By Mickey Z.
Astoria, NY, USA | Sun Mar 01 06:30:00 EST 2009
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Emma Goldman once spoke of not wanting to take part in a revolution that didn't include dancing. Well, thanks to some enterprising entrepreneurs, the green movement can now raise a glass or two without guilt…and that includes vodka.
Here's the word from EatDrinkBetter.com: "360, Square One, Purus, Sunshine, Fourteen, UK5, Ocean, CapRock, Prairie, Crop, and Rain. Not all household names when thinking about a vodka martini—yet. While organic and biodynamic wines have been around for decades, organic and sustainable spirits have just started to come on board."
Square One Vodka, for example, is billed as "a singular grain vodka made from organic American rye using organic fermentation and distillation techniques." "Square One Vodka is a great example of a distillery employing green practices. They use pure water from the Teton mountains and organic rye grown in North Dakota. They claim their product is so pure it requires only one distillation, and their distillery receives 25 percent of its electrical power from wind-generated sources. They have recently started purchasing carbon offsets and have been sponsors of several environmental events. Not only that, they are a female-owned company offering flextime, jobsharing and virtual office options to their employees."
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