THERE ARE enough super-premium vodkas jamming the market to keep us slurring our speech for months. But little besides colorful labels and catchy ad campaigns helps us discern one from the next. Now there's 360 Vodka, developed by the Earth Friendly Distilling Company, and it has a twist: it's about as environmentally friendly as a vodka can get. The spirit itself is produced from grains local to the distillery, which eliminates the need for fossil fuels to transport raw materials long distances, and the distillation process is über-efficient, consuming 200 percent less energy than traditional methods. The bottles themselves are forged from 85 percent recycled glass; their labels are made from 100 percent post-consumer waste; and the inks used are water- or soy-based. Even the packing peanuts that our bottle was shipped with are 100 percent biodegradable. But the eco-benevolence doesn't stop there: the Earth Friendly Distilling Company bans paper towels and polystyrene utensils from employee break rooms, configures printers and fax machines to print on both sides of the page, and recycles everything from paper and plastic to toner and ink cartridges on a daily basis. At the same time, 360 Vodka holds its own as a super-premium brand. Only the best American grain goes into it, and it's four times distilled and five times filtered using state-of-the-art methods - all of which makes for some smooth sipping. Pick up a bottle ($24.99) at Bauer Wine & Spirits (330 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.262.0363).
