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Posts from the ‘Orange Vodka’ Category

11
Oct

Review: Grey Goose L’Orange Vodka

Grey gosse l'orange vodka - CopyGrey Goose L’Orange vodka was introduced in 2000.  It was the first flavored vodka they created.  They now craft five flavors to complement their original.  It is made in France with Ble Panifiable Superieur wheat grown in the Picardy region of France, and pristine spring water that has been naturally filtered through Champaign limestone from the Cognac region of France.  It is distilled using a five column  distillation process.  Spring water filtered through double reverse osmosis is blended with the vodka before it is filtered through cellulose and carbon.  Florida grown oranges are delivered to a French parfumerie where the flavors and aromas are extracted.  These essential oils are then blended with their original vodka.  Every liter of L’Orange contains the natural essence of 1 kilogram of fresh oranges. Read more »

6
Oct

Review: Absolut Mandrin Vodka

absolut mandrin - CopyAbsolut Mandrin vodka was the forth flavored vodka Absolut crafted when they introduced it in 1999.  It is now one of 20 flavored vodka’s Absolut distills for the US market.  They start with Swedish winter wheat and pure deep well water.  A continuous distillation process is used before all natural ingredients including orange, mandarin, and citrus are added.  No sugar is added before bottling in Sweden at 40% alcohol. Read more »

30
Sep

Review: Fris Orange Freeze Vodka

fris orange - CopyFris Orange Freeze vodka was introduced July 2012 as Pernod Richard re-launched the Fris vodka line.  It is one of 4 vodka flavors they distill in Canada with whole grain wheat and pure spring water.  The other flavors are Citrus, Whipped, and their unflavored original.  Fris was originally created in Denmark in 1989 at the Aalborg Distillery.  It was sold in 1999 to V&S and again in 2008 to Pernod Richard, the parent company of Absolut Vodka.  They use a six column distillation process that continuously freeze distills the vodka at 14 degrees.  The fusel oils, a by-product of the fermentation process freeze into a solid mass and are removed leaving a clean pure vodka.  All natural flavors are added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »

30
Aug

Review: Hangar One Mandarin Blossom Vodka

Hangar one mandarin blossom - CopyHangar One Mandarin Blossom vodka is one of five vodka flavors they make in small batches from a blend of pot distilled Viognier grapes and column distilled American wheat.  The fruit and the blossoms from Mandarin trees are then infused.  50 pounds of Mandarin blossoms are used for each bottling.  Hangar one was acquired by Proximo in 2010, but it continued to be distilled at the St George owned distillery until recently, when they opened their own brand new distillery in a building next door.  Hangar One is named after the hangar at the Old Alameda Naval Air station where they first created the vodka in 2001. Read more »

10
Aug

Review: Ketel One Oranje Vodka

Ketel one oranje - CopyKetel One Oranje vodka was introduced in 2010.  The Nolet family has been distilling vodka for ten generations at their distillery in Schiedam Holland.  The original Ketel One vodka was introduced in 1983 and it is made with Select European wheat.  They start with a column distillation process with a portion redistilled in small batches in  copper pot stills.  During this process the heads and tails are discarded keeping only the heart of each distillate.  It is then blended with the column distilled vodka and water before charcoal filtering.  The vodka then rests in tile lined tanks until it is ready.  The flavors and essential oils from Italian Mandarin Oranges and Valencia oranges are extracted and refined at a flavoring house in France.  This flavor is then shipped to the distillery where it is slowly infused with the vodka before bottling at 80 proof. Read more »

13
Jun

Review: 360 Mandarin Orange Vodka

360 Mandarin Orange - Copy360 Mandarin Orange vodka was introduced September 2010 by Earth Friendly Distilling, a division of McCormick Distilling in Weston Missouri.  They now produce 13 flavored vodkas.  Mandarin Orange starts with American grain that is quadruple distilled and filtered five times before it is infused with natural mandarin orange flavor.  Mandarin oranges are native to China and they were once reserved for Chinese royalty.  Satsuma, Clementine, and Tangerines are some of the varieties of Mandarin oranges. Read more »

8
Jun

Review: Three Olives Rangtang Vodka

Three olives rangtangThree Olives Rangtang vodka was introduced June 2010.  It was their first colored vodka, purple was introduced one month later.  It is one of 24 vodka flavors Three-O creates with English winter wheat and water from Lake Vyrnmy in Wales that is quadruple distilled and triple filtered through charcoal.  Natural orange and tangerine flavor is added in Lawrenceburg Indiana where it is bottled at 35% alcohol.  The Rangtang name refers to an orange and tangerine mix. Read more »

22
May

Review: New Amsterdam Orange Vodka

new amsterdam orange - CopyNew Amsterdam Orange vodka was introduced May 2014 with their new Pineapple flavor.  It is one of seven flavors EJ Gallo creates in Modesto California under the New Amsterdam label.  It is made with the finest quality grains and distilled five times and filtered three times before natural flavor is added.  While oranges have become synonymous with Florida they are native to China.  The first orange seeds were brought to the new world and planted in the Caribbean by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493.  Ironically this was the same trip he brought back pineapple from the Caribbean to introduced to Europe. Read more »

9
Dec

Review: Svedka Orange Cream Pop Vodka

Svedka Orange Cream Pop VodkaSvedka Orange Cream Pop is imported from Sweden and made with winter wheat, ice cold underground spring water and all natural flavors of zesty oranges with a swirl of vanilla and cream.  With 93% of their sales coming from unflavored vodka Svedka hopes to pump up their flavored line with exciting new flavors and new packaging featuring colorful wrap around labels and silver metallic caps.  Read more »

7
Dec

Review: Pinnacle Orange Whipped Vodka

Pinnacle Orange Whipped VodkaPinnacle Orange Whipped Vodka is made from French wheat and pure French spring water quadruple distilled then imported, flavored, and bottled at 35% alcohol in Frankfort Kentucky.  Read more »