Skyy Vodka
San Francisco vodka, quadruple distilled, priced for the everyday pour.
The story behind Skyy
Maurice Kanbar founded Skyy in San Francisco in 1992, chasing a cleaner spirit with fewer of the impurities he blamed for headaches. The vodka is made from 100% American Midwestern corn, run through four columns and filtered three times through California limestone, activated charcoal and diatomaceous earth. Congeners are stripped below 2.4 parts per million.
In 2021 the brand reworked its water, adding Pacific minerals, calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, drawn from the San Francisco Bay Area. That touch of salinity is why the vodka finishes rounder than its price suggests. Campari Group owns it now. We have poured it for decades.
Explore the Skyy range
Skyy runs from 50mL nippers to the 1.75L handle, plus citrus, melon and the Infusions line. Here is how the shelf breaks down.
| Expression | Type | Proof / ABV | Tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyy Vodka 1.75L | Vodka | 80 | The value handle, clean corn base, mineral finish |
| Skyy Vodka 750mL | Vodka | 80 | Flagship pour, triple filtered, neutral and dry |
| Skyy Vodka 1L | Vodka | 80 | Bar sized, mixes clean in long drinks |
| Skyy Citrus 750mL | Flavored vodka | 70 | Lemon and lime lift, built for soda |
| Skyy Infusions Blood Orange 1L | Flavored vodka | 70 | Bitter orange peel, good in spritzes |
| Skyy Infusions Raspberry 1L | Flavored vodka | 70 | Jammy berry, soft on the finish |
| Skyy Melon 1L | Flavored vodka | 70 | Honeydew sweetness, keep it cold |
Which Skyy is right for you?
The flagship 750mL sits at $13.99, and the 1.75L handle is $22.99, which works out to one of the better per ounce values on our vodka shelf. The 1L runs $16.99, and the flavored 1L bottles, Citrus, Dragon Fruit, Blood Orange and the Infusions line, land at $16.99 to $17.99. Small formats start at $1.49 for the Melon 50mL. Stock moves fast, so call ahead on the smaller sizes.
One handle covers a month of martinis and mules without a second thought.
Bitter orange peel makes a soda and vodka taste like you tried.
Lemon and lime do the mixing work for you at a crowded table.