Lemons from the fridge and buttery croissant notes on the entry. This is followed by lemon meringue and lemon barley water with hot toast. The kicks is chalky,( in a lemon barley way) but with a touch of aggression. The finish is full of bitter lemon notes.
Click your clogs with joy! a dutch success story, smooth yet faint dried fruit notes with a touch of half-baked bread. Dry and peppery finish. This is super good from the fridge and a really good value for money. The dutch keep it real and the vodka follows suit. Great stuff.
One of the best vodkas in Europe at the moment with a release of just 4,00 bottles per year. The complex and dense body; starts with soft sweet winter wheat followed by a nutty note and finally a complex dryness that flaunts the rye with a peppery note on the end. Tremendous stuff. Do not freeze this vodka. It's too damn good.
Thick rose and lemon notes on the opening followed closely by delicate Turkish delight and faint Arabian spice. The finish is thick and full with heaps of rose and strawberry on the finish with a sweet yet comfortably strong bite. Cracking for cocktails and begs for champagne. Serve from the fridge to get the very best from this one.
The prefered polish potato vodka of "men" apparently!? Fat hot buttery mash with lashings of pepper on entry followed by more creamy soda notes and finally hot white pepper and boiled new potatoes finish. Pretty damn good to be fair.
Redwood Empire is a distillery out of California. Lost Monarch is a blend of bourbon and rye, aged for no less than 3 years. The blend is 60% rye whiskey (95% rye, 5% malted barley which was aged between 3-5 years) and 40% bourbon whiskey (75% corn, 21% raw rye and 4% malted barely that was aged between 5-12 years). Redwood Empire included some of their own distillate in the mix, which is why the age statement is fairly low. This expression is named after the world’s largest coast redwood by volume, standing at 320 feet tall and 26 feet in diameter.
An Icelandic vodka which is cool, calm and totally collected. Worthy of a spot in your drinks cabinet for sure Reyka is elegantly packaged and exceptionally flavoured. Enjoy light notes of aniseed on the nose, paired with a creamy depth which entices you to sip. On tasting you’ll enjoy a fresh and clean flavour on the palate with just a little sweetness from the aniseed notes, teamed with a light and enjoyable peppery spice. The aniseed notes linger long after finishing and give a distinct edge to this refreshing spirit.
Mega yum! Sipsmith boys came up trumps with this one. super silky mouthfeel with notes of lemon barley water and crushed up breakfast cereal from your schooldays. This is followed by a creamy vanilla moment before more lemon and eventually a brief hard-boiled barley sugar with orange rind. Finish is silky and leaves you with a lovely lemon barley note and a desire for more of the same.
Developed to faithfully replicate the vodkas of old through the addition of a portion of unrectified barley spirit, this is perhaps as close as it's possible to (legally) get to real, genuine vodka from the old country
Lemon and strawberry slush puppies flavours on first taste followed by waves of Umbongo and African passion fruit flavours. The kick is tart and wrapped in more lemon slush puppies and passion fruit. The finish is short, sweet and to the point.
This one is bursting with clean mineral and lemon notes. Sweet grain notes appear followed by soft lemon curd. These fade into a white pepper and lime zest finish that still retains the aforementioned flinty mineral notes. Very clean and well put together vodka; sadly often overlooked.
Tart apple and sweet cereal notes followed by granny smith and baked bread flavours. The kicks are sharp and followed by bright lemon and green apple flavours.
Full-bodied vodka that shows of its copper pot origins. This one has a soft nuttiness that remains from start to finish. Inbetween are fresh notes of Morrocan mint and chestnut paste. The finish is cracked black pepper on hot toast with a faint hazelnut taste. Impressive stuff for the Smirnoff crew.
The one that started it all! Pepper and peppermint note start-up upon entry. These move aside as a clean sweetness takes over and then finishes with white pepper and a faint yet recognizable liquorice ending. Classic little number that we've all done time with.
The one that started it all! Pepper and peppermint note start-up upon entry. These move aside as a clean sweetness takes over and then finishes with white pepper and a faint yet recognizable liquorice ending. The classic little number that we've all done time with.
Custard and jam roly-poly flavours at first followed by waves of vanilla and lemon zest. Baked sponge and custard coats the kick and the finish is short but full of vanilla beans and lemon lollypops.
Luxury voka from Khasikstan. Soft wheat and creamy vanilla ice cream notes give way to pink peppercorn and lime rind. The finish is silky and remains on a peppercorn taste for a moment before a solid spice and citrus close. Super slick and well made vodka. Best served ice cold.
Sweet waves of lemon sherbert followed by zingy lemon cake and rock salt. Sweet kick of lemon rind and caster sugar followed by a short lemon squash finish.
Seriously clean vodka bursting with citrus zest and crème anglais notes. there is a wave of faint apple followed by big mineral crispness that evntually settles down into a clean and silky smooth finish with lingering lemon zest and hot toasty pepper. mega yum offering from the stolichnaya team. serve from fridge to get the very best from it.
Sweet layers of tart raspberry move into chalky yet sweet notes of raspberry lemonade. The kicks is tart and zingy and are rescued by a big raspberry and blueberry finish. Mouthfeel is semi-full.
Classic Russian style of vodka. Lemon follows pepper, followers faint grain notes. The finish is medium-bodied and has white pepper and lemon rind tang. Great stuff that never lets you down. Serve from the freezer for best results.
Melted caramel and peanuts upon entry followed by waves of sweet chocolate. Caramel takes over the mid palette and moves into peanut brittle and palm sugar notes. The kick is super smooth and the finish is a mixture of snickers and hard candy with a faint lick of rock salt. Yum, stuff!
Baked vanilla and lemon cake give way to sweet waves of lemonade and cornish ice cream. A lemon undertone remains a constant and saves it from being overly sweet. The kicks is pretty silky and the finish is full of cloudy lemonade and crème anglaise. Yum!
Mega toffee hit slaps you round the face at first followed by warm fudge and toffee apple notes. The kicks is faint but the boost of chewy toffee is full-on. Quality street type mouth finish. Serve from the fridge for best results. Begs for cold apple juice.
Tito's vodka hails from Texas' first and oldest legal distillery in Austin. The brainchild of former geologist Tito Beveridge, this is six times distilled.
Clean polish vodka that holds its own. Bread and butter with dried apple and lemon zest on entry. crushed grains then take over with deep spicy overtones. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and the finish is both flinty and pepper driven. This is really very good for the price and remains a favourite of the polish, who seem to drink cauldrons of it every weekend.
Excellent and original grass and herb driven vodka. Opens up with freshly mowed grass and green apple notes. These move through into deep yet balanced and complexed herbal notes followed by waves of hay and green apple. The finish is grassy, clean and almost refreshing with a soft lime and herb bite that fades into apples. Best served from the fridge and tastes fantastic with freshly pressed apple juice.