If you start your day with fair trade coffee — and want to end it with a fair trade cocktail, start making ice cubes in your energy efficient freezer. Fair trade vodka’s now available in the U.S — just in time to toast with on World Fair Trade Day with!
Appropriately dubbed FAIR. Vodka, the new spirit’s not only the first fair trade certified vodka — but also the first quinoa-based vodka, made with quinoa grown by more than 1,200 small producers of the Anapqui cooperative in the Bolivian Altiplano who are paid a fairer price for their work. The quinoa’s then crafted into a vodka by French distillers — whose work nabbed FAIR the “Best Tasting Vodka 2009″ nomination at the New York Spirits Awards in June.
I haven’t tried the vodka yet myself — and like most people including avowed vodka fans, have a hard time telling vodkas apart by taste. But according to the company’s press release “the unexpected fusion of Quinoa leaves a warm taste, unique to South America’s high plateau” — which makes me want to try the fair trade stuff just to see if I can pick out this warm taste.
Want a fair trade cocktail? FAIR. Vodka isn’t in L.A. yet, but can be ordered from San Francisco’s Cask for $35 a 750-ml bottle. Or drink up while traveling in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago — and share your tasting notes in the comments. For the adventurously healthy, FAIR. also makes FAIR. Goji — a fair trade certified goji liqueur.
Earlier: Wheatgrass cocktails and Happy hour with green-tinted glasses
Photos via fairtradespirits.com
Hi Green LA Girl.
Your site came up on a google search I did for “fair trade quinoa”… as soon as I saw “fair trade spirits,” I clicked on it. I’ve tasted all of them, but don’t want to spoil the surprise for you. What did you think? Okay fine, I loved them! I was sucked in by the fair trade aspect, then stayed because quite frankly, I haven’t ever been wowed by anything that stores label as “unique,” but these blew me away.
Fred.
Comment by Fred — May 9, 2011 @ 10:20 am