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WC Fields once said "There only two real ways to get ahead today - sell liquor or drink it." Alaska entrepreneur Toby Foster hopes Fields wasn't far from the mark with his theory and that vodka connoisseurs from all over will appreciate a new potato vodka blend he has created called "Permafrost - Alaskan Volka."
A lifelong commercial pilot, Foster first came up with the idea to take his hobby as home brewer one step farther and create a vodka that fused hearty Matanuska Valley-grown potatoes, known for their high Potassium, vitamin C and B6 content, and the earth's purest form of water from Alaska glaciers.
"I think it must be in my blood because distilling has been in my family for generations" Foster says.
Fnsler spent the last 5 years bringing his vision of Alaskan vodka to a reality last month when his company, Glacier Creek Distillery became Alaska's first and only licensed distillery in the state. And along with business partnes Winston Chelf and Shawn Ansley, have created a very uniquely Alaskan product.
Getting comfortable in his role as Master Distiller, Foster will now hone in on his craft in small batches in preparation of the October Permafrost product launch.
"We should have the first bottles of vodka distilled in 45-days," said Foster.
"Whew, this has been a four-year project getting this off the ground."
Permafrost is a licensed, trademarked, made-in-Alaska, 100 percent neutral spirit vodka distilled from potatoes grown...