2012 Platinum Medal Chicago IL beverage Testing Institute
2012 Gold Medal Fifty Best Ny, NY
2011 Platinum Medal Chicago IL Beverage Testing Institute
2011 Silver Medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition
2009 Gold Medal International Spirits
Challenge, London
2008 Gold Medal St Petersburg Russia
2008 Winner Central
Europe Wine/Spirits Competition, Warsaw
In a stunning world market move, Estes and Knight
International LLC., have done it again… now partnered with Brand Imperium,
Knight International LLC., are really excited about opening up the Indian vodka
market!
Estes will engineer the logistics of Premium Gera Vodka and use of our reliable seamless
international resources including:
·
International shipping
· Transportation Carriers
·
Marketing Alliances
Worldwide of Knight International LLC, JAE Wholesale LLC., and now Brand Imperium India.
The decision for
Knight Int’l LLC and Brand Imperium was based on a 5 year worldwide
transportation alliance to guarantee the ability to confidently ship products to any part of
the globe interested in Premium Gera Vodka.
Estes was quick to remind all the “Ney
Sayers” that Premium Gera Vodka had not been marketed to its full
potential, not only in the U.S.A. but worldwide!
Alita A.B has give Knight International LLC a free hand throughout the US and
of course US alliances that have helped open emerging markets like INDIA.
While
Estes was very careful not to make any “forward looking” statements or recommendations,
I’m confident the INDIAN market deal was just part of the original marketing
plan divulged in 2007. Estes was quoted as saying “as always with
international business it just takes longer to cultivate.” But Knight and J.A.E will continue to
persevere in a down economy!
You may recall
prior to the recent Platinum Medal at BTI announced that “Premium Gera Vodka” will be available in a .75 and 1.75 bottle
starting Sept 15th 2012.
Knight
International LLC., took on the challenge of satisfying the demand in America
for .75 and 1.75 liter bottles.
Estes searched long
and hard to find company to make both size bottles, and then the logistics of getting the new bottles shipped to Alita A.B. located at Miškininkų st. 17 LT-62200 Alytus
Lithuania.
Alita A.B. of course will continue to control product
continuity in their Altus factory keeping true to their “Patented OCTAL
Processing”. This will open our product up to more U.S.A.
Markets, with a multi bottle availability.
Gera
Vodka: Charismatic all on its Own
by Neal MacDonald, Proof 66 Editor
We’ll be honest: it’s sometimes hard
to get excited about vodka. It’s a pure, crystalline spirit that requires
exacting skill to do well but it’s often far better served as a companion in
cocktails than drunk on its own. Yet when we received a bottle of Gera vodka to review, we got a little excited.
Gera is Lithuanian vodka that has pulled down some very, very impressive
critical acclaim in the last
two years—notably, the back-to-back 96pt ratings from the Beverage Testing Institute calling it alternatively “sensational”
and “superbly stylish.” As of the time of this writing, Gera sits as the number
4 vodka in the entire world according to our “all-critics” scoring algorithm.
Premium Gera vodka has
won the Platinum medal again! 96 out of 100 points 2 years in row!
ALCOHOL
BY VOLUME: 40.0%
CATEGORY: Unflavored Vodka, Vodka
TASTING LOCATION: In Our Chicago Tasting Room
TASTING DATE: Oct-25-2012
SPIRITS ID: 200338
CATEGORY: Unflavored Vodka, Vodka
TASTING LOCATION: In Our Chicago Tasting Room
TASTING DATE: Oct-25-2012
SPIRITS ID: 200338
Clear. Elegant aromas
of nougat, cream, minerals and dried citrus with a satiny, medium body and a
very clean, oily, Asian spice accented finish. Superbly stylish and balanced
vodka. Very nice. (tasted on Oct-25-2012)
Premium Gera Vodka Facts : The only patented ® "Octal Processed" vodka in the world. Made with the world's
finest wheat and purest water, neutral grain spirit. Only 3 Filtering’s create sensationally pure,
smooth, stylish Vodka! Never disappointing…not just premium,
SUPERLATIVE.
2012 Platinum Medal Chicago IL beverage Testing Institute
2012 Gold Medal
Fifty Best Ny, NY
2011 Platinum
Medal Chicago IL Beverage Testing Institute
2011 Silver
Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
2009 Gold Medal
International
Spirits Challenge, London
2008 Gold Medal
St Petersburg
Russia
2008 Winner
Central Europe Wine/Spirits Competition, Warsaw
The team at Knight
International LLC Reno NV and J.A.E. Wholesale 1709
Thompson Rd, Richmond, TX 77469 wereextremely pleased to get confirmation from BTI.
Estes was quoted saying “It’s now definitive that Premium Gera
Vodka is without a doubt after 2 consecutive wins, ranked
and voted the Best VODKA in the USA and once again the best
buy for quality and price in the market place!” We have
every intention to inject Gera Vodka in the Holliday season here in the U.S.A.
About the “Patented
Octal Process”
Octal Process, in short means it need only go through filtering and
purification 3 times, to achieve the clear smooth taste,
with less loss of proof! However the process of infusing the
young vodka…read more
Alita complete their
modern “state of the art” facility in 1999 includes an est. 8 million dollar +
upgrade and renovation. Alita is equipped with the finest world class machinery
purchased and installed from companies such as Manzini and Bucher . March
2000 Alita Started the “patented octal production” of vodka – and
launched the all new Premium GERA Vodka (GOOD vodka).
The key ingredients
are the world’s best wheat, de-mineralized water and neutral grain
spirit. Premium Gera Vodka starts the traditional vodka process. Once
the spirit mash is ready,
Alita infuses oxygen
under a very specialized deep cooling process. In addition
this process capture's and removes odors and gases. After long-lasting
experiments, the new technology of vodka manufacturing was developed. The
specialists of the enterprise named it OCTAL. Gera Vodka has the
smoothest flavor of any Vodka we've tested to date! Try
if for yourself and make your own comparison
