Snow Queen Vodka is a vodka from Kazakhstan produced from organic wheat and artesian spring water from the foothills of the Himalayas. Kazakh birch charcoal is used in its five-time distillation process. As of 2007, Snow Queen Vodka has been awarded 10 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze medals for excellence at major international exhibitions of the CIS (Almaty, Moscow, St. Petersburg) and in Europe (London, Vienna, Düsseldorf). It was cited by to-the-trade publication Imbibe Magazine as the Best Overall Vodka in April 2007, and was called "Supersmooth" in the May 2007 issue of Food & Wine Magazine.