lagoons and warm sands with a drink. If you love coconuts and you love vodka, then this is the drink for you. Fiji coconut vodka is made from fresh Fijian Coconuts and is 25% Alc./Vol. Distillation details are unknown other … More Tropical island, tropical coconuts 81/52
