Double Cross Vodka
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|name=Double Cross Vodka
|image=
|type=Vodka
|manufacturer=Old Nassau Imports
|origin= Slovak Republic
|introduced=2008
|proof= 80
|related= List of vodkas
|website= [http://doublecrossvodka.com doublecrossvodka.com]
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Double Cross Vodka is a brand of distilled spirit produced in the town of Stará Ľubovňa, located in the Tatra Mountains in northeastern Slovakia.
The company was founded by Malcolm Lloyd and John Gellner who began working with Jan Krak, a master distiller in Slovakia near the Polish border. The Slovak end of the business was developed by Eduard Heger, who is now prime minister, and Juraj Droba, who is now governor of the Bratislava region.{{cite web |last1=Kniš |first1=Viktor |title=Kto je budúci premiér Eduard Heger? |url=https://refresher.sk/96502-Kto-je-buduci-premier-Eduard-Heger |website=refresher.sk |access-date=15 August 2022 |language=sk}}{{Cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/2321160/nekonfliktny-charizmatik-a-obchodnik-s-vodkou-premierom-bude-eduard-heger/|title=Nekonfliktný charizmatik a obchodník s vodkou: premiérom bude Eduard Heger|first=Miro|last=Kern|date=28 March 2021|website=Denník N}}
Accolades
Both the vodka and the bottle design have earned a variety of awards and attention in the consumerNew York Post “Proof Positive” January 11, 2009 -- https://secure.nypost.com/seven/01112009/entertainment/food/proof_positive_149646.htm{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and business press.Business Week “Great Packaging Designs” December 3, 2008 -- http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/12/1203_packaging/index.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208133354/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/12/1203_packaging/index.htm |date=2009-02-08 }}
In 2008, Double Cross won a gold medal for taste and a gold medal for package design at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.Results listed for the 2008 competition --
http://www.sfspiritscomp.com/2008_results.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716044600/http://www.sfspiritscomp.com/2008_results.html |date=2011-07-16 }}
Wine Enthusiast gave Double Cross a rare 95-point "Highly Recommended" review and also included Double Cross in it selection of "Top 50 Spirits from 2009Wine Enthusiast, July 2009.
F. Paul Pacult, in his industry publication Spirit Journal, gave Double Cross a 4-star/”Highly Recommended” review.Spirit Journal, June 2008 Vol. 18 Issue 2, No. 78 -- http://www.spiritjournal.com
while Anthony Dias Blue gave Double Cross an “Outstanding” review in the Tasting Panel Magazine.Tasting Panel Magazine, October 2008 -- http://www.tastingpanelmag.com
Playboy magazine said "rare that we single out a vodka for praise, but we'll make an exception for Double Cross."[http://www.buffalonews.com/business/article102506.ece The Buffalo News - Double Cross Vodka to debut on area vendors' top shelves]
News
Dr. Malcolm Lloyd, the 42-year-old CEO of Old Nassau Imports and Double Cross Vodka, died in a car crash in Miami Beach on Thursday, April 24, 2014.New York Daily News, Friday April 25, 2014 -- http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-york-spirits-magnate-dr-vodka-killed-miami-car-wreck-article-1.1769073
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.doublecrossvodka.com}}
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