Swedish Vodka Archives - Best Tasting Spirits

Review: Akva Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:22:58 +0000

Akva Vodka recently arrived on shelves at Total Wine and More stores throughout the US. Priced at $11.99 for a 750 ML bottle in Brookfield Wisconsin, Akva is a value priced vodka. It is made from organic Swedish wheat grown in local fields and mineral rich water from Vanern, Sweden’s biggest Lake. It is distilled […]

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Review: Svedka Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 23:49:18 +0000

Svedka Vodka was launched in 1998 by Guillaume Cuvelier in Lidkoping Sweden. He sold Svedka to Constellation Brands in 2007. It is made from Swedish winter wheat. Four pounds of wheat is needed to produce one 750 ml bottle of Svedka. It is distilled five times in a continuous distillation process. Pure ice cold Swedish […]

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Review: Ravo Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:51:00 +0000

Ravo Vodka was introduced in the US February 2017. Ravo is a combination of the Swedish words raw and vodka. It is made from winter wheat and is continuously distilled five times in a stainless steel column still lined with ceramic filters. The spirit is then blended with locally sourced natural spring water further filtered […]

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Review: Kanon Organic Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:02:07 +0000

Kanon Organic Vodka is distilled once from locally grown organic wheat. Each batch is divided into three parts, the head, the heart, and the tail. Only the heart which is pure ethanol is kept. The heads and tails are recycled into biogas for local buses. Pristine spring water is blended before bottling at the Gripsholm Distillery in Akers Styckebruk […]

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Review: Precis Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 00:46:50 +0000

Precis Vodka derives it’s name from the precision distilling process which combines traditional distilling methods with modern techniques. Precis is made from 100% corn distilled once and unfiltered. Pure water from Lake Boren in Sweden is blended with the vodka to reduce to proof. The Precis bottle is hand blown and then painted from the inside. […]

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Review: Karlssons Gold Vodka

Jeff Ellingson — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:27:56 +0000

Karlssons Gold vodka was introduced in the US in 2007. The idea for the brand started in 2001 when a group of local potato farmers in Cape Bjare Sweden met with their neighbor Peter Ekelund to discuss forming a co-op and possibly creating a vodka with their virgin new potatoes. A virgin new potato is a […]

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