Expressed in GREY GOOSE® bottle is the essence of the finest ingredients from France: soft winter wheat from in and around Picardie plus pure spring water from Gensac in the Cognac region, nurtured and captured from field to bottle in an exclusive process designed and controlled by the extraordinary skills and commitment of our Cellar Master François Thibault. The General Wine Company sources wines from all over the world, but with a particular focus on small, independent producers. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. Grey Goose was designed by Sidney Frank, self-made billionaire and the man behind the success of Jagermeister. A household name having been founded by Sidney Frank in 1997, Grey Goose is the product of just two ingredients.

The company also developed its distinctive smoked glass bottle, featuring French geese in flight and delivered its product in wooden crates similar to wine. Grey Goose Vodka`s signature smooth taste can be appreciated neat, on the rocks or in cocktail such as the classic Martini. Grey Goose was the brainchild of American Billionaire Sidney Frank who, in 1997, set out to create a high quality brand of Vodka for the American market. Instead of other 'harsh' options, the smooth taste of Grey Goose really stands out, and pleasantly surprised to see it's not from endlessly filtering or distilling the taste out of it, but rather letting the quality (French) ingredients shine.Founded in 1997 with the unlikely coupling of a spirits entrepreneur and revered Cognac cellar master, Grey Goose is the world’s best-selling brand of premium vodka. Of all the vodkas sampled Grey Goose emerged victorious receiving 96 points out of a possible hundred and was awarded the only Platinum medal. He took the idea that French manufacturing was highly regarded for its quality, so he sent out a team to France to create Grey Goose vodka.

A beautiful French vodka, Grey Goose Vodka is sublimely creamy and it's wonderful when served straight from the freezer. Francois was inspired by his training as a cognac cellar master and created a vodka designed to express the true taste and character of the ingredients. Palate: INITIALLY SOFT WITH A GENTLE SWEETNESS THAT GRADUALLY ENVELOPS THE MOUTH—SMOOTH AND ROUNDED TEXTURE WITH A HINT OF ALMOND. The iconic GREY GOOSE® Vodka Martini Cocktail is made with dry vermouth and orange bitters, served with a lemon twist.

However upstart Grey Goose has exploded past the competition from a paltry 50 000 cases in 1997 to 1. The water used in the vodka comes from a natural spring 150 meters (500 feet) below the blending facility in Cognac, which is lined with limestone, providing calcium-rich spring water.