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Square One Organic Vodka is an artisanal spirit distilled from organically grown

Organic farming

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm...

rye

Rye

Rye is a grass grown extensively as a grain and as a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe and is closely related to barley and wheat. Rye grain is used for flour, rye bread, rye beer, some whiskeys, some vodkas, and animal fodder...

. It is known as the first such certified organic American rye vodka.

Production

Square One Organic Vodka is made from 100% organic American rye and water drawn from the Snake River

Snake River

The Snake is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean...

watershed of the Teton Mountain Range in Wyoming. It is fermented through a proprietary organic process certified by Oregon Tilth

Oregon Tilth

Oregon Tilth is an American nonprofit membership organization dedicated to supporting and advocating organic food and farming, based in Corvallis, Oregon...

. Following fermentation, it undergoes a single pass through a four-column continuous distillation

Continuous distillation

Continuous distillation, a form of distillation, is an ongoing separation in which a mixture is continuously fed into the process and separated fractions are removed continuously as output streams. A distillation is the separation or partial separation of a liquid feed mixture into components or...

and traditional carbon filtration. Production takes place in small batches at Distilled Resources, an artisanal facility located in Rigby, Idaho near the water source.

History

Allison Evanow formed Square One Organic Spirits, LLC, in Novato, California

Novato, California

Novato is a city located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in northern Marin County. Novato is located about north-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 30 feet above sea level . The 2010 U.S. Census estimated the city population to be about 51,904. Novato is about ...

to launch Square One Organic Vodka in April, 2006. As of late 2007 the vodka has distribution in around 20 states.

Reviews

In October 2006, Square One Organic Vodka received a rating of 94 points (Exceptional) from the Beverage Tasting Institute, which noted its “very supple, clean, and elegant” taste. The June 2006 issue of Spirit Journal awarded Square One Organic Vodka four out of five stars, praising its “sweet, ripe tropical fruit-like aromas of papaya, mango and/or guava as well as floral scents of orchids, roses, honeysuckle.”

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