Sub Rosa Spirits - Press Clippings and Reviews of Sub Rosa vodkas

Sub Rosa Spirits has been getting some nice press and reviews since its introduction in the winter of 2007. In May 2008, Sub Rosa Spirits was picked as the official Distillery of the 2008 Portland Rose Festival. Pretty hip of the Rose Festival actually. Web blog Slashfoods said this about the Tarragon vodka: "It is delightfully spicy and complex with that unmistakable smell of fresh tarragon and hints of the fennel and mint, combined with herbaceous and floral notes, with a hint of musk. This is an unusual and compelling infused vodka, unlike any you may have tried before. It is actually in a class by itself, more grown up, refined, and savory, not sweet." more... Slashfoods had this to say about the Saffron vodka: "The taste is bright and bold with the spices dancing along your tongue. Cumin, coriander, the two cousins galangal and ginger, black pepper and hot cayenne pepper showing bare hints, a hint of turmeric, and floral notes from the saffron. In some ways this is like a gin, taken to the extreme, but with none of gins sharp notes, instead replacing them wit warm and dusky ones." more... Jamie Boudreau, formally of the Vessel bar in Seattle liked them a lot : "Since the bottles say that they are vodka, I guess I've got to believe it, but I'd want to give these spirits a different classification altogether, as they are that unique." more... William Dowd, wine and spirits writer for the Albany, New York Times Union newspaper called Sub Rosa Spirits the 'next big thing' in his blog from February 14, 2008... Botanically infused libations naturally spice up cocktail hour. Portland Tribune writer Liz Crain wrote about the two vodkas and a sneak peek at the next Sub Rosa spirit in this article from April 4, 2008... Beer and spirits writer Angie Rayfield says to "Forget those sweet, fruit flavored vodkas. Sub Rosa's herb-infused craft vodkas set a new bar for flavor." in the online story she wrote for Suite101 on June 30, 2008... Wine and spirits writer Anthony Dias Blue gave the Sub Rosa Saffron vodka 93 points in the October 2007 Tasting Panel magazine. Gotta love that.