When I'm mixing a drink I want as little messing with the taste, or watering it down, as possible. But when making a vodka drink that requires a little fizz, you have no choice but to add soda or tonic. Which can alter the taste, and dilute the flavor.

O2 Sparkling Vodka makes it possible to mix full-strength drinks with a carbonated buzz, without having to add anything to the mix. After two years of development, International English Distillers came up with a straight up, 80 proof, whole grain vodka that's filtered and distilled three times in 100 year-old copper pots before being infused with bubbles.

Pour an ounce or two in a glass, add some juice (or don't), and you'll have a drink with a light fizz that's got full-on flavor and nothing else in there interfering. A bunch of us did a tasting one night and mixed O2 with orange juice, blueberry juice, Red Bull, and anything else we found in the fridge to see how it would mix. And everything mixed well. Too well.

The big question is how long the bubbles last after the bottle is opened. The answer is I don't know. We burned through the whole bottle in one sitting.

Available in Premium (80 proof) and Super Premium (94 proof)
www.sparklingvodka.com