SPIRITS

Yes, vodka can be distilled from anything, but most often, that “anything” sprouts from the soil, from grain to potatoes to sugar beets. A growing number of vodka producers want consumers to remember the spirit’s tie to the earth. To that effect, many are emphasizing terroir and provenance in vodka bottlings.

Perhaps the most vocal proponent has been Belvedere, which rolled out two single-estate bottlings to spotlight how rye grown in two different regions of Poland manifests when distilled into vodka. Tasted side by side, the bottlings do show nuanced