Review: Bayfront Vodka
Bayfront Vodka is crafted at Rogue Ales and Spirits just steps from Yaquina Bay in Oregon. Rogue Ale was founded in 1988 by three Nike Executives Jack Joyce, Rob Strasser, and Bob Woodell along with Jeff Schultz an accountant and avid brewer. They currently brew 15 varieties of beer including Dead Guy, Batsquatch, and Gumberoo. In 2003 Rogue began distilling spirits. They currently produce 4 whiskeys, 2 Gins, and Bayfront Vodka. Bayfront is small batch distilled 6 times from 100% corn on a Vendome Copper & Brass still. For every bottle sold 10% is given to their non-profit partners to keep beaches and waterways clean. Read more 
Review: White Claw Vodka
White Claw Vodka was just released. It is made from 100% American corn. It is distilled five times and then filtered three times through charred coconut shells at a pressure of 6000 pounds per square foot. The equivalent power exerted by a 30 foot ocean wave. It is bottled in Bardstown Kentucky. They also released a Pineapple, Mango, and Black Cherry flavored vodka. Why has Mark Anthony Brands launched White Claw Vodka? Well there are several reasons why. First, this is not Mark Anthony’s first spirit brand. They already produce BEARFACE Canadian Whisky, Glendalough Irish Whiskey and Irish Gin, and they own Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers. With over 150 brands of hard seltzer on the market today White Claw has seen their market share reduced to 52% and the total market size is not growing like it used to. Finally market research found 50% of White Claw Hard Seltzer drinkers also drink vodka weekly, and 77% of them mix vodka with hard seltzer. So why not produce a vodka your core audience can enjoy mixed with their favorite ice cold can of White Claw. Read more
Review: Dead Drop Artesian Vodka
Dead Drop Artesian Vodka is crafted at Illinois’ oldest standing brewery. The brewery was built in 1857 by German immigrant John S Bielfeldt. The family brewed beer until prohibition when they sold to Head Brewer Carl Ebner Sr. who ran a soda pop bottling plant as a front to a bootleg operation. Soon after the brewery fell under the control of Al Capone who supplied speakeasies far and wide. This brewery not only survived prohibition but also a flood in 1902 and a tornado in 1904. By 2014 the brewery sat in a blighted state of disrepair when Andrew Howell and Jake Weiss purchased the property. After years of restoration and spirit production they opened Thornton Distilling December 5, 2019. Dead Drop is an old Prohibition era bootlegging term. Often times barrels of whiskey would be left at a secret location for pick up when the coast was clear. They recruited Head Distiller Ari Klafter from Privateer Rum to craft their spirits. Thornton Distilling currently produces vodka, gin, pecan whiskey, dark rum, silver rum bourbon, absinthe and Drop Dead Old Fashioned. Other spirits are barrel aging and will be available soon. Dead Drop Artesian Vodka is distilled from 100% corn and proofed using limestone filtered water drawn from the buildings original artesian well. Read more
Review: Cathead Vodka
Cathead Vodka is distilled from corn in a 500 gallon still, and charcoal filtered six times. It is crafted at Cathead Distillery in Jackson Mississippi. The distillery was built and founded by friends and blues fans, Austin Evans, and Richard Patrick in 2010 in a 4000 square foot warehouse. In 2015 they moved to a 20,000 square foot facility in downtown Jackson. Cathead Vodka was their first product. They now produce 10 spirits including Cathead Honeysuckle and Cathead Bitter Orange Vodka, 3 gins, and 4 bourbons. At one time they also made Cathead Pecan Vodka. Cathead recently released a line of canned vodka cocktails in 8 different varieties. Cathead donates a portion of sales to non-profits that contribute to the regions arts and crafts. Read more
Review: Elevate Vodka
Elevate Vodka is one of several spirits crafted at Mile High Spirits in the Denver Ballpark Neighborhood. It was originally distilled on a glass still, but it is currently distilled on a custom German built Arnold Holstein copper still. Following the same formula as Tito’s, Elevate is distilled 6 times from 100% corn. Mile High Spirits sources locally grown Colorado corn. Once distilled the vodka is proofed with pure filtered Rocky Mountain water. When the last drop is gone, bring the bottle to their downtown Denver tasting room for a drink on the house. Read more
Review: Blaum Bros Vodka
Blaum Bros Vodka is made at Blaum Bros. Distillery in the historic town of Galena Illinois, once the home of our 18th President of the US, Ulysses S Grant. The distillery was founded by brothers Matt & Mike Blaum who found the only way they could get along together was to drink whiskey with each other. So they decided craft spirits together. They currently produce bourbon, rye, gin, absinthe, vodka, and Hellfyre Vodka, a vodka made with Jalapenos, Habaneros, and black pepper. All of the spirits are milled, mashed, fermented and distilled on site. Blaum Bros. Vodka has been on our radar for sometime due to their unique blend of local wheat and rye. While their website still talks up this unique blend they have moved on from that blend, and now make their vodka from locally grown corn. Read more
Review: R6 Blue Corn Vodka
R6 Blue Corn Vodka is made from a blend of 100% organic California Blue and Yellow corn mash. It is distilled 20 times in a German Kothe still and reduced to proof with reverse osmosis water and carbon filtered prior to bottling. The R6 Distillery was founded by their Head Distiller Rob Rubens. Rob fell in love with the art of distilling after an unplanned visit to a New Orleans Rum Distillery. He currently also crafts bourbon, whiskey, rye, and caramel flavored whiskey. Read more
Review: High Wire Hometown Vodka
High Wire Hometown Vodka is crafted with 100% locally grown corn. It is small batch distilled over 7 times on a hand hammered German built custom Carl copper still, and charcoal filtered prior to hand bottling. High Time Distilling Co. was opened by husband and wife team Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall September 2013 in a rustic 6000 square foot warehouse in downtown Charleston South Carolina. It was the first legal distillery since Prohibition in Charleston. High Wire has since expanded to a 43,000 square foot facility. Only about half of the space is currently being used, but it does leave room for future expansion. High Wire Distilling Co. also crafts Hat Trick Gin, Jimmy Red Straight Bourbon, Southern Revival Rye, and Southern Amaro. Read more
Review: Dented Brick Craft Vodka
Dented Brick Craft Vodka is made from 100% locally grown corn and artesian well water that flows clean and pure from the Wasatch Mountains. The vodka and distillery are named for the well driller who was killed in a gunfight that left impressions in the bricks of his house. Some of those bricks were used to build the Dented Brick Distillery in South Salt Lake City. Marc Christensen opened the distillery March 2016 with the launch of his first spirit, Antelope Island Rum. Today they craft over a dozen spirits including vodka, gin, rum, and whiskey. Dented Brick Craft Vodka is distilled on a custom Vendome Copper & Brass Works still, then filtered, and bottled onsite. Read more
Review: Battlefield Vodka
Battlefield Vodka is made from 100% locally grown white corn. It is distilled six times. Battlefield is named to honor the Battle of Gettysburg and is crafted at Old Republic Distillery. The brother and sister team of Bill and Denise Mathias opened its doors March 2013. They currently produce 8 spirits including vodka, rum, and moonshine. Read more