Wall Street Journal: The Best Vodkas for the Holidays, Plus 10 Festive Cocktail Recipes

• “ON A RECENT afternoon in Northern California, aroma infused Hanson of Sonoma’s distillery as two guys armed with peelers and knives worked on cases of organic produce. The family-owned outfit was producing its cucumber vodka the old-fashioned way, by macerating the cucumber along with mint in tanks of the spirit. A refreshing, sweet-savory drink, the cucumber vodka, like all Hanson vodkas, is certified organic. What’s not to love?”