CLEAN + CONSCIOUS AWARDS 2025 PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH
Lime + Soda – ISLA Vodka
FINALIST
Best Spirit / Seltzer 2025
$7.00
ISLA’s signature smooth vodka is blended with zesty citrus and ultra-refreshing pressed lime juice in this sugar-free product. It offers a carefully crafted take on a classic combination, delivering invigoration with each sip.
Clean Ingredients / Materials
Made from excellent, clean ingredients.
Ethical Practices
ISLA Vodka is a 100% Victorian-owned company that manufactures its vodka in Preston, Victoria, Australia, in partnership with Alepat Taylor, ensuring transparency and traceability in its supply chain. The brand uses only premium, Australian-grown ingredients, maintaining a strict commitment to quality and purity, while avoiding additives, artificial flavorings and animal-derived products, thereby ensuring its vodka is vegan and cruelty-free. The facility adheres to Australian labour laws and workplace standards, guaranteeing ethical employment conditions and opposing child labour and discrimination. The brand also focuses on sustainability by exploring eco-friendly packaging, reducing waste and working with suppliers that align with its ethical values. Rigorous quality control and third-party compliance support its production processes, which adhere to national and international safety and ethical standards. Additionally, they are committed to achieving the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) 2025 targets by enhancing recyclability and reducing their packaging's environmental impact.
Sustainable Practices
ISLA Vodka prioritises sustainability throughout its product life cycle, utilising 100% recyclable glass bottles with biodegradable paper labels and directly printed aluminium cans to enhance recyclability. The brand sources premium ingredients locally in Preston, Victoria, reducing transportation emissions while supporting Australian farmers. Its production partner employs energy-efficient practices and aims for a zero-waste model, working to repurpose by-products. ISLA Vodka promotes sustainable bar practices at events like the Australian Open and Laneway Festival, encouraging recycling and reducing single-use plastics. The brand is exploring carbon offset initiatives and aims to lead the Australian spirits industry in sustainable manufacturing through transparency and environmental accountability.
Social Impact
ISLA Vodka emphasises social responsibility by actively engaging with the local community in Victoria, fostering partnerships with events like the Australian Open and Bluesfest to boost the local economy and promote inclusivity. Their production in Preston, in collaboration with Alepat Taylor, creates diverse employment opportunities and prioritises inclusive hiring practices for underrepresented groups. The brand focuses on sustainability through efficient production processes and responsible sourcing and packaging. Additionally, ISLA Vodka collaborates with hospitality training organisations to enhance skills development and regularly supports fundraising events and community initiatives by donating products and promotional support.
Product Reviews by Experts
The ISLA Vodka Lime and Soda was so refreshing and deliciously well balanced. So great to have a drink like this without it being sugar-laden. This is a quality sip and the right balance of alcohol and mixer too. It was also good to see a focus on regular packaging audits and Australian ingredients, carefully produced into a considered product is great to see.
So easy to drink! It would be nice to have access to an RTD like this at a festival where you know you’ll be going all day and don’t want to drink rubbish along with your drink. I love the pressed lime juice. All great, obviously having chosen a partner to manufacture intentionally and building towards a brand with power to impact the industry. Local festival etc partnerships are a great way to have impact while growing and it’s nice to see them use what they have (stock, rather than cash) to have impact.
Delicious, single standard drink can, looks great, tastes great! Being a fairly simple product, they have clearly made an effort to integrate a social conscience into their operation, focusing on being Australian sourced, which is great!
Lime + Soda – ISLA Vodka
$7.00
The ISLA Vodka Lime and Soda was so refreshing and deliciously well balanced. So great to have a drink like this without it being sugar-laden. This is a quality sip and the right balance of alcohol and mixer too. It was also good to see a focus on regular packaging audits and Australian ingredients, carefully produced into a considered product is great to see. So easy to drink! It would be nice to have access to an RTD like this at a festival where you know you’ll be going all day and don’t want to drink rubbish along with your drink. I love the pressed lime juice. All great, obviously having chosen a partner to manufacture intentionally and building towards a brand with power to impact the industry. Local festival etc partnerships are a great way to have impact while growing and it’s nice to see them use what they have (stock, rather than cash) to have impact. Delicious, single standard drink can, looks great, tastes great! Being a fairly simple product, they have clearly made an effort to integrate a social conscience into their operation, focusing on being Australian sourced, which is great! ISLA’s signature smooth vodka is blended with zesty citrus and ultra-refreshing pressed lime juice in this sugar-free product. It offers a carefully crafted take on a classic combination, delivering invigoration with each sip.
Categories: Best Spirit / Seltzer 2025
$7.00
The ISLA Vodka Lime and Soda was so refreshing and deliciously well balanced. So great to have a drink like this without it being sugar-laden. This is a quality sip and the right balance of alcohol and mixer too. It was also good to see a focus on regular packaging audits and Australian ingredients, carefully produced into a considered product is great to see. So easy to drink! It would be nice to have access to an RTD like this at a festival where you know you’ll be going all day and don’t want to drink rubbish along with your drink. I love the pressed lime juice. All great, obviously having chosen a partner to manufacture intentionally and building towards a brand with power to impact the industry. Local festival etc partnerships are a great way to have impact while growing and it’s nice to see them use what they have (stock, rather than cash) to have impact. Delicious, single standard drink can, looks great, tastes great! Being a fairly simple product, they have clearly made an effort to integrate a social conscience into their operation, focusing on being Australian sourced, which is great! ISLA’s signature smooth vodka is blended with zesty citrus and ultra-refreshing pressed lime juice in this sugar-free product. It offers a carefully crafted take on a classic combination, delivering invigoration with each sip.
Categories: Best Spirit / Seltzer 2025
The ISLA Vodka Lime and Soda was so refreshing and deliciously well balanced. So great to have a drink like this without it being sugar-laden. This is a quality sip and the right balance of alcohol and mixer too. It was also good to see a focus on regular packaging audits and Australian ingredients, carefully produced into a considered product is great to see. So easy to drink! It would be nice to have access to an RTD like this at a festival where you know you’ll be going all day and don’t want to drink rubbish along with your drink. I love the pressed lime juice. All great, obviously having chosen a partner to manufacture intentionally and building towards a brand with power to impact the industry. Local festival etc partnerships are a great way to have impact while growing and it’s nice to see them use what they have (stock, rather than cash) to have impact. Delicious, single standard drink can, looks great, tastes great! Being a fairly simple product, they have clearly made an effort to integrate a social conscience into their operation, focusing on being Australian sourced, which is great! Lime + Soda – ISLA Vodka
ISLA’s signature smooth vodka is blended with zesty citrus and ultra-refreshing pressed lime juice in this sugar-free product. It offers a carefully crafted take on a classic combination, delivering invigoration with each sip.
Categories: Best Spirit / Seltzer 2025
The ISLA Vodka Lime and Soda was so refreshing and deliciously well balanced. So great to have a drink like this without it being sugar-laden. This is a quality sip and the right balance of alcohol and mixer too. It was also good to see a focus on regular packaging audits and Australian ingredients, carefully produced into a considered product is great to see. So easy to drink! It would be nice to have access to an RTD like this at a festival where you know you’ll be going all day and don’t want to drink rubbish along with your drink. I love the pressed lime juice. All great, obviously having chosen a partner to manufacture intentionally and building towards a brand with power to impact the industry. Local festival etc partnerships are a great way to have impact while growing and it’s nice to see them use what they have (stock, rather than cash) to have impact. Delicious, single standard drink can, looks great, tastes great! Being a fairly simple product, they have clearly made an effort to integrate a social conscience into their operation, focusing on being Australian sourced, which is great!You Might Also Like