Ed Phillips and Sons Prairie Organic Vodka

Posted by Wisdom Lion on October 20th, 2009 at 06:14pm

Not long ago, I headed to the wine and spirits store from some vodka. I have never been much of a vodka guy, but it is an essential part of the liquor cabinet and we were running low. I was most likely headed for a bottle of something cheap and boring, like Smirnoff. If I had more money to burn, I would be headed for something expensive and exciting like Crystal Head Vodka, which Dan Aykroyd (!) is somehow involved in. Upon stepping through the door, I was greeted with quite a surprise. A friendly young chap was handing out free samples of vodka. This would totally not fly in my native Michigan, but Pennsylvania, who makes you go to separate stores for beer and liquor, somehow let occasional free booze slip through the cracks. So I stopped by for a sip and to my surprise, this vodka was sippable.

Sold! I grabbed a bottle and made a U-turn back for the checkout counter.

And what is this magic vodka you ask? It is called Ed Phillips and Sons Prairie Organic Vodka. It’s made out of corn. And its organic. You know my thoughts about how ubiquitous corn is these days, but as it turns out, lots of vodka is made out of corn. At least they are up front about it. The organic thing is kind of strange. Vodka mixes with most things, but health consciousness was never something that I thought to throw in the shaker. Anyways, the taste test was all it took. So, next time you are looking for a new vodka to scope out, reach for a bottle of Prairie.

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