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South Australian Vodka Makers Guide

With World Vodka Day coming up on October 4th, it’s time to celebrate the wide range of fantastic South Aussie vodkas which are made in our great State.

With World Vodka Day coming up on October 4th, it’s time to celebrate the wide range of fantastic South Aussie vodkas which are made in our great State.

23rd Street Distillery

23rd Street Distillery have two beautiful vodka styles. Their Australian Vodka has a smooth mouth-feel with notes of sweetness from its surcease origins and a lingering, silky finish.

Their Riverland Rose Vodka is like a summer’s picnic, with seductive rose petal flavours a hit of vanilla and a warm finish, this one is a sure favourite in the warmer months.

Image credit: 23rd St Distillery

Kangaroo Island Spirits

Kis Pure Vodka is a simple vodka made from premium South Australian grape spirit. Kis vodkas have a smooth, light spirit with floral notes and a slightly warm, subtle sweetness.

If you’re looking for a bold ‘throat ripping’ vodka, this is not it. Serve in any Vodka Cocktail, Kis recommends trying it in an espresso martini with Nocino and fig syrup. A pleasant Vodka served neat from the freezer.

Adelaide Hills Distillery 

78˚ aim to ensure purity while retaining the regional Adelaide Hills touch of character. Their Australian Vodka profile is smooth and clean with orange blossom characteristics. It has floral hints with undertones of citrus.

Its signature serve is with Fever-Tree Premium Soda Water garnished with Dehydrated Blood Orange.

Antipodes Vodka

Antipodes Vodka is a certified organic spirit in its most pure form. It is triple distilled, charcoal filtered and then refined with pure Australian rainwater.

The drink is described as neat sophisticated and happy to mix.

Bombora Vodka 

Bombara’s premium grapes come from the Barossa Valley which are crafted, distilled and bottled to create one of the world’s smoothest and purest vodkas.

They say their vodka is pure enough to drink straight up. their website offers a whole range of cocktail recipes if you’d like to mix it up from fruity, chocolaty and flowery options.

CooranBong Vodka 

CooranBong produces Vodka from the finest grapes sourced from in and around Australia’s Barossa Valley region. Inspired by wine making they work hard to carefully extract all the flavour from the grapes by distilling the vodka 10 times.

It is described by The Tasting Panel as smooth and clean, soft and neutral in flavour with just a hint of vanilla and a mellow finish.

Firestarter Vodka

Award winning Firestarter vodka is distilled from winter wheat and filtered five times. It is invitingly fresh with a generous dose of sweet grains and an accent of wet river stones and hints of spring flowers.

It is nicely balanced with great texture ready to act as a solo performer or perfect for citrus mixers that will take advantage of the citrus notes that rise on the finish.

Sunny Hill Distillery

Voted best Australian pure neutral vodka at the London World Vodka Awards 2020, Sunny Hill Distillery’s 100% wheat vodka is made from wheat straight from their farm. It’s fermented and distilled on site to create a ‘crop to drop’ product.

It’s also taken out a bronze at San Francisco World Spirits Competition last year, so it’s a popular drop to get your hands on.

Image credit: Sunny Hill Distillery

Tin Shed Distilling Co, 

Tin Shed Distilling Co’s Piotr Vodka is made from a mix of traditional Cossack wheat and their own barley malt spirit, that would’ve otherwise come whisky thanks to their range of whisky options.

Big and bold, it’s the winner of two silver medals in 2020 and is perfect or raising a toast to the weekend.

Image credit: Tin Shed Distilling Co.

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