ELIT Vodka Named "Best Vodka of the Year" for the 14th Time

ELIT Vodka has been crowned "Best Vodka of the Year 2025" by the Beverage Testing Institute for the fourteenth year. This extraordinary achievement underscores ELIT's position at the pinnacle of luxury vodka craftsmanship, where obsessive attention to detail and uncompromising quality define every batch.

Created in 2003 by the visionary Stoli Group team at the historic Latvijas Balzams distillery in Riga, ELIT Vodka embodies tradition, creativity, and the highest production standards. Made from 100% high-quality wheat grain and mineral-rich artisanal water drawn from natural Riga wells, ELIT undergoes an extraordinary six-fold distillation followed by meticulous multi-stage filtration through birch charcoal, silver, quartz sand, and its signature freeze-filtration at -18°C, which removes microscopic impurities for unmatched clarity. This technique echoes traditional vodka-making, where spirits rested in cold conditions to purify and smooth.

After filtration, ELIT rests for six days, allowing the spirit to mellow and soften, delivering unrivaled smoothness. The result is exquisite:

• Nose: sweet mascarpone, nut brittle, flint.
• Palate: satiny and crisp with dry, light body.
• Finish: silky soft lemon custard with hints of herb and pepper.

Perfect neat, over ice, or in elevated cocktails. ELIT is crafted to be savored, not just consumed.

To celebrate ELIT's recognition as the world's best vodka, legendary cocktail maestro Salvatore Calabrese has created a new signature drink: the Chic ELIT cocktail.

CHIC ELIT

INGREDIENTS

• 2 parts (60ml) chilled ELIT Vodka
• 1 part (30ml) Champagne
• 3-4 dashes of orange bitters

GARNISH: Edible flower

METHOD

Add a few dashes of orange bitters to a chilled glass, then pour in chilled ELIT Vodka. Top with Champagne and stir gently. Express a twist of orange over the drink and discard the peel. Garnish with an edible flower.