Born from Cleveland’s blue-collar culture, Col Bleu Vodka is a spirit brand founded by Cleveland native Ralph Faulkner to give hardworking people an affordable drink to look forward to after a long day. Faulkner developed the recipe with a Florida distillery, refining it in 2017 into an 80-proof vodka distilled from corn and made gluten free. The brand’s identity is rooted in Faulkner’s family, steel-mill experience, and belief in celebrating the everyday worker.
FLŌH VodkaFounded by Jacques Evans in 2012 after he grew tired of promoting spirits he did not believe in, Cleveland-based FLŌH Vodka makes ultra-premium, hand-crafted small-batch vodka. Its vodka is distilled in Indio, California, five times from American grain, then hand-bottled and hand-labeled in a distinctive beveled vessel designed for easier pouring and faster chilling. FLŌH’s signature bottle is gluten-free and has no added sugar, while the lineup also includes a Pink Grapefruit Dragon Fruit expression.CLEVELAND, OH
Scotty's VodkaScotty R. Nash turned a garage-built commercial still and a decade of experimentation into Scotty’s Vodka, a Maryland-made corn vodka known for its smooth taste. Nash later joined Ryan and Sarah Hill to bring the handcrafted spirit to drinkers across the Mid-Atlantic, using a distinctive filtration process intended to reduce the burn associated with traditional vodka. Made from corn, Scotty’s is gluten-free and has received three gold spirit awards.FREDERICK, MD
ALB VodkaLed by John Curtin of Albany Distilling Company, ALB Vodka makes grain-to-glass vodka in Albany, New York. Its 100% American corn spirit is distilled six times, filtered through charcoal four times, and made with locally sourced water from a limestone-bed reservoir. The small team has been crafting vodka for more than a decade, producing a gluten-free spirit designed to work equally well in cocktails or over ice.ALBANY, NY
FOU-DRÉ VodkaFounded in 2009 by Chanel Turner at age 25, FOU-DRÉ Vodka makes ultra-premium vodka distilled in North Charleston, South Carolina, with fruit flavors infused at the point of distillation. Turner’s company identifies her as the first African American woman to own and operate a vodka brand, and its 100% non-GMO corn vodka is made in America and certified gluten-free. FOU-DRÉ has received recognition including a 2013 Beverly Hills International Spirit Awards gold medal and a 2015 Sip Awards Consumer Choice award.BOWIE, MD