Type Vodka Country of origin Belarus Alcohol by volume 40.0% | Manufacturer BelAlco Introduced 2012 Proof (US) 80 | |
Platinka is a brand of vodka manufactured in Brest, Belarus and owned by Atlanta, Georgia-based World Elite Spirits, LLC. The original version of the spirit is 80 proof (40% alcohol). The base for Platinka Original vodka is the alcohol of “Lux” grade produced from 100% Rye mash in a continuous still column undergoing distillation five times. The final alcohol/water mix is put through traditional filtration with coal as well as an additional step of filtration through platinum enriched elements.
Platinka Original is manufactured by BelAlco, the 2nd largest distilling company in Belarus established on September 21, 1897 by order of World Elite Spirits.
Awards
Platinka Original has received several awards from various venues in Eastern Europe marketed under the brand name (Russian: Платиновая,"Platinum"), including gold medals at Gold Griffin (Yalta 2010), INTERFOOD Drinks (St. Peterburg 2008) and MinExpo (Minsk 2009).
US spirit ratings organizations evaluated Platinka in 2012, awarding it the Best Vodka and Double Gold medal distinction at the 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. At the 2012 Ultimate Spirits Challenge, it was awarded 88 points, a result in the category of Very Good, Strong Recommendation. As of September 2014, ratings aggregator Proof66 put Plantika's Platinum Filtered Vodka among its Top 20 rated vodkas.