Potatoes from Alaska used for New Permafrost brand vodka

Alaska entrepreneur Toby Foster hopes Fields wasn't far from the mark with his theory and that vodka connoisseurs from all over will appreciate a new potato vodka blend he has created called "Permafrost - Alaskan Vodka."

A lifelong commercial pilot, Foster first came up with the idea to take his hobby as home brewer one step farther and create a vodka that fused hearty Matanuska Valley-grown potatoes, known for their high potassium, vitamin C and B6 content, and the earth's purest form of water from Alaska glaciers.

"I think it must be in my blood because distilling has been in my family for generations"Foster says.

Foster spent the last 5 years bringing his vision of Alaskan vodka to a reality last month when his company, Glacier Creek Distillery became Alaska's first and only licensed distillery in the state. And along with business partnes Winston Chelf and Shawn Ansley, have created a very uniquely Alaskan product.