Platinka

Platinka Original
Type	Vodka
Manufacturer
Country of origin	Belarus
Introduced	2012
Alcohol by volume	40.0%
Proof (US)	80
Related products	List of vodkas

Platinka is a brand of vodka manufactured in Brest, Belarus and owned by Atlanta, Georgia-based World Elite Spirits, LLC. The original version of the spirit is 80 proof (40% alcohol). The base for Platinka Original vodka is the alcohol of “Lux” grade produced from 100% Rye mash in a continuous still column undergoing distillation five times. The final alcohol/water mix is put through traditional filtration with coal as well as an additional step of filtration through platinum enriched elements.

Platinka Original is manufactured by , the 2nd largest distilling company in Belarus established on September 21, 1897, by order of World Elite Spirits.

Awards[]

Platinka Original has received several awards from various venues in Eastern Europe marketed under the brand name (Russian: Платиновая,"Platinum"),^[1] including gold medals at Gold Griffin (Yalta 2010), INTERFOOD Drinks (St. Peterburg 2008) and MinExpo (Minsk 2009).

US spirit ratings organizations evaluated Platinka in 2012, awarding it the Best Vodka and Double Gold medal distinction at the 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.^[2] At the 2012 Ultimate Spirits Challenge, it was awarded 88 points, a result in the category of Very Good, Strong Recommendation.^[3] As of September 2014, ratings aggregator Proof66 put Plantika's Platinum Filtered Vodka among its Top 20 rated vodkas.^[4]

External links[]

Platinka Web Site

References[]

^ http://brestvodka.com/en/products/vodka/platinum/
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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.proof66.com/best-vodka/top-rated-best-vodka.html

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