{"product_id":"cutwater-fugu-vodka","title":"Cutwater Fugu Vodka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCutwater Fugu Vodka is the house spirit behind one of America's most decorated canned cocktail brands — distilled from premium grains at Cutwater's Miramar, San Diego distillery and filtered 15 times to achieve the exceptional purity and smoothness that the Fugu name references: named after the venomous puffer fish, the world's most methodically prepared delicacy, demanding the same precision in its creation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYuseff Cherney — formerly the head brewer and distiller at Ballast Point Brewing — founded Cutwater in 2017 and built the Fugu Vodka as the foundation of the entire canned cocktail lineup. The 15-time filtration is unusually thorough by any standard, producing a vodka clean enough to serve as the base of award-winning ready-to-drink cocktails while remaining an excellent neat sipper and cocktail ingredient. Browse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cutwater\"\u003eCutwater at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clean, neutral, and pure with a light grain sweetness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exceptionally smooth — the 15-time filtration removes virtually all impurities, producing a clean and neutral spirit with no harshness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clean and medium with no burn\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cutwater Spirits, Miramar, San Diego, California (est. 2017)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vodka\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFiltration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhy is Cutwater's vodka called Fugu?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eFugu is the Japanese puffer fish — the world's most precisely prepared culinary delicacy, requiring meticulous technique and dangerous consequence if handled incorrectly. Cutwater named their vodka after the Fugu fish to represent the same methodical precision applied to producing a spirit of exceptional purity through 15-time filtration. The name signals the brand's craft philosophy: nothing is left to chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Why is Cutwater's vodka called Fugu?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Fugu is the Japanese puffer fish — the world's most precisely prepared culinary delicacy requiring meticulous technique. Cutwater named their vodka after the Fugu fish to represent the same methodical precision applied to producing a spirit of exceptional purity through 15-time filtration.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Cutwater","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42901936472135,"sku":"816751020460","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/0640\/2375\/files\/fugu-vodka_2018_a255c7ea-1619-4840-99e9-f1ab268a7d24.png?v=1782425963","url":"https:\/\/bourbonnest.com\/products\/cutwater-fugu-vodka","provider":"Bourbon Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}