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George’s Rants and Raves: Khortytsa Platinum Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: Khortytsa Platinum Vodka

I don’t know if it’s just me, but have you noticed the deluge of really good, really inexpensive vodkas that have been washing up on our shores lately? For that...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Effen Blood Orange Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: Effen Blood Orange Vodka

Flavored vodkas seem to be exploding all over the map these days. Some distillers are already up to 20 and even 30 flavors of vodka in their lineup. Not to be outdone...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Medea Vodka

George’s Rants & Raves: Medea Vodka

  Packaging, packaging, packaging – that’s the key to quirky marketing success in the spirits industry not unlike it is location, location, location in...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Snow Leopard Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: Snow Leopard Vodka

What’s not to like? I’m Polish; this vodka is Polish. I happen to really like Polish vodka (and Russian vodka and French vodka and American vodka), and besides,...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Vincent Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate and Pomegranate Vodkas

George’s Rants and Raves: Vincent Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate and Pomegranate Vodkas

Five years ago, when I first tasted Van Gogh Cool Peach and Dark Chocolate, the good folks at the Royal Dirkzwager Distilleries just had a handful of flavored vodkas....

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George’s Rants and Raves: IRU Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: IRU Vodka

When the bottle of IRU Vodka (Imported from RUssia) arrived at my desk, it came with several postcards that read “seven times distilled no hangover vodka”. Really,...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Bivi Sicilian Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: Bivi Sicilian Vodka

I always knew that Sicily was famous for exporting olives, pizza and the mafia, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that they would also distill and export...

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George’s Rants and Raves:  Infuse Spirits

George’s Rants and Raves: Infuse Spirits

Are you confused over infused vodka and flavored vodka? That’s probably because they can either be very similar or completely different. Adding to the confusion...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Emory Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: Emory Vodka

Do you know what Zebra Love is? If you guessed that it’s a National Geographic documentary on the mating habits of zebras in the wild, you would be wrong –...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Ménage a Trois Citrus Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: Ménage a Trois Citrus Vodka

If you’ve been driving yourself crazy searching high and low for that perfect spirit to consume before, during and/or after your next French themed, multiple person,...

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