Snow Queen Vodka isn’t the best-known brand of vodka — and that’s exactly what its manufacturers want. In fact, Snow Queen is so rare that it’s marketed only by word of mouth.

Made in Kazakhstan from organic wheat — grown in the Russian Steppes, along the heart of the Silk Route in Eastern Europe — and artesian spring water from the foothills of the Himalayas, the distillers use only Kazakh birch charcoal in their distillation process to produce one of the purest and smoothest vodkas in the world.

This is the super-premium bottle of vodka in Moscow. It is also highly decorated, with 10 gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals for excellence. Imbibe Magazine called it the Best Overall Vodka in April 2007.