Inspired by founder Lea Beckett’s travels through Europe years before opening the distillery, a stop in a small countryside village gave her a taste of cherry liqueur, called Wiśniówka or Vishnovka. After falling in love with the spirit, she was given the recipe and kept it for many years. When starting the distillery, Lea dug out the recipe and asked the distiller to replicate it. He put his own spin on it, reducing the sugar content and using Grand Teton’s renowned potato vodka as the base. The taste was as good as Lea remembered but with a new twist.
With a brilliant ruby color, Grand Teton’s Cherry Vodka has aromas of spicy honey, baked cherries and nuts. With a slightly tannic, medium fruit body there are notes of tangy dried sour cherry, raisin toast and an earthy finish. The combination of sweet and tart makes for a unique base for cocktails such as martinis and cosmos or is incredibly flavorful on the rocks with a twist of lime.