The Gold Standard

Regular vodka can sometimes be so… regular. So we started from scratch — from the raw ingredient — and asked what vodka could be if it was made the way a craftsperson makes anything. With care, from the beginning, without shortcuts.

Heart of Gold begins with organic, Ohio-grown rye. That choice gives it a subtle spice — a depth that most vodkas deliberately strip out. We keep it because we believe character is the point, not the problem.

This is what grain-to-glass means. Not a label. Not a marketing phrase. A commitment to starting at the beginning and controlling every decision along the way.

Heart of Gold is grain to glass — we begin with raw grain, not a commodity purchase of spirit someone else already made. That decision reflects a belief: the ingredient is the product.

It's the same philosophy that drives careful growing, careful making, and careful attention to what something is before it becomes what it will be. We have enormous respect for that approach wherever we encounter it.

• The ingredient is the product. What goes in determines what comes out.
• No shortcuts at the source. The beginning matters most.
• Twelve years of craft distilling in northwest Ohio.

After eight distillations, Heart of Gold undergoes a two-stage filtration process that no commodity vodka will ever match. First charcoal. Then three precious metals. The result is a silky, velvety texture with a light, clean sweetness.

Available at The Bottle Shop at the distillery, online, and at select retailers and bars across Ohio and Michigan. Grain to glass, Toledo-made, 80 proof.