Valentine Vodka Review

Valentine Vodka

Valentine Vodka is made in Ferndale, Michigan a suburb of Detroit. Former Wall Street trader Rifino Valentine launched Valentine Vodka in March 2009 after several years of “intense research and study” on making a quality handmade, ultra-premium vodka–Valentine vodka sells for $29.99 in Michigan. Valentine Vodka is distilled from a proprietary blend of barley, Red Michigan Wheat, and corn. The barley and corn are grown in Michigan. Few distilleries blend different types of grains to make their product–it’s usually just one grain. Rifino explains that there are “good qualities but also negative aspects” to every type of grain so he chose to capture the best of each grain and minimize the negatives.

Red Michigan Wheat is superior to other wheats around the world because it grows really well in Michigan, a lot better for fermentation, and, yields better conversion of starches into sugars. It yields a “warmer and softer” distillate. Making vodka is more art and less science. Each Valentine vodka batch in produced in limited quantities of 100 cases or 1200 bottles.

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Valentine Distilling Co.
161 Vester St.
Ferndale, MI 48220