How is vodka filtered

During the s race to develop vodkas perceived as being ever more premium, filtration materials became ever more exotic, with garnet crystals and even crushed diamonds being used as a filtration medium. Every bottled spirit should at least pass through a particle filter usually cellulose. Some producers use cellulose pads impregnated with activated carbon as they claim this helps enhance the visual 'polish' and the shine of the spirit. It is also common to chill and then filter vodka at low temperatures.

If these long-chain protein molecules are not removed the vodka could become hazy when stored at low temperatures. However, some vodka producers would rather risk precipitation claiming that chill-filtration strips out mouthfeel and flavour provided by the fatty acids.

In his book 'Kindred Spirits 2', drink writer Paul Pacult writes, "How vodkas are filtered also affects their character. Charcoal filtering, the most prevalent, imparts a hint of sweet smokiness, almost a sooty quality. Quartz crystals lend a stony, mineral-like kind of taste while cloth or fibre panel filtering gives off an aroma of parchment or cotton fabric. JavaScript is not enabled!

For information on how to enable Javascript on your browser click here. Now, some of you may be thrown off by the odd black color the charcoal may be giving your vodka, but listen up. Charcoal has many benefits such as whitening your teeth and detoxing your body, so not only did you just make your vodka taste better, you also just made it healthy!

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See All Videos. That email doesn't look right. But does the average punter care? Not about the intricate details, perhaps, but not filtering your vodka and then shouting about that fact in your marketing is part of a broader strategy to make vodka appear more artisanal and characterful rather than mechanical, industrial and neutral. It looks like you're in Asia, would you like to be redirected to the Drinks Business Asia edition? Yes, take me to the Asia edition No.