Jul 25
Due North
Odd, complicated, and delicious. All three of those adjectives describe a product from Crop Vodka. It’s not what you would expect though: it’s tomato flavored. The wonderful thing about it is that it’s not gimmicky flavored, it’s actually USDA organic. On the nose, tomato really rings out, smelling like V8 minus 7. I was also really pleased when I tasted it, because it is hands down one of the smoothest grain spirits I have tasted to date. Let me be the first to tell you that their statement, “This organic tomato flavored vodka is distilled so efficiently from certified Organic grain that no carbon treatment or charcoal filtering is required,” is absolutely spot on. I’m not sure what magic the distillers at Crop weave, but I’d love to have the spell. I could go on for a while telling you what it tastes like or what it reminds me of, but let’s be honest, you really have to try something tomato flavored for yourself.
I wanted to create something quite different to really complement the flavor of this spirit, so here is
The Compass
3 grams of fresh cut organic onion
1 1/2 oz of Crop Organic Tomato Vodka
2 organic peppermint leaves
1/2 oz of homemade organic simple syrup
Shake gently at first (almost rocking) and finish with a few hard shakes. Then fine strain into a pre-chilled cocktail glass and float one peppermint leaf on top (after rubbing or clapping it).
Photography by Emily W. Kincke.
P.S. Crop has also crafted a straight grain vodka and a cucumber one as well. More news on those later. 
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Where can one buy this Crop? I’m assuming only the biggest liquor stores? And where there… in the vodka section?
Hendricks Gin (cucumber based) is my most favorite drink of all time, so another vegetable-based white liquor sounds very intriguing to me. Thanks for the tip!
Well, I actually found it while we were living in Fort Worth. Whereabouts are you located? Hendrick’s is my favorite gin. You should try an Italian Valium
Kris, I know where you can find it in MD but I’m not sure where else you can get it. Check the Crop Vodka website to see if they have information on where you can buy their vodkas. They are all beautifully crafted vodkas with some of the best flavors I’ve ever tasted. If you like Hendrick’s Gin, you’ll love Crop’s cucumber vodka. Both the tomato and cucumber vodkas taste like the fresh veggies they were created to taste like. Absolutely unlimited cocktail potential. Speaking of, love this recipe and I hope to try it soon! Cheers!