Review: Grey Goose Le Citron Vodka
Grey Goose Le Citron vodka was introduced January 2002. It was their first flavored vodka. They now produce five flavors. It is made in France with soft winter wheat grown on farms in Northern France. It is distilled once using a five column distillation process. Pristine spring water that has been naturally filtered through Champaign limestone from the Cognac region of France is blended with the vodka before it is filtered through cellulose and carbon. Lemons grown in Brazil, Argentina, and the Menton region of France are delivered to a parfumerie where the flavors and aromas are extracted. These oils are then blended with their original vodka. Menton lemons are grown in the South of France and are larger and thicker skinned than North and South American lemons. The flavor is also milder and less acidic. Read more 
Review: Absolut Citron Vodka
Absolut Citron vodka was introduced in the US in 1988, nine years after they launched their original unflavored vodka and two years after they launched their first flavored vodka, Peppar. Citron was the second flavored vodka Absolut created, and the first citrus flavored vodka on the market. It is one of twenty flavored vodkas Absolut currently crafts for the US market. They start with Swedish winter wheat sourced from 450 local farms and pure deep well water from naturally filtered aquifers in Ahus Sweden. A continuous distillation process is used and all natural flavors including lemon and lime are infused. No sugar is added before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Svedka Citron Vodka
Svedka Citron vodka was introduced as a 75 proof vodka. Svedka changed the recipe and they now bottle this flavor at 70 proof. This review is for the 35% alcohol version. Each 750ml bottle is made with four pounds of Swedish winter wheat. A continuous distillation process is used before the vodka is run through high performance purification columns five separate times to remove impurities. Ice cold water from Swedish springs is then blended with the vodka before the juice from California lemons and Mexican limes are infused. Read more
Review: Svedka Citron Vodka 75 Proof
Svedka Citron vodka was introduced in 2005. At the time it was bottled at 75 proof. It is currently bottled at 70 proof. As my regular readers know I built a collection of over 600 spirits before I launched Best Tasting Spirits. My goal was to post a new review every day for at least the first two years. Because I waited I now have a bottle of the old and new Svedka Citron. After tasting both there appears to be more then just a difference in alcohol content, so I will review each of them. This review is for the 75 proof version. Four pounds of Swedish winter wheat is needed to craft each 750ml bottle. A continuous distillation process is used prior to the vodka is run through high performance purification columns five separate times to remove impurities. Ice cold water from Swedish springs is then blended with the vodka before natural citrus flavor is infused. Read more
Review: Three Olives Citrus Vodka
Three Olives Citrus vodka was introduced September 2005. It is one of 28 flavors Three Olives creates with English winter wheat and water from Lake Vyrnmy in Wales. It is quadruple distilled and triple charcoal filtered. Natural lemon and lime flavor is infused in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Read more
Review: St George California Citrus Vodka
St George California Citrus vodka was just introduced along with their All Purpose, and Green Chili flavored vodka. If the St. George name sounds familiar it is the same distillery that combined with Ansley Coale, the President of Germain-Robin, now Craft Distillers, to create Hangar One vodka in 2001. Hangar One was sold to Proximo April 2010, but they continued to craft the vodka at their distillery in Alameda California until the summer of 2014. Now after their four year non compete is over, St George is back in the vodka crafting business. Their California Citrus is made with Valencia Oranges, Seville Oranges, and Bergamot Oranges grown on the Lindcove family ranch in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Bergamot Oranges are native to Southern Italy where over 80% are grown. The Valencia, and Seville Oranges, and the peel from the Bergamot oranges are each infused separately with a non GMO base spirit. Each is then distilled separately and then blended together. After filtering it is bottled at 80 proof. Read more
Review: North Shore Sol Chamomile Citrus Vodka
North Shore Sol Chamomile Citrus vodka was introduced 2011. It is one of three vodka’s crafted in Lake Bluff Illinois by the husband and wife team of Derek and Sonja Kassebaum. Their other vodka’s include their unflavored North Shore and a Tahitian Vanilla flavor. They also create 3 gins, an absinthe, and an aquavit along with several limited addition spirits. Their Sol Chamomile Citrus vodka starts with their North Shore vodka as a base. North Shore is made in small batches by hand in a custom made still from Southern Germany. They use Midwestern grown wheat and corn and minimally filtered Lake Michigan water. It is then infused and distilled with hand peeled oranges, lemons, limes, Roman and German chamomile blossoms, Ceylon cinnamon, and allspice. Read more
Review: Menage a Trois Triple Citrus Vodka
Menage a Trois Triple Citrus vodka is one of three vodka’s launched by the Trinchero Family Estates June 2014. The other two include an unflavored and a triple berry flavor. This is the same Menage a Trois that has been creating California wines for 15 years. Their vodka is made with American corn and California Mountain spring water. It is distilled six times and triple filtered. All natural flavor from California lemons, and oranges and limes from the West Indies and Baja California are then infused before bottling at 80 proof. Read more