Indaba ka-Elit Vodka iqala eKerchnskoye Estate, esifundeni saseTambov eRussia. Lo mhlaba onomhawu wawukhethelwe inhlabathi yawo emnyama evundile - indawo enhle yokutshala okusanhlamvu kwekhwalithi ephezulu kakhulu. Ngemuva kokuvutshelwa kancane kokusanhlamvu okukhethwe ngokucophelela, kwenziwa i-distillation kathathu ukuze "ihlanze" umoya wanoma yimiphi iminonjana ye-menthol. Amanzi esiphethu se-artesian asetshenzisiwe, ahlanganiswe ne-distillate, avela eLatvijas Balzams eRiga, eLatvia. Ukuze kukhishwe ukungcola, ukusefa ngesihlabathi se-quartz esihle kakhulu kwenzeka, futhi ukusetshenziswa kwamalahle e-birch yaseRussia kusiza ekuthuthukiseni umoya. Ukuze i-Elit igcine ikhwalithi yayo engaxegi, enye inqubo yokuhlunga iyenzeka, "iqhwa". Inqubo yokuhlunga esetshenziswa ngaphezu kwalokho ngemva kokuhlunga kwendabuko yesiRashiya. I-vodka igcinwa emiphongolweni emazingeni okushisa angama--18 °, efriza konke ukungcola ezindongeni zemiphongolo. Umoya opholile kakhulu udluliswa kuzihlungi ezishajwa yi-ion ngesivinini esinensa kakhulu futhi ekugcineni uvunyelwe ukuba uphumule. Amanothi okunambitha:Umbala: Ucacile. Ikhala: Iphunga elimnandi, ukuthinta kwamanzi amaminerali. Ukunambitha: Kuthambile, kukhilimu, kuhlanzekile, ukuthinta ubumnandi, i-anise, upelepele omnyama. Qeda: Ihlala isikhathi eside, ithambile.