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Posts from the ‘Washington Vodka’ Category

28
Jan

Review: Batch 206 Vodka

Batch 206 Vodka is made from 100% corn.  This vodka was previously made with a red winter wheat base.  The Batch 206 Distillery opened in Seattle March 2012.  It is owned and operated by Jeff and Dallen Steichen.  They also craft gin, bourbon, whiskey and moonshine.  Batch 206 vodka is distilled in a 1000 liter handmade German Kothe Still.  The vodka is then filtered for 206 hours in a charcoal polishing regimen using coconut shell charcoal.  The vodka is further subjected to a pharmaceutical grade filtration.  Pure water that measures Absolute 7 on the pH scale is blended to reduce to 80 proof before hand bottling and labeling.   Read more »

16
Nov

Review: Elk Rider Vodka

elk-rider-vodka-copyElk Rider Vodka is one of five unflavored vodka’s crafted at the Heritage Distillery in Gig Harbor Washington.  The other unflavored vodka’s include Elk Rider Wheat Vodka, Triple Distilled, Batch 12, and Char Barrel Finished Vodka.  They also produce 23 flavored vodka’s.  Elk Rider is named for their early family members who broke wild elk, and actually rode them.  Elk Rider Vodka is made with corn grown in Eastern Washington and distilled in their 2000 liter Italian made still.  The Heritage Distillery has a field to flask approach.  Their dozens of spirits are crafted with grains or grapes, product specific, locally sourced, and bottled at the distillery.  Read more »

8
Dec

Review: Dry Fly Vodka

Dry Fly Vodka - Copy - CopyDry Fly Vodka was introduced in 2007 along with their gin.  They currently also craft several whiskeys and a bourbon.  The Dry Fly Distillery is owned by Don Poffenroth and Kent Fleischmann two former marketing executives, and fishing buddies.  Dry Fly was the first legal distillery in the state of Washington since prohibition.  Dry Fly vodka is made with Washington soft winter wheat, grown within 20 miles of the distillery.  Once milled the grain is cooked for 5 hours and fermented for 6 days before it is distilled in custom designed Christian Carl pot stills with multiple rectification columns.  These stills were build in Goppingen Germany and they have a small batch capacity of 450 liters.  The vodka is hand bottled and packaged at 80 proof at their distillery in Spokane Washington. Read more »