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Best Potato Vodkas for Your Palate and Your Health

Consider These Best Vodkas to Sip Alone or With Mixers

While the source of the name vodka is agreed upon — a diminutive of the Russian voda (“water”), the liquor’s national origin is still under debate. Either in Poland or Russia, vodka cropped up in records as early as the 8th or 9th century. Vodka’s made from fermented grains, such as corn, rice, rye, or wheat, and even fruits like grapes and sugar beets. It's potatoes, though, that started the party.

Potato vodka is known as the "healthiest" of vodkas because of its gluten- and sugar-free nature. The tuber might also remain the base that results in the best vodka served over ice and/or straight up. Here’s The Manual's guide to enjoying some of the world's best savory, versatile vodkas.

Grand Teton Potato Vodka
Grand Teton Potato Vodka
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Murlarkey Divine Clarity Vodka
MurLarkey Divine Clarity Vodka
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Boyd & Blair Potato Vodke
Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka
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Chase Distillery Potato Vodka
Chase Original Potato Vodka
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Chopin Vodka
Chopin Vodka
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Monopolowa Vodka
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A woman hiker pours a glass of Grand Teton Potato Vodka
Grand Teton Distillery

Grand Teton Potato Vodka

In the early 1800s, French trappers took one look at the shapely mountains bordering present-day Idaho and Wyoming and honored their feminine anatomical resemblance by dubbing them "Les Trois Tetons." Sitting in the shadows of these sightly mountains is the Idaho-based Grand Teton Distillery. In the midst of thousands of acres of famous Idaho potatoes, there was one thing to do (in addition to making tater tots): Make great vodka.

The spirit maker distills its clear potable vodka approximately 20 times, proofs it with pure mountain water, and polishes the final brew with charcoal and garnet crystal sand. Alpine water creates a smooth undercarriage for a flavorful, full-bodied alcohol. The double gold medal-winning result is earned only from a unanimous judging panel, and places Grand Teton among the finest vodkas in the world.

Grand Teton Potato Vodka
Grand Teton Potato Vodka
MurLarkey Divine Clarity Vodka
MurLarkey

MurLarkey Divine Clarity Vodka

MurLarkey Divine Clarity Vodka is potato vodka hailing from former plantation land in Bristow, Virginia. Created in fertile, Southern soil, Divine Clarity is distilled 16 times before running through activated carbon and charcoal filters, forging a sweet smoothness.

“It’s almost like spring water with a hint of sweetness on the back end of it,” says MurLarkey head distiller Kevin Szady on the MurLarkey site.

Second-generation Irish-American cousins Tom Murray and Mike and Jim Larkin teamed their professional backgrounds, family, friends, and skill sets to distill high-quality, small-batch spirits. Divine Clarity is one of MurLarkey’s most decorated results. In 2018, it took home gold medals from both the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the American Distilling Institute Judging of Craft Spirits.

Murlarkey Divine Clarity Vodka
MurLarkey Divine Clarity Vodka
Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka
Boyd & Blair

Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka

Between the northern Pittsburgh suburbs and the Allegheny National Forest, Boyd & Blair harvests 100% Glenshaw, Pennsylvania-grown potatoes to source its five gold medal-winning potato vodka.

F. Paul Pacult, Forbes’ foremost American spirits authority, described Boyd & Blair's taste as, “Fresh aromas of minerals and cotton are soft and elegant. The round and plush texture fills the mouth with a subtle earthy sweetness, as hints of lime zest shine through. Ultimately refined, it is a delight to sip on straight or mixed into any cocktail.”

Given 5 stars by F. Paul Pacult and taking home back-to-back Chairman’s Trophies, Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka ranked in the Ultimate Spirits Challenge Top 100 (world) Spirits list. Family owned and operated, Boyd & Blair does everything old-school, from taste-proofing each batch to signing and sealing every bottle by hand.

Boyd & Blair Potato Vodke
Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka
Chase Original Potato Vodka
Chase Original Potato Vodka

Chase Original Potato Vodka

Created on the off-continent British Isle, you’ll find this homegrown potato vodka on many "Best Of" lists. Chase Original Potato Vodka is creamy and smooth, mixing and standing on its own equally well.

Chase is a single estate potato vodka made in Herefordshire, England (southwest of Birmingham) by William Chase. Like underground wine vines, this British vodka is distilled on the very farm where the potatoes are grown. Each bottle is made from select Herefordshire potatoes and high-end varieties like Lady Claire and King Edward are among the 250 used for each batch.

Chase Distillery Potato Vodka
Chase Original Potato Vodka
Chopin Potato Vodka bottle
Chopin Vodka

Chopin Vodka

From a down-home girl to a Grand Dame, Chopin’s Polish potato vodka is among the world’s best. Born from family recipes, Chopin claims itself as the world’s first ultra luxury vodka, bottled first for public consumption in 1992.

Born from local entrepreneurs in Krzesk, Poland, Chopin offers an unparalleled earthen creaminess. On the tongue are subtle vanilla hints upon potato bread with a fresh sour-appled nose. Chopin's single-ingredient craft vodkas remain produced at its family-owned and operated distillery, sourcing local, hand-selected ingredients and made with methods passed down through generations.

Chopin Vodka
Chopin Vodka
Vodka Monopolowa Bottles and a glass of vodka with lime
Vodka Monpolowa

Vodka Monopolowa

We’ll finish up with a solid selection from the Austrian-brewed Monopolowa, which is Poland’s most popular vodka.

Smooth and dry, on ice or cold from the freezer, Monopolowa originates from an old secret family recipe that calls for triple distillation and exclusive local potato varieties. There’s a prototypical creamy potato finish with a lemon peel suggestion twisting with vanilla and buttercream.

Vodka Monopolowa’s ease on the palate has earned the spirit numerous awards and gold medals for taste and quality. Consistently rated "Exceptional," Monopolowa has gone toe to toe with some of the world’s best vodkas.

Monopolowa Vodka
Vodka Monopolowa

Vodka fits just as well sparkling cool on a warm summer as it does when the temps start to feel more like Poland and Russia. If you haven’t explored this vast spirit world yet, it’s worth dipping a toe and a tongue in.

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Matthew Denis
Matt Denis is an on-the-go remote multimedia reporter, exploring arts, culture, and the existential in the Pacific Northwest…
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