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| Type | Vodka |
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| Manufacturer | SKYY Spirits LLC |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Introduced | 1992 |
| Proof (US) | 80 |
| Related products | List of vodkas |
| Website | www |
SKYY vodka is produced by SKYY Spirits LLC in San Francisco, California. SKYY Vodka is 40% ABV or 80 proof; SKYY 90 Vodka is a 90 proof high-priced brand aimed at martini drinkers. When SKYY Spirits LLC first launched in 1992 SKYY vodka was its first product; its creator, Maurice Kanbar, claims the vodka is nearly congener-free due to its unique distillation process. The distinctive bottle is a cobalt blue with a plastic label. In 2008, SKYY launched a series of five new flavor brands, named SKYY Infusions.
Skyy Blue
Skyy Blue was a malt beverage made by Skyy Spirits of San Francisco and the Miller Brewing Company. The drink had about 5% ABV; Miller committed $40 million to developing Skyy Blue, but it was taken off shelves after a few years due to poor sales.
Manufacturing
Actual production and bottling of the product is outsourced to Frank-Lin Distillers Products in San Jose, California.[1] Bulk ethanol is delivered in railroad tank cars to Frank-Lin's railroad siding near the San Jose rail yards. The ethanol is mixed with filtered and deionized water, flavoring is added, and the product is bottled using a 42-head US Bottlers Machinery Company filling machine to ensure uniform product level.[2]
The ethanol is purchased from MGP Ingredients of Atchison, Kansas[3], a bulk ethanol producer for beverage, industrial, and fuel applications.[4] MGP uses wheat as a feedstock for the process. The distillation plant is in Pekin, Illinois and is currently powered by natural gas, but United States Environmental Protection Agency approval has been requested to convert the plant to burn coal.[5]
References
Notes
- ^ Associated Press (May 14, 2005). "Booze bottler mixes ag past with tech present". Billings, MT: Billings Gazette.
- ^ Mans, Jack (2001). "Bottle and case coders identify liquor products". Packaging Digest.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Bibo, Terry (July 11, 2008). "Coal-fired boiler raises environmental worries". Peoria, IL: Journal Star.
- ^ "MGP Ingredients, Inc. - Alcohol Solutions". August 1, 2008.
- ^ Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (July 14, 2008). "Permit Record - MGP Ingredients of Illinois, Inc".
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Bibliography
- Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook, Maurice Kanbar, Penguin Books, 2001, ISBN 0-14-200056-6