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Posts tagged ‘flavored vodka’

22
Aug

Review: 360 Red Delicious Apple Vodka

360 Red Delicious Apple Vodka - Copy360 Red Delicious Apple Vodka was just released by Earth Friendly Distilling Company, a division of McCormick Distilling of Weston Missouri.  It is one of twelve vodka varieties they currently produce with American grain that is distilled six times and filtered six times.  This is a change from previously reviewed 360 vodka’s that were distilled 4 times and filtered 5 times.  Natural flavor is infused before bottling at 70 proof.  The Red Delicious Apple was developed on a farm in Iowa in 1872.  By 1980 Red Delicious Apples accounted for 75% of the apple harvest in Washington State.  While that percentage is now closer to 30%, the Red Delicious Apple is still the most popular apple grown in Washington.  It will also be the prettiest apple sitting on the teachers desk.  Read more »

15
Aug

Review: Burnetts Peach Vodka

Burnetts Peach Vodka - CopyBurnetts Peach Vodka was introduced in 2006.  Burnetts Vodka was launched in 1991 and they released their first flavored vodka in 2000.  Today they have 37 flavored vodkas.  Burnetts Peach Vodka is produced from 100% grain in Bardstown Kentucky at the Heaven Hill Distillery.  The vodka base is quadruple distilled and triple charcoal filtered.  Natural peach flavor is added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »

26
Jul

Review: Ivanabitch Dutch Apple Vodka

Ivanabitch Dutch apple - CopyIvanabitch Dutch Apple Vodka was introduced April 2013.  It is one of 14 vodka flavors they create in Holland with a vodka base made from the finest grain and the cleanest spring water.  Each batch is distilled five times and then triple filtered over active charcoal.  Apple flavor is then infused with the vodka before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »

15
Jul

Review: Sobieski Espresso Vodka

Sobieski Espresso Vodka ImageSobieski Espresso Vodka was introduced November 2011 and is one of eleven flavored vodkas made in Stargard Odanski Poland by Sobieski for the US market.  Sobieski is the best selling vodka in Poland.  It is crafted with Dankowski rye and crystalline water from Oligocene springs.  The vodka is continuously distilled before natural flavors are added Read more »

8
Jul

Review: Burnetts Sugar Cookie Vodka

Burnetts Sugar Cookie Vodka - CopyBurnetts Sugar Cookie Vodka was introduced in 2012.  It is one of 37 flavored vodkas produced in Bardstown Kentucky by Heaven Hill under the Burnetts label.  Burnetts starts with a vodka base made with 100% grain that is quadruple distilled and triple charcoal filtered.  Sugar cookie flavor is added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »

6
Jul

Review: Peony Vodka

Peony Vodka - CopyPeony Vodka was created by Three Meadows Spirits founder Leslie Farhangi.  The uncomplicated country-living lifestyle found in Dutchess County, located one hundred miles north of New York City was the inspiration for the brand.  Peony Vodka has an all women management team and 80% of the founding investors are also self-made women.  Peony Vodka is distilled five times from American wheat, then filtered twice through charcoal.  The spirit is then blended with distilled water that has been further purified by reverse osmosis.  Nine ingredients, all naturally occurring botanical essence, including Peony, Geranium, Vanilla, Jasmine, White Pepper, and Gardenia are infused with the vodka.  Peony Vodka is then ready to occupy the bottle designed by Alexander Isley that is illustrated with three different scenes evoking Hudson Valley country life by Romy Blumel.  Those scenes pop through the peony when the bottle is back lit.    Read more »

30
Jun

Review: Esme Wild Blackberry Vodka

Esme Wild Blackberry Vodka - CopyEsme Wild Blackberry Vodka is made from French wheat, and it is distilled five times.  Wild Blackberries are infused before bottling at 75 proof.  Esme is an exclusive brand, sold at Total Wine and More.  Esme also makes an Island Coconut, Elderflower, Fresh Lime, Wildberry, and their original unflavored Esme Vodka flavor.  Esme is imported by Novato California based WX Brands.  Supply is limited as Esme recently stopped producing their flavored line of vodka Read more »

22
Jun

Review: 2Nite Caffe Espresso Vodka

2Nite Caffe Espress Vodka - Copy2Nite Caffe Espresso Vodka is one of five vodkas they create in Lombardi Italy.  The other flavors include Alpine Mint, Sicilian Blood Orange, Tuscan Peach, and their original unflavored vodka.  It is made with GMO-free organically grown Tuscan semolina wheat and pure glacial water from the Italian Alps.  It is filtered four times through crushed Italian marble.  A cold infusion of real espresso brewed onsite from Illy beans follows.  Hand painted Italian glass bottles are then filled with the 80 proof vodka. Read more »

17
Jun

Review: Pearl Chocolate Hazelnut Vodka

Pearl Chocolate Hazelnut Vodka - CopyPearl Chocolate Hazelnut Vodka was introduced October 2015.  When I think of chocolate hazelnut, I immediately think of Nutella and Ferrero Rocher candy, and those thoughts are good.  Chocolate Hazelnut is one of 17 flavors made with their original unflavored Pearl Vodka as a base.  Pearl is made with vodka distilled in Alberta Canada with pure water from Canadian Rocky Mountain streams and soft Canadian winter wheat.  Two pounds of this wheat is needed to create one bottle.  Pearl is micro batch distilled five times and filtered six times before natural and artificial flavors are infused. Read more »

3
Jun

Review: New Amsterdam Apple Vodka

New Amsterdam Apple Vodka - Copy (2)New Amsterdam Apple Vodka was just released.  This joins eight other vodka varieties EJ Gallo creates in Modesto California under the New Amsterdam label.  Those include Citron, Coconut, Mango, Orange, Peach, Pineapple, Red Berry, and their unflavored original.  New Amsterdam Apple Vodka is made with the finest quality grains and is distilled 5 times and filtered 3 times.  Natural Apple flavors are then infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »