UK's Only Premium Potato Vodka Distillery Looks To Take On The US Market

HEREFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Cows that are used to eat potatoe waste grown for vodka are seen in a field in front of the Chase Distillery on August 4, 2010 near Hereford, England. Unlike other vodka producers in the UK, Chase Distillery grows, mashes and distills its own potatoes on the founder's 400 acre family farm in the heart of the English countryside before bottling the spirit on site. Having just won the title of 'World's Best Vodka' at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition in July, the owners of the only premium potato-based vodka distillery in the UK currently producing just a 1000 bottles per week, plans to take on much larger, mass-produced luxury brands in the US market which could multiply its turnover. According to Chase, it is the company's traditional 'artisan �distilling process that is the responsible for the spirit's prize-winning flavour and will help Chase Vodka standout from its established competitors, most of which use wheat or rye rather than potatoes. As well as Chase Vodka, Chase Distillery also produces gin, a range of fruit liqueurs and a vodka made from organic cider apples. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)