The International Wine & Spirit Competition crowned the world’s best vodkas for 2025—awarding the vodka Spirit Trophy to two distinctive expressions it called the world’s best. The International Wine ...

Two vodkas—one born in Latvia’s icy Baltic shore, the other crafted for Florida’s yacht set—prove that “neutral” spirits can be anything but. Here’s what makes these spirits world class. Vodka may be ...

Vodka is often defined by its clarity and restraint, but behind that simplicity lies a wide range of production choices that shape texture, character and finish. From grain and water sources to ...

Since vodka is supposed to be a “neutral spirit… without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color” (according to the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) you might think there isn’t much ...