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Vodka Delivery or Pickup
The Instacart guide to vodka products
With the Instacart app, you can have your favorite brand of vodka delivered, or you can pick it up curbside at the store location nearest to you. When you order vodka through the Instacart app, you can save some of your precious time and make your day a bit more convenient.
About vodka
Vodka is a spirit made from fermenting and distilling grains, potatoes, fruits, honey, sap, soybeans, rice, or sugar beets. It's usually clear, and vodka in the United States must have at least 40% alcohol by volume. In some parts of Europe, people often ferment sugar, water, and yeast to make vodka. In the U.S., it's made from 95% pure grain alcohol. This substance is called rectified spirit, neutral spirit, or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin. It only becomes vodka after it's filtered to remove unwanted color and flavors and diluted with water to make it more palatable.
Since the early Middle Ages, vodka has been produced in Poland, but early varieties weren't as strong as modern versions. The drink became popular in Russia in the 14th century. Today, vodka is a popular drink with a subtle flavor that pairs well with almost anything. It tastes great in cocktails, and people sometimes drink it neat. Since it's not aged and can be made from so many different substances, manufacturing it anywhere is easy.
Some types of vodka contain substances like sugar, citric acid, and glycerin added after distillation and filtering, which can improve the texture and taste. The water that a distillery mixes with its vodka can impact the flavor as well. Many people store their vodka in a freezer to improve the flavor and make it more refreshing to drink.
Types of vodka
Neutral vodka has little taste, and flavored vodka has added flavorings, like blueberry, orange, lime, lemon, cinnamon, honey, green apple, coffee, chocolate, and bacon. Fruit vodka comes from a fruit or herbal infusion instead of an added flavoring. After distillation, the fruit or herb sits in the vodka for three weeks. Then, solids are removed before bottling.
Flavorful or residual base character vodka doesn't have added flavorings, but you can still taste the substances it was made from. You can also get vodkas from different regions made in different ways. Grain to glass vodka is fermented, distilled, and bottled by one brand.
Helpful tips for choosing great vodka
Less expensive brands of vodka usually taste stronger and have more burn than higher-quality options. Many of these taste great in cocktails. However, you may want to spend a bit more when you place your Instacart order if you plan to sip your vodka straight or mix a drink with a light or subtle flavor. Like any spirit, better ingredients will lead to a better final taste. For more flexibility, choose a neutral vodka and one or two flavored options when you order through Instacart.
Vodka Near Me
Buy your favorite Vodka online with Instacart. Order Flavored Vodka, Unflavored Vodka, and more from local and national retailers near you and enjoy on-demand, contactless delivery or pickup within 2 hours.
FAQs about vodka
All vodka is gluten-free, even if it's made from wheat. Gluten is a protein found in wheat that some people can't digest, but it's removed during distillation.
With vodka, you can make a variety of delicious cocktails. A vodka martini is made with dry vermouth, vodka, bitters, and a garnish like lemon peel. It's a great way to show off a quality vodka. A Cosmopolitan is pink, and it has cranberry juice, vodka, lime juice, and orange liqueur. A Bloody Mary is just vodka and tomato juice, and it's an ideal hangover drink. You can also try a Screwdriver, vodka and orange juice, or a Cape Codder, vodka and cranberry juice. Add a little grapefruit juice to make it a Sea Breeze.
Moscow Mules are also popular, and they're traditionally served in copper mugs. They're made with vodka, lime juice, ginger ale or ginger beer, and lime. After dinner, you can indulge in an Espresso Martini with vodka, a coffee liqueur, and cold espresso. You can add Crème de Cacao as well.
Vodka works best with savory, nuanced dishes, and it makes a good glaze for meats and fish. Vodka sauce is popular with pasta, and it contains vodka, tomatoes, and cream. You can mix vodka with berries or chocolate for a boozy dessert syrup, and substituting a small amount for water in pie crusts makes them flakier.
You can save lots of time and make your day less busy by placing your next vodka order through Instacart. An experienced Instacart shopper will make the trip to a retail store for you and assemble your order. You can get it in as little as 2 hours when you order via the Instacart app on your smartphone!