Award Winning American Made Vodka Brands We Love

Cirrus Vodka is an award winning, premium, potato-based, gluten free, vodka. It is solely owned, produced and bottled by the Parched Group, LLC in Richmond, Virginia. The first time I enjoyed it was out at a restaurant in Washington, DC that only uses craft spirits from the States. After drinking the restaurant's version of the Moscow Mule, I was hooked. All I could taste from the vodka was smoothness, with no “alcohol-like” aftertaste. Cirrus is triple distilled to perfection. You can find Cirrus in liquor stores around the country.

Heritage Distilling Company offers its Elk Rider line that pays homage to its family’s ancestors who settled in the coastal region of Washington State where they domesticated and rode elk back in the late 1800s. The Elk Rider Corn Vodka is distilled from 100% corn through state of the art reflux column to 190 proof, then cut to 80 proof using the company's private crystal clear water source. It's smooth, smooth and traditional vodka, making it great for drinking straight or in cocktails.

Heritage Distilling is the most awarded craft distillery in North America by the American Distilling Institute (ADI). The Elk Rider Corn Vodka won the Bronze Medal from the American Distilling Institute in both 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Epiphany Vodka organic vodka is distilled from premium, non-GMO organic white wheat. The detailed distilling process results in an incredibly smooth and clean vodka. It has received numerous awards, including a Silver in the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and a Silver Craft Spirit by the American Distilling Institute in 2018.

Epiphany Vodka is made in Frederick, Maryland by McClintock Distilling. McClintock Distilling has been recognized by USA Today as a 10 Best Craft Vodka Distillery by the 10BEST Reader's Choice Awards, ranking #1 in 2020.

KOVAL Distillery is making real special spirits in Chicago, Illinois, and its vodka is no exception. Made from 100% organic rye and triple filtered, the grain used to make Koval Vodka is sourced from local farmers and milled on site for a complete grain to bottle product. It's made in small batches and is organic. KOVAL is Chicago’s first distillery since the mid-1800s, producing grain-to-bottle organic whiskeys and spirits.

Ocean Organic Vodka is the only spirit in the world made with deep ocean mineral water, and the only vodka distilled from organic sugar cane. The high mineral content of the Hawaiian ocean water imparts a unique character to the vodka and adds a depth of flavor to the traditional vodka cocktail.  Ocean Vodka, which is 100% USDA organic, has been the exclusive vodka on Hawaiian Airlines since 2007.  In 2013, the company opened the Ocean Vodka Organic Farm & Distillery on the island of Maui, consolidating all supply and production, with farming, distillation, manufacturing, marketing and sales for the first time since the brand’s inception in 2005. Ocean Organic Vodka is handcrafted in Hawaii.

Ocean Vodka ranked #4 in USA Today's 10BEST Reader's Choice Best Craft Vodka Distillery in 2021.

Vodka made from oysters?! Yup. Ostreida vodka is distilled in the Ocean State using 100% organic corn neutral spirit and fresh local oysters. This just might be the only vodka that uses oysters in the distillation process. It literally tastes like the ocean and makes a mean martini.

Ostreida is made by The Industrious Spirit Company in Rhode Island and is Providence's first distilling company since the prohibition. The Industrious Spirit Company has been recognized by USA Today in the 10BEST Reader's Choice Awards as a 10 Best Craft Vodka Distillery, ranking #8 in 2020.

Smuggler's Notch Vodka is made in Jeffersonville, Vermont from fine grains sourced from Idaho, and mountain fresh Vermont water. The quality ingredients and mastered distilling process have lead Smugglers Notch Vodka to receive recognition world wide, including Top 50 Spirits and 95 Pts. by Wine Enthusiast, a Double Gold Medal in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and a Gold Medal in the 2011 International Review of Spirits, BTI.

Smuggler's Notch Distillery is a father and son owned distillery located in Jeffersonville, Vermont. They have been recognized as one of the top 10 vodka distilleries in the USA by the USA Today's 10BEST Reader's Choice Awards, ranking #5 in 2020. Other vodkas they make are Gluten Free Organic Vodka and Moroccan Rose & Grapefruit Flavored Vodka.

Spring44 is inspired by a natural spring located on East White Pine Mountain in Colorado's Buckhorn Canyon. Spring44 takes its water seriously since 'an 80 proof bottle of spirits is 60 percent water', they use Colorado Rocky Mountain artesian mineral spring water. They offer two vodkas, Spring44 Vodka and Spring44 Honey Vodka. They are both smooth, crisp, and clean. The Honey Vodka is complex without being overly sweet. It offers a light honey sweetness up front with floral notes, and hints of lavender, making for a perfect sipping vodka.  These vodkas are distilled from GMO-free, American grown corn.

Spring44 was voted #2 in the USA Today 10BEST Readers Choice Awards for Best Craft Vodka Distillery in 2020.

Smooth, crisp and refreshing Square One Organic Vodka is my favorite vodka, and I love that it's organic. It’s made from 100% American grown rye and pristine water originating in the Teton Mountains. It’s perfect for cocktail mixing, like this Thai Basil Grapefruit Martini or for drinking on its own.

Tito's Handmade Vodka has been made in Austin, Texas since the 1990s. Bert "Tito" Beveridge obtained the first legal permit to distill in 1995. Today, Tito's Handmade Vodka is still distilled and bottled by Fifth Generation Inc.at the same location. This corn based vodka is distilled in old fashioned pot stills and is naturally gluten free. Read our review of Tito's vodka here.