Best Craft Vodka Distillery (2020)

Epiphany Organic Vodka from McClintock Distilling in Maryland begins its journey from grain to bottle as organic, non-GMO white wheat. The spirit is double-distilled through an 18-plate column still, then triple-filtered for a clean and smooth finish with notes of butter and wheat.
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This slightly sweet, creamy vodka from Spring44 is made from pure, unaltered Colorado Rocky Mountain spring water collected at an altitude of 9,000 feet. Spring44 also distills a vodka from locally sourced honey.
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South Fork Vodka is a six-time distilled spirit that is 100-percent gluten-free and non-GMO. It has already become one of the most awarded vodkas in Northern California.
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OYO Vodka from Middle West Spirits in Columbus is made from Ohio-grown red winter wheat. The unfiltered vodka has a rich aroma and whiskey-like quality, perfect for sipping. The distillery also makes Honey Vanilla Bean, Barrel-Finished Honey Vanilla Bean and Stone Fruit versions.
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Smugglers’ Notch Vodka is made from Idaho-grown grains and water from the Mount Mansfield watershed of Northern Vermont. The grain wash gets distilled in a four-column still and passed through a multi-stage filtration process for a smooth vodka with just a hint of sweetness. Smugglers’ Notch Distillery also makes an organic gluten-free vodka made from corn.
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Cold River Vodka is made from Maine-grown potatoes and water from the Cold River. This spirit is triple-distilled in a copper pot still, bottled onsite and individually numbered. The Blueberry Flavored Vodka is infused with wild Maine blueberries.
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Source One Single Estate Vodka from Nevada’s Bently Heritage Estate Distillery is made from wheat and oats grown on the distillery’s own ranch and water from a local well fed by mountain snowmelt. The twice-distilled vodka is finished in copper pot stills and has a silky mouthfeel with notes of nuts and cereal.
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The Industrious Spirit Company, the first distillery in Providence since Prohibition, makes their Structural Vodka from regionally grown, organic, non-GMO corn. The distillery cooks, ferments and double-distills the corn in small batches, then charcoal-filters the spirit at least 20 times for a clean, crisp finish and creamy mouthfeel.
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Caryopsis Vodka from California’s Rapscallion Spirits is a smooth, clean and crisp vodka made from wheat. The distillery also produces a Raspberry Lemonade Vodka perfect for mixing on a hot summer day.
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Indiana’s Cardinal Spirits crafts two different vodkas in their Bloomington distillery. Cardinal Spirits Vodka is made from Argentinian white grapes for a smooth, fruity spirit, while Pride Vodka is fermented and distilled from Indiana corn, with a portion of profits going to local LGBTQ organizations.
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