SKYY vodka

Infobox Beverage
name= SKYY


type= Vodka
manufacturer= SKYY Spirits LLC
origin= Flagicon|United States United States
introduced= 1992
discontinued=
proof= 80
related= List of vodkas

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.

kyy 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. [cite news
url=http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/05/14/build/business/40-booze-bottler.inc | date=May 14, 2005
title= Booze bottler mixes ag past with tech present
publisher=Billings Gazette
location=Billings, MT
author=Associated Press] 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. [cite web
url=http://web.archive.org/web/20061018134019/http://www.packagingdigest.com/articles/200110/66.php
title=Bottle and case coders identify liquor products
author=Mans, Jack
date=October, 2001
publisher=Packaging Digest
]

The ethanol is purchased from MGP Ingredients of Atchison, Kansas [cite news
url=http://www.pjstar.com/news_bibo/x1816440766/Bibo-Coal-fired-boiler-raises-environmental-worries
title=Coal-fired boiler raises environmental worries
author=Bibo, Terry
publisher=Journal Star
date=Jul 11, 2008
location=Peoria, IL] , a bulk ethanol producer for beverage, industrial, and fuel applications. [cite web
url=http://www.mgpingredients.com/05_alcohol_solutions.htm
date=August 1, 2008
title=MGP Ingredients, Inc. - Alcohol Solutions] MGP uses wheat as a feedstock for the process. The distillation plant is in Pekin, Illinois and is currently powered by natural gas, but EPA approval has been requested to convert the plant to burn coal. [cite web
url=http://yosemite.epa.gov/r5/il_permt.nsf/2f3e96d539c4a2a28625666b0063b9a1/57daf10bae926f7285257458007029e0!OpenDocument | title=Permit Record - MGP Ingredients of Illinois, Inc.
author=Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
date=July 14, 2008]

Bibliography

*"Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook", Maurice Kanbar, Penguin Books, 2001, ISBN 0-14-200056-6

References

External links

* [http://www.skyy.com/ SKYY Vodka website]