ISCO OSTREIDA VODKA,PROVIDENCE RI

Given that the country’s smallest state is gifted with an outsize share of coastline, plus a vibrant and quirky creative economy, it was only a matter of time before someone attempted to capture Rhode Island’s seaside essence in a bottle. Enter Industrious Spirit Co. (ISCO) and Ostreida, a vodka made from oysters.

“Because of the quality of the corn we use, it has this creamy smooth, almost round quality to it,” Rubinstein says. “On the nose, there’s a little bit of sweetness from corn and a hint of oyster. In the mouth, you get salinity and minerality mixing with this roundness and sweetness.”

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