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BOYD & BLAIR PENNSYLVANIA Potato Vodka

CATHEAD USA, MISSISSIPPI Crafted in Mississippi by Austin Evans and Richard Patrick, who fired up the state’s first legal still. Along with a passion for fine spirits, these gents have a thirst for Mississippi’s live music, folk art and writings. When the boys aren’t making hooch, you might spot ‘em at a juke joint, soaking up inspiration for their next batch of goodness. Vodka #431351 / 750ml / $17.49 Cathead Vodka is crafted from a sweet grain corn-based mash bill; charcoal filtered 6 times; distilled in small batches and bottled by hand. A portion of the profit from each bottle sold goes to support local heritage foundations within every state sold. Cathead has a clean, rich flavor profile with a smooth and velvety sweet finish. All at a very cool price. “Highly Recommended”, Tastings Honeysuckle Vodka #943834 / 750ml / $17.49 #733852 / 1.0L / $30.00 The honeysuckle is not very pronounced. It peeks through just enough to remind you that this isn’t just vodka, it’s almost like a wispy memory of summers long past. Made in small batches at 35% ABV, Honeysuckle Vodka is delicious. It’s just made to pair up with white cranberry with a wedge of lime. Seasonal release. Pecan Vodka #888664 / 750ml / $17.49 Also made in smallish batches, Cathead Pecan Vodka is meaty and somewhat smoky. It tastes and smells just like pecans fresh out of the roaster and it’s definitely not a fake flavored pie vodka. #356964 / 1.0L / $30.00 704580 / 1.750L / $29.16 CORSAIR DISTILLERY KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE Vanilla Bean Vodka #982257 / 750ml / $23.99 Corsair Artisan Distillery in Bowling Green, makes true small batches of 30-50 bottles leading to the highest quality product available. Their entire facility is only 2,600 square feet. This is a hefty unfiltered vodka from Corsair, flavored with whole Fairtrade bourbon vanilla beans that result in a cloudy, richly flavored and surprisingly savory spirit. It’s a terrific match for both sweet and dry drinks. Gold Medal 2011 Int’l Review of Spirits Awards

#669124 / 750ml / $24.67 #106262 / 1.0L / $29.99

This is a small batch vodka made in Pennsylvania from locally grown potatoes by two guys using a copper still, a more artisanal method than the column stills typically used for vodka. The result is a softer, creamier style of vodka that is milder on the palate than most. This is vodka made by people who really care about quality and precision, and that’s obvious at first sip. “Entry is nothing short of luscious, semisweet, chewy, and smooth; midpalate adds cocoa bean, maple, and honey. Aftertaste is graceful, solid, and simply delicious. The best small-scale vodka I’ve had... So sumptuous and tasty that it’s spectacular tasted neat. Best non-Polish vodka available. AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT!” —F. Paul Pacult Created with both professional bartenders and home mixologists in mind. Like the Boyd & Blair 80 Proof, it is expertly handcrafted in small batches from locally-grown Pennsylvania potatoes, however this release is bottled at 151 proof—the perfect base for creating bitters, liqueurs, aperitifs, classic punches and more. “...pleasing and firmly structured; midpalate is tight as a drum, sweet, nicely oily/viscous, creamy and deep. A new direction for supersized vodka from distillers who know what they are doing.” 5 Stars Highly Recommended, F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal LONG ISLAND DISTILLERY NORTH FORK LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK LiV Vodka #459510 / 750ml / $19.99 LiV (rhymes with five) is an artisan distilled potato vodka using traditional small batch pot and column distillation. Uniquely crafted using 100% sustainably and locally farmed Marcy russet potatoes from Long Island. Potato Vodka is Naturally Gluten Free It has been embraced by the world’s foremost mixologists who appreciate the distinctive vanilla nose creamy mouth feel with banana and citrus flavors and fire on the finish. Gold Medal 2011 NY International Spirits Competition 95pts Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2016/17 TOP VODKA 3 years in a row Spirit Journal Professional 151 Vodka #166036 / 750ml / $40.67

POTATO VODKA & GRAIN VODKA

The differences between any two grain vodkas are subtle, but vodka lovers can notice them, or at least claim to. The same is true for the differences between grain and potato vodka; although broadly similar, there are differences in mouthfeel and flavor. Grain vodka is typically “cleaner,” while potato vodkas have a viscous, slightly oily or creamy texture. Potato vodka is often slightly sweet; there are sweet grain vodkas, of course, but sweetness is common among potato vodkas. — WWW.LEAF.TV

If it has starch in it, you can make vodka out of it, and the humble potato is no exception.Although most vodka comes from fermented grains like wheat, rye or barley, potato vodka has a rich tradition, particularly in Poland.This potent spirit resembles grain vodka in most respects,but there are a few important differences.

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