Distilled near a world benchmark for air purity, 42 degrees below the equator and from GM Free wheat from the purist wheat-fields in the world. Distilled three times, then the spirit is washed in spring water, reducing the level of alcohol to 6%. This cleans any remaining impurities. It is then distilled a fourth time to create totally pure spirit. This is high saturation distilling, with New Zealand Spring water, which is unique to 42 Below. 42 Below is a smooth, full, grain-based vodka similar in style to vodkas produced in Scandinavian countries, which differ from the potato and rye-based vodkas typical of Russia and Poland. A characteristic of grain-based vodkas is that they have a smoother taste than their rye or potato-based counterparts. 42 Below is batch-distilled just out of Wellington by a distiller with more than 20 years experience in the industry, using water that has attained the highest purity rating possible.

The distinctive fruit has been picked by the bucket-load, to obtain the purest fruit essence, pure enough to match the sanctity of ingredients in 42 Below vodka. 42 Below do not just add feijoa juice or synthesize the flavour. They collect the flesh of the fruit. They gather the heady, fruity steam produced when it is heated. They turn that into a liquid which is the very essence of the feijoa, and they infuse that into the vodka. The result is a crystal-pure vodka infused with the intense flavours and aromas of this slightly citrus, slightly sweet, very fresh and almost strange fruit. A fruit well known by New Zealanders and South Americans, but little known elsewhere. A real backyard fruit – and that is where you find the ingredients to go with it such as fresh mint, local apple and pear juices or citruses. It is a world first from 42 Below and there are more unique flavours up their sleeves yet!

After three years of research, the team at 42Below managed to extract kiwi flavour from kiwifruit to make the world's first kiwi flavoured vodka.

42 Below's manuka honey vodka is made with the purest ingredients. The honey is taken from special beehives placed in New Zealand's manuka tree plantations. Unlike most honeys, manuka is darker and more savoury with oaky flavours and a hint of caramel. To make the premium vodka, the raw manuka honey is vapourised by applying direct heat, driving off steam, that condenses into a rich essence. 42 Below Vodka is then infused with the honey essence. The complex flavours are easily absorbed and create a unique spirit that is drinkable either over ice or as part of a premium cocktail like 'honey on the rocks' or 'manuka mule'. 42 Below Vodkas have already won a series of awards and are capturing the imagination of leading bartenders, mixologists and sommeliers around the world. In December 2003, 42 Below Vodka was judged first equal in a professional blind tasting of 18 of the world's best vodkas for The Independent Newspaper and scored 90-95/100 with Wine Enthusiast Magazine, USA. Pure wheat grain with no genetic modification and no genetic engineering, 4 distillations, 35 filtrations and volcanic spring water welled from thousands of feet underground make 42 Below vodkas as pure as you can get. 42 Below pure vodka blends the smoothness of Polish vodkas with the cleanness of Scandinavian vodkas to achieve a smooth, full-bodied spirit with generous grain flavours and a nice peppery finish.

The pureness and clarity of 42 Below's multi-award winning vodka is combined with the sweet round tartness of passion fruit to create this most softly nuanced of tipples. It is all in the method. No sugar, no fruit concentrate, no artificial ingredients. 42 Below passion-fruit vodka is the purest of vodka infused with the purest of passion-fruit. The very essence of the fruit is distilled from its pulp and steeped into the vodka to achieve a blend that is as cool as it is warm, and as soft as it is dry and it's the perfect base for a diverse range of drinks. Try it long and tall, with citrus juices, tonic and ice, sip it on the rocks or in a cocktail of your own!

The lastest addition to the Absolut family of flavoured vodka is absolut Apeach. A full bodied peach taste but without the heavy sugar of a peach liqueur.

This Swedish Vodka is now the number one selling vodka in the world. Introduced in 1879 as an absolutely pure vodka which used a new distilling process called rectification. The clear bottle is styled after an old Swedish medicine bottle. Made from locally grown wheat and well-water from the town of Ahus in southern Sweden. Smooth and light-bodied with some licorice flavours.

Super-premium Swedish vodka blended with lemon. Clean and intense aroma.

Super-premium Swedish vodka blended with blackcurrants. Intense blackcurrant nose and flavours with perhaps a hint of black raspberry, very fruity.

Absolut level, Absolut's first premium vodka receiving roaring reviews the world over. Level is achieved by a proprietary combination of continuous and batch distillation to form a perfect balance of smoothness and character. A new 'level' of vodka.