Huntsvilleโ€™s Straight to Ale Vodka ranked in โ€œTop 100 Spirits of 2020โ€ by Wine Enthusiast

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Shelta Cavern Spirits Vodka by Straight to Ale. Photo via Shelta Cavern Spirits on Facebook

An Alabama distillery ranked very highly on Wine Enthusiastโ€˜s โ€œThe Top 100 Spirits of 2020โ€œ. Want to know why Wine Enthusiast is so enthused about Straight to Aleโ€˜s โ€œShelta Cavern Spirits Vodkaโ€œ? Weโ€™ve got all the deets ๐Ÿ‘‡

The Top 100 Spirits of 2020

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Shelta Cavern Spirits Vodka by Straight to Ale. Photo via Shelta Cavern Spirits on Facebook

Each year, Wine Enthusiast tastes & reviews hundreds of spirits and liquors from across the country, including:

  • Bourbon
  • Cognac
  • Gin
  • Liqueurs
  • Rum
  • Rye
  • Scotch
  • Tequila
  • Vermouth
  • Vodka

โ€œAs always, this list represents the most compelling spirits weโ€™ve had the opportunity to review this year. It spans a broad range of categories and price points, from a $250 single-barrel Bourbon to an $8 extra-dry vermouth ideal for elevating your Martini.โ€

Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast

Straight to Ale Vodka Scores Big

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Two distillers at Straight to Ale, holding the award-winning Shelta Cavern Spirits Vodka. Photo via Shelta Cavern Spirits on Facebook

In 2009, several home brewers founded Straight to Ale brewing in Huntsville, and quickly gained attention with their popular brews, such as the Monkeynaut India Pale Ale. Seven years later, the team opened a brand new, 45,000 square-foot facility at Campus 805, a craft brewing center and entertainment venue in West Huntsville.

At their new home, Straight to Ale opened a new distillery called Shelta Cavern Spirits, named after the Shelta Cave in Huntsville. Shelta Cavern Spirits currently distills Absinthe, Spiced Rum, Whiskey, Gin and Vodka.

Hereโ€™s what Wine Enthusiast had to say about Shelta Cavern Spiritsโ€™ Vodka in 2020:

โ€œMade from malt-ed barley and wheat, look for distinct fruity notes on nose and palate. Itโ€™s not the absolute neutrality some seek in vodka, but itโ€™s still pleasant, light and soft with tinges of coconut and cinnamon heat into the finish.โ€

Wine Enthusiast

Have you tried Shelta Cavern Spiritsโ€™ Vodka? Tag us @thebamabuzz and let us know what you thought!

Nathan Watson
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