Vodka Has Entered the Chat: A Toast to National Vodka Day
Four bottles, a few cocktails, and a reminder that vodka is a whole lot more interesting than its reputation suggests. Let's be honest: vodka has a bit of an image problem. Whiskey gets to talk about barrels, aging and mash bills. Tequila has agave. Gin has botanicals. Rum has sugarcane and tropical vacations practically baked into its personality. And vodka? Vodka gets mixed with orange juice, cranberry juice, tonic, soda, espresso... pretty much anything within reach. For years, vodka has been the reliable plus-one at the cocktail party. Useful. Versatile. Rarely the center of attention. But maybe we've been doing vodka a disservice. Behind that reputation for being "neutral" is a category with plenty of personality. The ingredients matter. The distillation matters. Filtration matters. And perhaps most importantly, what you do with it matters. October 4 is National Vodka Day, which seems like as good an excuse as any to give vodka its moment. So we pulled four bot...