THE GOOD STUFF: Master distiller Pat Couteaux makes a final sensory test of a batch of Shakers


November 2, 2003 at 12:00a.m.


THE GOOD STUFF:Masterdistiller Pat Couteaux makes a final sensory test of a batch of Shakers Original American Vodka. The ultra-premium liquor is made from homegrown wheat at the cooperative distillery owned by 900 farmer-members in Minnesota. At right, Shakers Original American Vodka sits on a liquor store shelf along with high-end imported brands.