Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka

Availability: Year Round DE FL MD DC WV

Brand Profile:

Barry Young and C. Prentiss Orr didn't set out to make the world's best vodka. They set out to make a really great vodka distilled only from local produce. They started with the best Pennsylvania potatoes and a hand hammered copper pot still and added a passion for perfecting a recipe that includes only the 'hearts' of the spirit, not the extraneous stuff you'll find in mass-produced, continuous-still vodka. Then, they did something honorable. Rather than naming the vodka after themselves, they looked to their family trees and channeled the spirits of two patriarchs. True, James Boyd Rafferty and Dr William Blair didn't know squat about making vodka. But they embodied the value of hard work, the joy of following a dream and the rewards of a job well done.

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Score: 5 stars

"Wow, this aroma comes flying out of the glass in waves of white potato, starch and parchment; seven more minutes of aeration don't greatly alter the aromatic profile, but there is a noticeable deepening of the established scents, especially the raw white potato element. Entry is nothing short of luscious, semisweet, chewy, and smooth; mid-palate adds cocoa bean, maple, and honey. Aftertaste is graceful, solid and simply delicious. The best small-scale vodka I've had since the Five Star 45th Parallel. So sumptuous and tasty that it's spectacular tasted neat. Best non-Polish potato vodka available. BRAVO! AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT! Highest Recommendation." -F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal