

No matter the camp you prefer, the category has come a long way in recent years. In the case of the latter, the leading examples not only arrive without aromas or flavors from their base distillates, but provide the enjoyable buzz of alcohol without leaving a hint of ethanol on nose or palate. A very nice addition to a martini, but will also do well on its own, on the rocks or neat. The spirit is distilled six times, resulting in a sweet, creamy and very clean-tasting vodka. The best bottles currently available fall into two camps: vodkas that subtly highlight the profile of their base ingredients, and indeed show “distinctive character,” and vodkas produced with a truly neutral profile. Tower Vodka is made from corn in micro batches at a small distillery in Pilot Point, Texas. Not all brands are going down this route, it should be noted. Even the TTB now recognizes that vodka can exhibit character. Fueled by craft producers turning to new base ingredients, and global brands attempting to showcase terroir in their distillates, “flavor” and “flavored” now hold two very different definitions in vodka. In recent years, that last factor has changed. But when it comes to judging quality, we instead base our opinions of a bottle on its lack of flavor. Browse liquor store shelves and you’ll discover more flavored iterations than all other spirits categories combined. Yet it holds none of the cultural cachet of whiskey or tequila. The average price is around 75.44 per 750mL. The vodka is produced by Roust Group and imported by Remy Cointreau USA, Inc.

It leads spirit sales in America in terms of volume, and has done so for the last 40 years. Russian Standard Original is a 40 ABV vodka from Russia.
