About UV Vodka UV Vodka is distilled by the Phillips Distilling Company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. UV vodka is distilled 4 times from Midwestern corn and filtered through activated carbon. UV was one of seven vodkas to win a prestigious double gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition in 2009. UV is one of […]

Absolut vodka is a Swedish vodka that’s now owned by French beverage giant Pernod Ricard. Absolut is the third largest brand of alcoholic spirits in the world, behind Bacardi and Smirnoff. Absolute is distilled from Swedish winter wheat using a continuous distillation technique. Absolut Vodka Review Absolut really lights up the taste buds in your […]

Grey Goose Vodka is produced in the Cognac region of Western France. It’s made of French wheat and uses a five-step distillation process. Grey Goose continues to be one of the fastest growing vodka brands in the world, increasing its sales by over 24% from 2003 through 2007. Grey Goose scored 96 out of 100 […]

Ketel One is a wheat based vodka distilled using alembic copper pot stills. It’s the same distillation method that was first adopted by founder Joannes Nolet in 1691. Ketel One is made at the Nolet Distillery in the Netherlands. The heads and tails of every batch is discarded because they’re either too strong or too […]

Belvedere is a “luxury” vodka from Poland distilled from Dankowski rye.  Belvedere is distilled four times and claims to use a longer distillation method than most other vodkas.  After distillation, Belvedere is blended with artesian well water and then filtered twice, once through a cellulose filter and a second time through an activated carbon filter.  […]

Ciroc vodka is a French vodka that’s distilled 5 times from French grapes.  Ciroc uses cold fermentation and maceration techniques usually found in winemaking.  Ciroc won consecutive gold medals in 2007 and 2008 at the San Francisco World Spirit’s Competition.  In 2007 it was proclaimed the “Official Vodka of New Year’s” by Sean “P-Diddy” Combs.  […]

Produced by Spirits LLC in San Francisco California, Skyy claims to have the fewest impurities among leading vodkas.  Skyy is made from amber winter wheat and goes through a four column distillation process, a triple filtration process, and a proprietary reverse-osmosis process. Skyy vodka was a silver medal winner at the 2009 San Francisco Spirits […]

Vodka Monopolowa is an Austrian vodka that’s distilled from potatoes.  It’s produced by Altvater Gessler – J.A. Baczewski, a company with roots that go as far back as the early 17th century.  In 2007, Monoplolwa was named a best buy by the Beverage Tasting Institute with a 94 rating.  Vodka Monoplolwa recieved a double gold […]

Polar Ice is a Canadian vodka made from Canadian wheat.  It’s quadruple distilled using a pressurized extractive distillation process and then triple filtered.  Polar Ice won a Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2003.   Polar Ice is a good, drinkable vodka.  No one raved about this vodka but it […]

About UV Vodka Northern Arctic is produced by United States Distilled Products from Princeton, MN. It’s multi-column distilled from grain and charcoal filtered. In 2006 Northern Arctic was awarded an 89 rating (Highly Recommended) by the Beverage Tasting Institute and was named as one of their Best Buys. Editor’s Review Overall, Northern Arctic makes for […]