476646 Sun Jan 06 09:27:59 -0800 2008 10 36 Spirits 0 3266584 Their website is a frustrating absurdity. I couldn't find anything out there. I have a bottle of Skyy 90 that says it's bottled in Italy using American grains. Sun Jan 06 09:27:59 -0800 2008 19281 2top 1 3266650 San Francisco CA Sun Jan 06 09:49:13 -0800 2008 3266584 154440 svela 2 3266756 It comes first from a bulk grain ethanol distiller, who produces high proof, clear, odor-free alcohol. They ship that out to co-packers like Frank-Lin Distillers <http://web.archive.org/web/20060705060712/www.frank-lin.com/services.html>. The contract co-packer then cuts it with water and adds any flavors/sweeteners (for fruit flavors), then filters it and puts it into a bottle. At that point the value has been added and past onto you, well not really 'value'... But, thats enough - I don't want to spoil the fun that all those savvy marketing geniuses have gone to great lengths to create for us all. Cheers! Sun Jan 06 10:23:31 -0800 2008 3266650 23762 Papa Kip Chee 3 3266764 Sorry, my link was bad: http://www.frank-lin.com/ Sun Jan 06 10:25:56 -0800 2008 3266756 23762 Papa Kip Chee 3 3268191 Papa, he mentioned it was Skyy 90. I saw an article- sorry can't remember where, that said Skyy built a new distillery in the US (California?) for just this product. Reviews I've seen haven't been too kind, and the one time I tried it I wasn't very impressed with it. Sun Jan 06 19:18:30 -0800 2008 3266756 151670 kchasky 3 3270904 My understanding is the distiller is Archer Daniels Midland. Mon Jan 07 14:35:06 -0800 2008 3266756 51760 joshekg 4 3271153 that and about 90% of the other vodka out there. Mon Jan 07 15:38:50 -0800 2008 3270904 10730 byrd 1 3272363 Once again, I'll post a very interesting article on the subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/dining/26wine.html?ex=1264482000&en=5913ec796f54a33c&ei=5088 In this particular taste test, Skyy did quite well. Most super-premiums did not. Mon Jan 07 21:38:33 -0800 2008 3266584 10143 MC Slim JB 2 3273601 I agree that most of the so called high-end vodkas taste average (or worse) and are overpriced so consumers assume they're the "best"quality, but I take issue with any tasting panel that rates Absolut in the top 5. Tue Jan 08 09:52:03 -0800 2008 3272363 74451 vinosnob 3 3275913 That was Aboslut Level, their super-premium bottling, that placed highly in the NY Times taste test, not the regular Absolut. Tue Jan 08 19:39:08 -0800 2008 3273601 10143 MC Slim JB 4 3278431 Oh, missed that; although, I'm still not a fan of Level either. Wed Jan 09 14:01:05 -0800 2008 3275913 74451 vinosnob