Kanon Organic Vodka: Posts tagged organicvodka

August 30, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Faran Krentcil
Faran Krentcil & Rayna Cummings (Photo by Grand Life)
This weekend, we threw the party to top all parties—a private performance by The Rapture at our Southampton house co-hosted by GrandLife. FOK (Friend of Kanon) Faran Krentcil came out to party with us, throw down some Kanon cocktails, and get to know the band. She writes about the day below:

From Faran: There’s a quiet genius about Saved by the Bell: Hawaii. It’s amazing because aside from the tropical color scheme, it’s the exact same thing as Saved by the Bell: Bayside High. Kelly Kapowski walks around, oblivious to her cleavage. Lisa Turtle poses casually, knowing she’s the only one cool enough to survive daytime TV. Zac Morris and AC Slater have a pissing contest; Screech makes you crave Xanax – the only difference is a little more sunshine and a lot more beach.

The GrandLife NYC party at the Kanon House this weekend was basically the same idea. You keep the nightlife cliques (Tommy Saleh, Steven Rojas, and their various downtown “we can’t wear those jeans because they’re not shredded” BFFs), the soundtrack (The Rapture), and the bar staple (Kanon vodka, mixed with… um… everything). You add an in-ground pool, a wooden porch, and an acre of forest. You mix well. And then, to borrow another TV phrase, you watch what happens.

Here’s what did: The Rapture played a full set because they said the crowd was so great (good idea). A girl in a full leg cast tried to swim in the pool (bad idea). A dance party broke out on the front lawn (good idea). Some people who will remain nameless (cough, Sam Waldman, cough) made out under the bushes (still waiting on a verdict for that one).

The party was such a blast, we wish it could have lasted longer, which means Saved by the Bell had one big advantage over the Kanon and GrandLife Team: Zac Morris could have said “Time Out,” stopped the clock, and let us dance for another few hours before the sun went down. But we have something over the Bayside High kids, too – unlike their daytime-only antics, we get to find out what happens after 10 pm…
July 6, 2010
4th of July Video hosted by Becka Diamond
The fireworks are smoldering, the ice has melted, and the BBQ is tucked away. Our giant Kanon 4^th of July party has come and gone and it was everything we’d hoped and wished for. Some of the coolest kids in New York City jumped up early and headed out to Southampton for a day of custom organic vodka cocktails, swimming, and brunch/lunch/dinner by The Smile. Oh, and tattoos. Lots of tattoos. Our friend Becka Diamond was there from the start documenting the activities and getting some diamond ink of her very own courtesy of Mark Cross of East River Tattoo. Becka also had time to try all six of Stefanie Marco’s cocktail creations, sample The Smile’s take on the traditional 4^th cook out, and finally hang back with Chrissie Miller for some DJ tips. Can’t wait till next year, kids.
FÖK: Becka Diamond
Becka Diamond is a DJ and New York fashion maven whose looks and tastes have beendissected everywhere from Fashionista and Nylon to New York Magazine and Refinery 29.
July 6, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Connie of Refinery 29
Me!
Connie Wang from one of our favorite blogs, Refinery 29, showed up to our big 4th of July party armed with a rad outfit and a camera. While everyone else was busy doing "Kanon-balls" into the pool (Get it? Ha.) and swigging our special 4th of July cocktails like there was no tomorrow, Connie was trend-spotting stripes, Staerk bathing suits, and making friends with all the cutest puppies roaming the party. She did better than us, that's for sure. Check out her awesome pics above and her take on the party here.
FÖK: Connie Wang
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June 17, 2010
Heads, Tails, Hearts (We're All Heart)
Our Gripsholm Distillery in Sweden
There’s an old saying that suggests if you repeat a lie enough it will become the truth. Well, it’s still a lie. In our case, the grandest Vodka myth of all: multiple distillation = quality, luxury or better taste. This is a lie other vodkas have been toting for some time now. See, the process of making vodka is a lot like us; the end result has a head, heart, and tail. After the final distillation, a flow of pure spirit is produced that is then divided into three segments (you guessed it - head, heart, and tail). The head is very high proof ethanol (too high for human consumption in fact) and the end of the batch is the tail, a low proof bottom that sifts impurities from the top (again, let’s not drink that). As you’ve probably assumed by now, the heart is the 'filet' of the distillation process. It’s the most balanced portion of the run, full of lovely aromatics and the soft, smooth flavor of Kanon’s base ingredient, Organic Winter Wheat. And that’s it. No sugar, no additives of any kind, just spirit and our private source of well water. Our heart right to yours, ready to drink.

Other brands keep distilling their heads and tails, milking as much heart as they can which actually strips away sweet flavors and creates ethanol and the burn so many have come to expect from vodka. We don't favor profit over quality. We only bottle our first run and our heart is all we will ever put into our bottle or expect you to drink. What happens to those heads and tails then, you ask? We donate our heads and tails to automotive biogas companies for use as eco bio fuels. Sometimes you gotta think with your heart.