Vodka
Ontario, Canada

$26.95 (229732)

Made in Newmarket, Ontario from 100 per cent Canadian corn using water sourced from artesian aquifers, this is attractively presented in a tall bottle with an embossed pewter eagle. Filtered eight times in a coconut shell carbon filter for extra smoothness, it has a creamy texture with suggestions of vanilla. Essentially flavourless as are most vodkas, it stands out for its silky smoothness at an excellent price point. Score: 90 (Margaret Swaine, www.WineAlign.com, Dec 2012)