Top Rye Vodka Picks

Wyborowa Wódka, pronounced "vee-bo-rova" was founded in 1927 and translates to "excellent." Wyborowa, commonly referred to as Wybo, is a Polish vodka, which must be made from cereals or potatoes grown in Poland, contain no additives other than water, and be produced in Poland. Wybo is produced from pure rye grain and water from the Wyborowa well and bottled at 37.5% ABV.

Pravda is distilled from Polish rye. It is five-column distilled and then placed in a copper pot-still for its final distillation. Water from the springs of the Carpathian Mountains are used in its production and gently filtered. The vodka itself is filtered through charcoal made from French birchwood. Bottled at 40% ABV.

This rye-based vodka is made at KOVAL Distillery, a grain-to-bottle distillery located in Chicago. It is made from 100% organic rye sourced from local farmers. Organic and kosher.

Central Standard is a craft distiller in Milwaukee. The vodka is distilled from Wisconsin rye in the model of Poland and Russia’s vodkas. Their stills low-reflux design is meant to enhance the grain’s natural flavors.

This vodka is made using four-column continuous distillation with 100% certified organic American rye. Their water is sourced from the Snake River watershed of the Teton Mountain range. It is bottled at 40% ABV after filtration through a micron paper filter.

First announced in fall 2017 during London Cocktail Week, this single-estate vodka gets all of its rye from a farm in the village of Smogóry Forest in western Poland. Diamond Dankowskie rye is grown and harvested here for Belvedere. This vodka is intended to explore the idea of terroir and joins their other single-estate rye, Lake Bartężek, in this endeavor. Expected release for both vodkas to occur in early 2018.

First announced in fall 2017, this single-estate vodka gets all of its rye from a farm on the lakeside village of Lake Bartężek in northeastern Poland. Diamond Dankowskie rye is grown and harvested here for Belvedere. This vodka is intended to explore the idea of terroir and joins their other single-estate rye, Smogóry Forest, in this endeavor. Expected release for both vodkas to occur in early 2018.

This Polish vodka is made from 100% rye. After column-distillation it is twice charcoal-filtered. Bottled at 40% ABV.

This vodka is made from Polish Dankowski rye using continuous column distillation. Named after the Polish King Jan III Sobieski who reigned from 1674 until his death in 1696. Bottled at 40% ABV.

Potocki is made from 100% locally-sourced rye. Distilled via column distillation, it is blended with distilled water to bring it to proof. No additives and no charcoal filtration.

First introduced to the US in 1996 as a luxury vodka, Belvedere Vodka is distilled from 100% Polish Dankowskie rye. It is distilled using a four-column still process. Belvedere uses water drawn from wells situated in the grounds of the distillery to bring it to proof and then charcoal filters the vodka prior to bottling. The brand's name means "beautiful to see".

Introduced in 2011 as the second extension in the Chopin portfolio. It is made from 100% golden rye grown in the Podlasie countryside in eastern Poland. Distilled in a copper column-still.