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0 - 55 € Vodka

  • Poppins Family Sour Mash Vodka bottle with pale retro label from Kentucky
    Item no.: 22227865479-8875

    In Bardstown, Kentucky, almost everything is about bourbon. Limestone below the ground, corn fields above it, and a mashing method handed down since the 1800s. Now and then the spirit does not go into an oak barrel but becomes vodka instead. Poppins is one of those.

    Expert description

    Poppins Family Original Sour Mash Vodka is an American Vodka from Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, distilled from corn and rye in small batches and bottled at 46.2%.

    Sour mash is the single most important trick in the bourbon world, and it is rare to meet it in a vodka. The method takes a portion of the spent, acidic mash from the previous distillation and stirs it into the new one. The acidity keeps unwanted bacteria down, the yeast gets better working conditions, and every batch carries a little of the one before. It is continuity turned into technique.

    The bottling strength of 46.2% is the other clear decision. Most vodkas stop at 40%, and the extra degrees register immediately: more weight, more warmth and a plainer grain character from the corn and the rye. This is not a vodka that vanishes inside a drink.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Sweet grain and a touch of vanilla. Behind it sits a dry rye spice of the kind you meet in young whiskey.

    Palate

    Full and broad. Corn sweetness leads, then a peppery rye note, and the alcohol gives a clear shove halfway through.

    Finish

    Long and dry. The warmth holds while the sweetness falls away, leaving the spice standing on its own.

    Specifications

    Name: Poppins Family Original Sour Mash Vodka
    Distillery: Willett Distillery
    Region/Country: Bardstown, Kentucky, USA
    Type: American Vodka
    ABV: 46.2%
    Size: 75 CL
    Distillation method: Sour mash, small batch
    EAN no.: 680203010169
    Serving suggestion: As a Screwdriver with freshly squeezed orange, or cold in a small glass alongside smoked food.

    Flavour profile

    Full · Grain sweet · Spicy · Powerful

    Did you know?

    Willett was founded in 1936 on the family farm in Bardstown, shortly after Prohibition was lifted. The distillery is still family owned, and very few bourbon houses in Kentucky can say the same.

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    • 1pcs.
      40,00EUR
  • Absolut miniature bottle in clear glass shaped like an old apothecary flask
    Item no.: 22227865479-8666

    The most recognisable bottle in the spirits world, shrunk to something that fits a coat pocket. The same curved shoulder, the same clear glass, the same lettering printed straight onto the bottle. Simply in pocket format.

    Expert description

    Absolut is a Swedish Vodka made from winter wheat grown at Åhus and bottled at 40% in a 5 cl bottle.

    Every single drop of Absolut comes from the same place. The wheat is grown around Åhus in southern Sweden, sown in autumn and harvested the following year, and the water is drawn from a deep local well. Distillation runs continuously rather than in batches, a method Lars Olsson Smith developed in the nineteenth century and which earned him the nickname Brännvinskungen, the vodka king.

    He launched Absolut Rent Brännvin in 1879. A hundred years later, in 1979, the brand was relaunched internationally in the bottle we know today — drawn from an old Swedish apothecary flask, without a paper label and with the text printed directly into the glass. The miniature is that same bottle in small format.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Clean and lightly bready. There is a fine grain character and otherwise very little to hold on to, which is the intention.

    Palate

    Soft and dry with a discreet grain sweetness. The alcohol registers as warmth rather than as sharpness.

    Finish

    Short and clean. It releases quickly and leaves no bitterness behind.

    Specifications

    Name: Absolut
    Distillery: Absolut
    Region/Country: Åhus, Sweden
    Type: Swedish Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 5 CL
    Distillation method: Continuous distillation
    EAN no.: 7312040017508
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold as a shot, or as the base of a single Vodka Tonic with lemon.

    Flavour profile

    Clean · Dry · Lightly grain sweet · Neutral

    Did you know?

    Lars Olsson Smith was known as Brännvinskungen, the vodka king. He took on the Stockholm spirits monopoly by selling his brännvin from Reimersholme, outside the city customs line, and ferried people out there so they could buy around the system. That business laid the foundation for Absolut.

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    • 1pcs.
      4,00EUR
  • Vodka Bornholm champagne bottle in clear glass with wooden cap and plain label
    Item no.: 22227865479-10500

    The bedrock under Bornholm is older than most of Europe. It has been lying there for two billion years, and now a piece of it sits down in the tank alongside the vodka. It sounds like a gimmick. It is not quite that.

    Expert description

    Vodka Bornholm is a Danish Vodka from Bornholm Spirits, made from organic wheat and bottled at 40%.

    After distillation the vodka is left to rest with Bornholm granite for four to six months. The stone releases minerals into the liquid, and the result is a softer, rounder vodka where the alcoholic edge has stepped back. The granite comes from Rønne and is more than two billion years old.

    The wheat is organic, and the bottle is a champagne bottle with a wooden cap that can be put back on. It is a piece of packaging theatre, but a practical one: pour a single glass and the rest of the bottle does not have to stand there with a loose stopper in the neck.

    Bornholm Spirits sits in Nexø on the east coast of the island and has been making the vodka since late 2018. It is also known as Smagen af Vodka Bornholm, and it is built as much for drinking neat as for going into a drink.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Clean and light. Mild grain sweetness, a hint of white bread and something cool and mineral behind it.

    Palate

    Soft and round from the start. The wheat gives a muted sweetness, and no sharp alcoholic heat arrives to interrupt it.

    Finish

    Short and clean with a mineral lift. The sweetness falls away quietly without leaving bitterness.

    Specifications

    Name: Vodka Bornholm
    Distillery: Bornholm Spirits
    Region/Country: Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark
    Type: Danish Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    EAN no.: 5744000832005
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold in a small glass, or in a Moscow Mule where the softness suits the ginger.

    Flavour profile

    Soft · Mineral · Clean · Lightly grain-sweet

    Did you know?

    Bornholm Spirits began in 2016 as a group of friends who wanted to make the strongest chilli schnapps in Denmark. In 2021 they bought Den Bornholmske Spritfabrik, and the name changed from Snaps Bornholm to Bornholm Spirits.

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    • 1pcs.
      26,75EUR
  • Trolden Fenris Vodka bottle with wolf motif and black label from Kolding
    Item no.: 22227865479-8273

    In Norse mythology Fenrir the wolf lies bound until the world ends. In Kolding the name has landed on a bottle. Behind it stand two hand-beaten copper pot stills of 500 litres and a distillery that has never been in a hurry to grow large.

    Expert description

    Trolden Fenris Vodka is a Danish Vodka from Trolden in Kolding, triple distilled in pot stills and bottled at 37.5%.

    Trolden started as a brewery in Kolding in 2005 and let the distillery follow later. There is no production line and no off-the-shelf answers; the stills are small enough for one person to watch a whole run. That naturally caps how much can leave the building, but that is also the entire point.

    Choosing a pot still over a column is what decides how Fenris tastes. A column scrubs the spirit again and again until little more than alcohol and water remains. A pot still lets more of the raw material come across. So there is still malted sweetness and a lightly oily weight in the glass, where many other vodkas have been polished flat.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Mild and held back. A soft sweetness with something plum-like about it, and a dry grain note behind.

    Palate

    Round and almost oily in the mouth. Malted sweetness fills the middle before a light peppery warmth arrives.

    Finish

    Short to medium. The sweetness pulls away and a dry, grainy trace is left behind.

    Specifications

    Name: Trolden Fenris Vodka
    Distillery: Trolden
    Region/Country: Kolding, Denmark
    Type: Danish Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 50 CL
    Distillation method: Triple distilled in pot stills
    EAN no.: 5704021010059
    Serving suggestion: Fridge cold in a small glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the malt sweetness gets room to spread.

    Flavour profile

    Round · Malty · Oily · Mild

    Did you know?

    Fenris also exists in a cocoa and orange version. Same spirit, same stills, but a flavouring that pulls the vodka towards the dessert glass rather than the freezer.

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    • 1pcs.
      26,75EUR
  • Clear bottle with copper spiral inside and Element 29 label
    Item no.: 22227865479-8250

    Number 29 in the periodic table is copper. That is not a flourish invented for a label but the single thing this whole vodka rests on: the metal in the still, the spiral in the bottle, and the reason the spirit needs no filtration afterwards.

    Expert description

    Element 29 Vodka Copper Edition is an English Vodka from Element 29, distilled from English wheat in a copper pot still and bottled at 40%.

    The still has a name and an age. She is called Angela, was hand-hammered by John Dore & Co in their London workshops in 1903, and has therefore passed a hundred years of service. A pot still of that kind distils more slowly than a modern column, but in far closer contact with the metal.

    And that is the point. Copper conducts heat evenly and at the same time binds the sulphur compounds that would otherwise lay a note of struck match and boiled vegetables into the spirit. Remove them on the way through and there is nothing left afterwards to cover up, so the house neither filters nor adds flavouring.

    The raw materials are English wheat and spring water from Sussex. The Copper Edition bottle drops a copper spiral into the glass itself as a nod to the still — decoration rather than part of the process, but it makes the bottle hard to miss on a shelf.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Fresh and clear with a distinct lift of pepper. Behind it sits a trace of anise and a dry grain note.

    Palate

    Full and broad with the natural sweetness of wheat through the middle. A fine herbal thread runs across it, which keeps it from turning round and dull.

    Finish

    Clean and dry, with the pepper returning briefly right at the end.

    Specifications

    Name: Element 29 Vodka Copper Edition
    Producer: Element 29
    Region/Country: England
    Type: English Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Distilled in a copper pot still, neither filtered nor flavoured
    Edition: Copper Edition
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold in a small glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the pepper gets room.

    Flavour profile

    Peppery · Dry · Grain-sweet · Herbal

    Did you know?

    John Dore & Co was founded in London in 1835 by the Irishman Aeneas Coffey and is regarded as the oldest distillery engineering business in the world. That is the same Coffey who gave his name to the Coffey still — the basic shape of virtually all continuous distillation since.

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    • 1pcs.
      40,00EUR
  • Black Cow miniature bottle with black label and white cow motif
    Item no.: 22227865479-8249

    Tell someone you have vodka made from milk and you usually get a raised eyebrow. Five centilitres is exactly what it takes to end the argument — there is enough in the bottle for everyone round the table to check for themselves.

    Expert description

    Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka is an English Vodka from Black Cow in West Dorset, distilled from the whey of milk and bottled at 40% in a 5 cl miniature.

    The content is the same as in the full bottle: whey from the farm's milk is fermented, distilled and bottled by hand in Dorset. Only the volume differs, and volume is precisely what makes the small format so useful when somebody needs convincing.

    The miniature belongs in a tasting line-up of unusual raw materials. Set it against a vodka made from potatoes, one from grapes and one from grain, and the difference in mouthfeel becomes something you can point at rather than read about. The milk lays down a weight none of the others carry.

    As a gift it is easy to give. Small enough for a gift bag or an advent calendar, and it comes with a story the recipient has not heard before. It also takes up no room in a suitcase if the bottle has to travel to someone at the other end of the country.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Mild and lightly sweet, with a trace of condensed milk and a cool undertone.

    Palate

    Thick and velvety in the mouth. The sweetness is subdued, and there is no burn, only an even, round fullness.

    Finish

    Soft and short. It slips away without bitterness and leaves a faint dryness.

    Specifications

    Name: Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka
    Producer: Black Cow
    Region/Country: West Dorset, England
    Type: English Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 5 CL
    EAN no.: 5060323760086
    Serving suggestion: Chill the bottle and pour it neat into two small glasses, or use it for a single Espresso Martini.

    Flavour profile

    Velvety · Mild · Round · Lightly sweet

    Did you know?

    The curds from the same milk become cheese. The farm makes both cheese and vodka out of every litre it brings in, which means there is effectively nothing left over once both are finished.

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    • 1pcs.
      12,00EUR
  • Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka bottle with black label and white cow
    Item no.: 22227865479-8248

    On a farm in West Dorset the cows stand out on grass, the milk comes in, and the cheese gets made as it always has. What used to run down the drain afterwards now ends up in a bottle. That is the whole story behind Black Cow — and it is every bit as odd as it sounds.

    Expert description

    Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka is an English Vodka from Black Cow in West Dorset, distilled from whey off grass-grazed cows' milk and bottled at 40%.

    The idea turned up in 2011 over a few drinks between two neighbours, one of whom, Jason Barber, is a fifth-generation dairy farmer. A year later the first bottle was ready, and Black Cow became the world's first vodka made purely from milk.

    The method follows the dairy. Milk is separated into curds and whey; the curds go to cheese, while the whey — usually a leftover — is set to ferment with a yeast developed specifically to turn milk sugar into alcohol. The resulting "milk beer" is distilled into a neutral spirit, which is then blended by the house's own process, triple filtered and bottled by hand on the farm.

    The raw material shows. Lactose ferments differently from the starch in grain or potatoes, and the trace compounds left after distillation pull towards something soft and lightly creamy rather than towards grain sweetness or peppery bite. This is not a vodka that tastes of milk, but nor is it a vodka that tastes like all the others.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Soft and faintly sweet, with an impression of whipped cream and a small fresh citrus edge.

    Palate

    Full and smooth with a clear creaminess that settles like a film across the tongue. The sweetness is mild and carries no sharp edge.

    Finish

    Clean and soft, medium in length. The creaminess lets go slowly, and a light mineral dryness arrives at the close.

    Specifications

    Name: Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka
    Producer: Black Cow
    Region/Country: West Dorset, England
    Type: English Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Distilled from fermented whey, triple filtered
    EAN no.: 5060323760000
    Serving suggestion: Neat and properly cold in a small glass, or as the base of an Espresso Martini where the creaminess has a part to play.

    Flavour profile

    Creamy · Soft · Mild · Round

    Did you know?

    The herd numbers around 250 cows grazing the fields around the distillery, and every single bottle is filled by hand on the farm itself. It is less than a mile from Jason Barber's dairy to the place where the vodka is made.

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    • 1pcs.
      46,75EUR
  • Slim clear Cuba bottle holding bright blue orange spirit
    Item no.: 22227865479-10132

    Pour it out and you get blue. Taste it and you get orange. Cuba Orange is one of the few bottles where colour and flavour deliberately disagree, and that is exactly why it ends up in so many drinks.

    Expert description

    Cuba Orange is a Danish Vodka Spirit Drink from Spritfabrikken Danmark in Kolding, made with triple distilled vodka flavoured with sweet oranges and bottled at 30%.

    The clear blue colour is not a mistake but the whole point. It makes it easy to build drinks that look like something without keeping blue curacao on the shelf. Mixed with clear soda the glass turns turquoise, and with orange juice it lands somewhere between green and brown.

    On the palate this is ripe orange rather than orange peel. The sweetness is obvious, the acidity is held back, and the base is vodka distilled three times. The strength of 30% is why the label reads spirit drink made with vodka instead of vodka.

    The house classic is called Isbjørn and consists of Cuba Orange and Sprite, while Viper uses lemon soda. The producer also points to a less obvious route: a splash in coffee, topped with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Sweet orange straight away, more juice than peel. Behind it sits a light candied edge and a touch of sugar.

    Palate

    Juicy and round. The orange fills the middle with barely any acidity, and the vodka stays below the surface the whole way through.

    Finish

    Short and sweet with a last brush of citrus before the sugar lets go.

    Specifications

    Name: Cuba Orange
    Producer: Spritfabrikken Danmark
    Region/Country: Kolding, Denmark
    Type: Danish Vodka Spirit Drink
    ABV: 30%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Triple distilled
    EAN no.: 5706844501059
    Serving suggestion: With clear soda over plenty of ice, or a splash in coffee topped with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

    Flavour profile

    Sweet orange · Citrus · Sweet · Mixable

    Did you know?

    The name Cuba has nothing to do with the island. It was chosen in 1998 because it suggested beach, party, colour and salsa, and the entire range is developed and produced in Denmark.

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    • 1pcs.
      26,75EUR
  • Slim clear Cuba bottle holding red strawberry spirit
    Item no.: 22227865479-10127

    There is a particular red you only meet in late summer and in this bottle. Cuba Strawberry is strawberry without a season, poured into a tall glass with plenty of ice and something fizzy to follow.

    Expert description

    Cuba Strawberry is a Danish Vodka Spirit Drink from Spritfabrikken Danmark in Kolding, flavoured with ripe strawberries and bottled at 30%.

    The bottle belongs to the colourful half of the range, where flavour leads and alcohol stays in the background. That is exactly why the label reads spirit drink made with vodka rather than vodka: 30% falls below the strength that the category demands.

    The strawberry is sweet and ripe rather than tart, and the colour does part of the work in the glass. The producer recommends it chilled, ideally shaken with ice or lengthened with soda and juice. It turns up in the house Strawberry Mojito, where lime and mint pull the sweetness back into place.

    Served lukewarm the berry quickly turns sticky. Cold and over plenty of ice it is one of the easiest bottles to build a pink drink on, and it handles both citrus and carbonation without splitting.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Ripe strawberries straight away, close to boiled sweets. Behind them sits a faintly creamy tone and a soft breath of sugar.

    Palate

    Sweet and full with the berry in front all the way. The vodka lies underneath as a soft floor and gives structure without letting the alcohol poke through.

    Finish

    Short and sugary. The berry hangs around for a moment, and then the glass is empty of flavour again.

    Specifications

    Name: Cuba Strawberry
    Producer: Spritfabrikken Danmark
    Region/Country: Kolding, Denmark
    Type: Danish Vodka Spirit Drink
    ABV: 30%
    Size: 70 CL
    EAN no.: 5706844500007
    Serving suggestion: Shaken with ice and topped with sparkling water, or in a Strawberry Mojito with lime, mint and cane sugar.

    Flavour profile

    Ripe strawberry · Sweet · Soft · Candied

    Did you know?

    The whole range was developed in a private kitchen, where several blenders burned out along the way. The first variant was ready in March 1998, and 100 litres were driven to a trade fair in Herning, where more orders were placed than could be produced.

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    • 1pcs.
      26,75EUR
  • Slim clear Cuba bottle holding crystal clear Danish spirit
    Item no.: 22227865479-10125

    In 1995 a man stood in a kitchen in Kolding, burning out one blender after another while chasing a vodka with flavour. Cuba Pure Vodka is the bottle where he kept his hands off the flavour. Clean, cool and ready to be mixed with whatever you have on the shelf.

    Expert description

    Cuba Pure Vodka is a Danish Vodka Spirit Drink from Spritfabrikken Danmark in Kolding, built on triple distilled vodka and bottled at 37.5%.

    The range behind the bottle is the largest Danish selection of flavoured vodka, and it started in a private kitchen. Pure is the odd one out. No fruit, no colour, no sweetness. What you get is the base that every colourful sibling is built on top of.

    The vodka is distilled three times and filtered, and you can taste it on the edges. Very little bite is left, and that is the point. The producer suggests everything from juice and soda to energy drink as a mixer, and the bottle holds its ground in a Moscow Mule without being flattened by the ginger.

    The rest of the range sits at 30% and is sold as spirit drinks made with vodka. Pure sits higher, which makes it the driest and most neutral member of the family. If you want it neat, give it time in the freezer first.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Very discreet. A trace of sweet grain and a hint of citrus peel, otherwise clean and cool with no sharp spirit fumes.

    Palate

    Soft and gently sweet through the middle. No peppery bite, just a rounded grain note and a faint touch of vanilla before it moves on.

    Finish

    Short and clean. The warmth drops away quickly and leaves no bitterness behind on the palate.

    Specifications

    Name: Cuba Pure Vodka
    Producer: Spritfabrikken Danmark
    Region/Country: Kolding, Denmark
    Type: Danish Vodka Spirit Drink
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Triple distilled
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold in a Moscow Mule with ginger beer and fresh lime, or simply mixed with apple juice.

    Flavour profile

    Clean · Soft · Neutral · Mixable

    Did you know?

    EU rules demand at least 37.5% alcohol before anything may be called vodka. Cuba Pure Vodka lands exactly on that line, while its coloured siblings sit at 30% and therefore have to be labelled spirit drink instead.

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    • 1pcs.
      26,75EUR
  • Danzka Vodka one litre bottle in brushed aluminium with red lettering
    Item no.: 22227865479-10120

    Put a brushed aluminium bottle in the freezer and a quarter of an hour later it is cold all the way through. Glass needs an evening. That is the kind of practical logic Danish design usually gets praised for, and Danzka has lived off it since 1989.

    Expert description

    Danzka Premium Danish Vodka is a Danish Vodka made from 100% whole wheat grain, distilled through six columns and bottled at 40%.

    The name is a piece of wordplay, but the recipe is plain. The wheat becomes a spirit that runs continuously through six columns, then through three filtrations, before being brought down with soft demineralised water. No botanicals, no added sugar, no theatre. Everything rests on the cleanliness and on the light citrus note that lingers afterwards.

    The bottle deserves its own paragraph. Aluminium conducts heat far faster than glass, so it chills in the freezer in a fraction of the time and stays cold in the hand while you pour. It also cannot shatter in a suitcase, which explains a great deal about why Danzka has spent decades on travel retail shelves across Scandinavia.

    The one litre bottle is the version you buy when something is being made for several people. It does not run dry the first time a round of Moscow Mules is called for, and it sits lighter in the hand than the volume suggests, precisely because the metal is thin. The brand was bought in 2013 by the German family firm Waldemar Behn, which has kept both the recipe and the shape of the bottle.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Clean and coolly neutral on the first pass. Behind it sits a dry grain note and a clear stroke of lemon peel.

    Palate

    A soft opening with almost no bite. The wheat lays down a mild sweetness in the middle, citrus cuts up through it, and a light peppery warmth arrives last.

    Finish

    Short and dry. The lemon peel holds longest and no sweetness is left behind.

    Specifications

    Name: Danzka Premium Danish Vodka
    Producer: Danzka
    Region/Country: Denmark
    Type: Danish Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 100 CL
    Distillation method: Continuous distillation through six columns, triple filtered
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold from the freezer in a small glass, or in a Moscow Mule with lime and ginger beer.

    Flavour profile

    Clean · Soft · Citrus · Lightly grain sweet

    Did you know?

    The name is built from the word Danish and a Slavic ending. The letter s has been swapped for a z and ka hung on the back, so the word sounds Eastern European without being it. Everything else about the vodka is Danish — only the name leans east.

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    • 1pcs.
      26,75EUR
  • Ciroc Mango bottle in pink tinted glass with silver label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7224

    A properly ripe mango can barely be cut. The flesh gives way under the knife, the smell fills the kitchen, and you end up eating it over the sink. That is the image this bottle works from.

    Expert description

    Ciroc Mango is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural mango flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

    The foundation is once again the grape spirit from Maison Villevert, distilled five times and bottled without any ageing. The mango goes on after distillation, and the producer highlights the mouthfeel in particular: there is a clear, almost pulpy weight that sets it apart from the more citrus driven expressions in the range.

    Mango is one of the hardest fruits to pin down in a spirit, because the aroma easily turns perfumed. Here it is held down by the dryness of the grape base, which cuts through the sweetness and pulls it back towards something more genuinely fruity. The vodka is gluten free.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Ripe mango with the skin on, sweet and almost resinous. A small lift of lime sits underneath and keeps the aroma awake.

    Palate

    Full and thick in feel. The mango spreads across the whole tongue with tropical sweetness while the grape base slowly draws it dry again towards the end.

    Finish

    Warm and fruity with moderate length. The sweetness falls away evenly and leaves a lightly tart edge behind, closer to the skin than the flesh.

    Specifications

    Name: Ciroc Mango
    Distillery: Ciroc
    Region/Country: Cognac, France
    Type: French Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Five times distilled
    EAN no.: 5010103939874
    Serving suggestion: In a Mango Tango with lime juice and mango puree, or topped with dry sparkling wine as a Mango Mimosa.

    Flavour profile

    Ripe mango · Full bodied · Tropical sweetness · Soft

    Did you know?

    The mango variant arrived in 2016 and the launch was run with DJ Khaled as its public face. It came during a stretch where Ciroc released a new flavour almost every year, each one paired with its own ambassador.

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    • 1pcs.
      53,50EUR
  • Ciroc Pineapple bottle in yellow tinted glass with silver label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7223

    Pineapple has two sides. The sweet golden core, and the sharp acidity right out by the skin that prickles slightly on the tongue. This bottle tries to hold on to both at once.

    Expert description

    Ciroc Pineapple is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural pineapple flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

    Underneath the flavour sits the same grape vodka as the rest of the range, distilled four times in column stills and a fifth time in the copper pot still. The producer calls the pineapple the most versatile expression in the line up, which is not far off: it handles citrus soda, orange juice and more pineapple on top equally well.

    The acidity the pineapple brings is why this variant rarely becomes cloying. Where coconut and peach add weight, pineapple pulls the other way and sharpens the drink. That makes it the obvious Ciroc flavour when you are mixing for a crowd. The vodka is gluten free.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Freshly cut pineapple, distinctly golden and slightly green at the edge. A lightly sour note sits behind it, closer to the skin than to the flesh.

    Palate

    Juicy and lively. Sweetness leads but is quickly overtaken by a tropical acidity running down the sides of the tongue. The grape base keeps the middle soft.

    Finish

    Fresh and reasonably short. The acidity clears up after the sweetness and leaves a light bite that makes the next sip easy.

    Specifications

    Name: Ciroc Pineapple
    Distillery: Ciroc
    Region/Country: Cognac, France
    Type: French Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Five times distilled
    EAN no.: 5010103937146
    Serving suggestion: With lemon lime soda and a wedge of lime, or in a French Fizz with pineapple juice, lime juice and raspberries.

    Flavour profile

    Juicy pineapple · Tropical · Fresh acidity · Lightly sweet

    Did you know?

    The pineapple variant reached the market in 2014. The fruit has since also formed the basis of Ciroc Summer Colada, a limited edition where pineapple and coconut share a bottle, and which owes its balance precisely to the acidity pineapple brings.

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    • 1pcs.
      49,50EUR
  • Ciroc Peach bottle in orange tinted glass with silver label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7222

    Late summer, a peach that is one day past perfect, and juice running down the wrist. That is the sensation this bottle chases. Not tinned fruit, but the short window where the peach is at its peak and about to give up entirely.

    Expert description

    Ciroc Peach is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural peach flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

    The base is the five times distilled grape vodka from Maison Villevert, and peach has been laid over it along with a set of lighter orchard notes. The producer highlights the rich, smooth texture, and it shows: of the whole Ciroc range this is the expression that fills the most mouth.

    The fruit was chosen to work with the grape rather than against it. Stone fruit and white grape share a floral, faintly honeyed character, which is why the peach does not sit on the spirit like a foreign object. The vodka is gluten free.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Ripe yellow peach with the skin on, and behind it a bright note of apricot and white flowers. There is no tartness in the aroma, only fruit sweetness.

    Palate

    Rich and smooth with clear stone fruit. The sweetness is round and broad rather than sharp, and a faintly bitter kernel note sits behind it to keep things interesting.

    Finish

    Soft and reasonably long. The peach lets go slowly, and a dry grape note arrives at the end to tidy up after it.

    Specifications

    Name: Ciroc Peach
    Distillery: Ciroc
    Region/Country: Cognac, France
    Type: French Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Five times distilled
    EAN no.: 5010103934374
    Serving suggestion: In an On the Beach with cranberry and orange juice, or cold with soda water and a slice of peach.

    Flavour profile

    Ripe peach · Rich · Juicy · Soft finish

    Did you know?

    Peach was the third flavour in the range and arrived in 2011, the year after Red Berry and Coconut. Ciroc's own serve for it is called On the Beach and consists of nothing but the vodka, cranberry juice and orange juice. No peach liqueur is needed, because the fruit already sits in the bottle.

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    • 1pcs.
      53,50EUR
  • Ciroc Coconut bottle in silver toned glass with pale label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7221

    Coconut is one of those flavours that almost always gets overdone. Sun cream, cake batter, white syrup. The ambition here is different: the coconut should read like something just grated off a fresh nut, not something poured from a bottle with a parasol attached.

    Expert description

    Ciroc Coconut is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural coconut and tropical fruit flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

    The spirit itself is identical to the unflavoured Ciroc. The grapes are fermented into wine, run four times through column stills and a fifth time through the copper pot still at Maison Villevert. The flavours go in afterwards. The producer describes the aroma as freshly grated coconut and vanilla, and that is exactly the line the bottle holds.

    Coconut and grape make more sense together than you might expect. The grape base already carries a lightly oily texture, and it amplifies the creamy sensation the nut brings along. The liquid is clear in the glass rather than milky, and it is gluten free.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Freshly grated coconut flesh with a layer of soft vanilla laid over it. Further in sits a green, almost milky note from the young nut.

    Palate

    Creamy without turning heavy. Coconut occupies the whole middle while a light tropical fruit sweetness pushes in from the side. The alcohol barely registers.

    Finish

    Soft and persistent. Vanilla lingers longest, and right at the very end the grape base reappears as a dry line.

    Specifications

    Name: Ciroc Coconut
    Distillery: Ciroc
    Region/Country: Cognac, France
    Type: French Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Five times distilled
    EAN no.: 5010103995641
    Serving suggestion: Over crushed ice with lime juice and lime soda, or as the base of a Pina Colada with real pineapple.

    Flavour profile

    Coconut · Creamy · Tropical · Vanilla sweet

    Did you know?

    Coconut was one of the very first flavour variants in the range. It arrived in 2010 alongside Red Berry, and the pair opened the whole line that later produced Peach, Pineapple, Apple and Mango.

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    • 1pcs.
      49,50EUR
  • Ciroc Apple bottle in green tinted glass with silver label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7218

    A green apple bites back. That is the whole point of this bottle: not ripe, soft apple juice, but the sharp jaw twinge you get from the first bite of an apple that is still a little too firm.

    Expert description

    Ciroc Apple is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural apple flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

    The base is the same vodka as the unflavoured expression: Mauzac Blanc and Ugni Blanc fermented into wine, distilled four times in column stills and a fifth time in a copper pot still. Only afterwards is the apple flavour added. The order matters, because the spirit has already been cleaned up by the time the flavour arrives, so the apple settles on top of the grape rather than mixing into it.

    The grape base is no accident for this particular variant either. Apple and white grape share a good deal of the same fresh acidity, which is why the apple note reads bright and sharp rather than like confectionery. The vodka is gluten free, as is the rest of the range.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Freshly cut green apple with the skin left on. A cooler, almost stalky green note sits behind it and keeps the sweetness in check.

    Palate

    Crisp and tart from the first sip. Apple fills the front of the tongue while the grape base provides a soft cushion underneath. The sweetness is clear but never sticky.

    Finish

    Cleansing and short. The acidity hangs around for a moment, then everything dries out neatly and leaves the mouth ready for the next sip.

    Specifications

    Name: Ciroc Apple
    Distillery: Ciroc
    Region/Country: Cognac, France
    Type: French Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Five times distilled
    EAN no.: 5010103938235
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold with fresh lime and ginger beer, or in an Appletini with a dry vermouth.

    Flavour profile

    Crisp apple · Fresh acidity · Lightly sweet · Clean finish

    Did you know?

    The apple variant reached the market in 2015 with green apple as its reference point. Ciroc's own recommended serve is called the Pomme Spritz, pomme being French for apple, mixing the vodka with pressed apple juice, lime, pomegranate juice and ginger beer.

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    • 1pcs.
      53,50EUR
  • Den Klodsede Bjørn bottle with hand numbered label and natural cork
    Item no.: 22227865479-7217

    A man reads Russian philosophy and metaphysics, and somewhere along the way decides to make vodka instead. He teaches himself the craft, borrows space at a small distillery and fills 75 litres at a time. The bottles are named after a clumsy bear.

    Expert description

    Den Klodsede Bjørn Vodka is a Danish Vodka distilled from Danish barley and wheat malt and bottled unfiltered at 40%.

    Behind the bottle stands Frederik Plum, a self taught distiller who began making vodka in 2013, the same year his son was born. He works at Trolden Distillery, where the malt is both malted and brewed on site before it ever reaches the stills.

    Distillation runs three times through small Portuguese copper pot stills. A batch is 75 litres and yields somewhere between 150 and 170 bottles, each of them numbered by hand. It is not a way of working that scales, and it is not meant to.

    The decisive choice is that the distillate is never filtered. Ordinary vodka is usually run through activated charcoal, which strips out both faults and character. Here the grain stays in, giving a creamy, almost dairy texture and a peppery spice you do not normally associate with vodka.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    White pepper first, then something mineral like rain on warm stone. Below sits white bread, caraway and a trace of aniseed.

    Palate

    Creamy and almost dairy sweet in the middle with a clear minerality. White and black pepper clean the mouth again before the sweetness can turn heavy.

    Finish

    Creamy bread and cracked black pepper. The spice hangs on longest and makes it far more characterful than most.

    Specifications

    Name: Den Klodsede Bjørn Vodka
    Distillery: Trolden Distillery
    Bottler: Den Klodsede Bjørn
    Region/Country: Denmark
    Type: Danish Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 50 CL
    Distillation method: Triple distilled in small Portuguese copper pot stills, unfiltered
    Serving suggestion: Fridge cold in a small glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the pepper gets room.

    Flavour profile

    Creamy · Mineral · Peppery · Unfiltered

    Did you know?

    The letters V.A.M.P. on the label are not a nod to vampires. They are the initials of his son's four names, Vladimir Asbjørn Munk Plum, born in the very year the first vodka was distilled.

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    • 1pcs.
      44,00EUR
  • Grasovka Bisongras bottle with a single blade of grass in clear vodka
    Item no.: 22227865479-7208

    There is a forest on the border between Poland and Belarus that was never cleared. The oaks stand close, the last wild bison in Europe graze the glades, and between them grows one very particular grass. That is what lies as a single blade inside this bottle.

    Expert description

    Grasovka Bisongras is a Polish Vodka distilled from Polish rye, flavoured with bison grass and bottled at 40%.

    The grass is called Hierochloe odorata and grows in the glades of Bialowieza, the last great primeval forest of its kind in Europe. It is harvested by hand in summer while it still stands full of sap and smells at its strongest, and then dried. The vodka is passed through the dried grass several times so the aroma is drawn into the spirit.

    After distillation, demineralised water and an extract of bison grass are added, and finally someone lays a single blade into each bottle by hand. The blade is not decoration alone. It is a reminder that the flavour comes from a plant rather than from a bottle of aroma.

    The story of the grass is wrapped in secrecy. It is said that only 21 families know where the good bison grass stands, and that an outsider could not tell it from any other grass anyway. The bison can, and the plant carries their name for that reason.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Fresh cut hay and vanilla, clear and soft. Almond and a trace of dried herbs sit behind them.

    Palate

    The grass lies as a mild sweetness across the light spice of the rye. There is a creamy vanilla note in the middle and almost no sharpness.

    Finish

    Medium and dry. The hay hangs on, and a hint of pepper from the rye turns up at the very end.

    Specifications

    Name: Grasovka Bisongras
    Producer: Grasovka
    Region/Country: Poland
    Type: Polish Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 50 CL
    Distillation method: Distilled from Polish rye, flavoured with dried bison grass
    EAN no.: 4034100221771
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold with clear apple juice over ice, or neat in a small frosted glass.

    Flavour profile

    Bison grass · Vanilla · Fresh cut hay · Lightly spiced

    Did you know?

    The name Grasovka is not originally Polish. It was invented in 1976 by Emil Underberg, two years after his family firm had begun importing Polish bison grass vodka for the German market.

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    • 1pcs.
      16,00EUR
  • Eristoff vodka bottle in clear glass with black label and white wolf head
    Item no.: 22227865479-1403

    In 1806 a Georgian prince sat in the Caucasus refining a recipe for grain spirit. The Eristoff family had land, titles and a wolf's head on the coat of arms, and the name travelled onwards with the recipe across two centuries. The wolf still stands on the bottle today, but the spirit is made in France.

    Expert description

    Eristoff is a French Vodka made from 100% grain, triple distilled and charcoal filtered, bottled at 37.5%.

    The story begins in Georgia, where Prince Nikolai Eristoff put the recipe in place. Production itself now sits in France, from where the vodka is distributed across the European market, and the brand belongs to Bacardi. It is one of those vodkas that grew large without ever making a fuss about itself.

    Production runs strictly by the book. The grain has to carry the right moisture content before fermentation, distillation happens in three stages with demineralised water for dilution, and the spirit finally passes through charcoal. That filtration removes the last traces of harshness and heavier alcohols, and it is what gives Eristoff the smooth feel it is known for.

    The result is neutral in the literal sense. There is no prominent grain character, no sweetness and no sharp edge, which is exactly the intention. A vodka like this is not meant to take up room in a drink but to make room. Alongside the original sits a range of flavoured versions, all built on the same clean base.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Nearly silent. A distant grain note and something close to wet stone, but no perfume and no sweetness.

    Palate

    Light and smooth with a hint of sweetness on the attack. The grain sits well back, and the alcohol feels milder than 37.5% usually does.

    Finish

    Short and clean with a small streak of pepper at the end. Nothing lingers, and that is the whole point.

    Specifications

    Name: Eristoff
    Producer: Eristoff
    Region/Country: France
    Type: French Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Triple distilled from 100% grain, charcoal filtered
    Serving suggestion: On the rocks with a wedge of lime, in a Vodka Tonic or as the base of a Moscow Mule.

    Flavour profile

    Neutral · Smooth · Light · Dry

    Did you know?

    Charcoal filtration of spirits became widespread in Russia in the 1700s, long before anyone could explain the chemistry behind it. All that was known was that charcoal made the spirit milder. The principle is the same as pouring water through a filter jug in your kitchen today.

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    • 1pcs.
      17,25EUR
  • Smirnoff Red one litre bottle with red shield and black label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7141

    Some bottles stand at the front of the window. Others stand at the front of the speed rail. The litre bottle with the red shield belongs firmly to the second group. It gets lifted, poured and put back a hundred times in an evening without anyone giving it a thought. It was built to work.

    Expert description

    Smirnoff Red Triple Distilled Premium Vodka 100 cl is a British Vodka made from grain, triple distilled and bottled at 37.5%.

    Behind the label sits recipe number 21, the one the whole house rests on. Grain neutral spirit is rectified in column, cut back with demineralised water and then sent through seven columns of activated charcoal. Filtration can take up to eight hours, and the spirit passes roughly seven tonnes of charcoal before it is brought down to bottling strength.

    The process removes rather than adds, and that is the entire point. The litre format is built for many glasses rather than one, and it behaves itself in everything from a Moscow Mule to a Bloody Mary. If you are drinking it neat, keep it cold. Warmth pulls the pepper forward at the expense of the grain.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Almost silent on the first pass. Stay with it and a dry chalky note appears, along with a trace of black pepper.

    Palate

    Light and clean. The grain shows as a thin ribbon of sweetness through the middle before the pepper takes over.

    Finish

    Short, dry and peppery. It lets go quickly, which is a virtue in a bottle meant for mixing.

    Specifications

    Name: Smirnoff Red Triple Distilled Premium Vodka 100 cl
    Producer: Smirnoff
    Region/Country: United Kingdom
    Type: British Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 100 CL
    Distillation method: Triple distilled and charcoal filtered
    EAN no.: 5410316442930
    Serving suggestion: A Moscow Mule with ginger beer and lime, or ice cold in a Bloody Mary.

    Flavour profile

    Neutral · Dry · Peppery · Built for mixing

    Did you know?

    In August 1952 the British drinks house Gilbey took on the right to make and sell Smirnoff in Britain. European Smirnoff has had a British address ever since, and the litre bottle on the shelf has never been anywhere near Moscow.

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    • 1pcs.
      36,00EUR
  • Absolut Vanilia bottle in clear apothecary glass with cream coloured lettering
    Item no.: 22227865479-7136

    Vanilla is the kind of aroma people react to before they have thought about it. It sits in childhood baking, in the cream on a cake, in anything warm. Absolut put it into a clear bottle and left the rest as vodka.

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    Absolut Vanilia is a Swedish Vodka carrying natural vanilla flavour, bottled at 38%.

    The expression arrived in 2003 and rests on the same base as the rest of the house: winter wheat grown around Åhus in southern Sweden and water from a deep, protected well. Natural vanilla sits on top of that base. No sugar is added, which separates it from a number of other flavoured vodkas where the sweetness comes from syrup rather than from aroma.

    The result is more robust than the name suggests. The vanilla is of the warm, creamy sort, and beneath it lie butterscotch and a stroke of dark chocolate. Because there is no sugar in the bottle it dries out towards the end instead of turning sticky — which is exactly why it works in drinks that already carry sweetness from liqueur or coffee.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Warm bourbon vanilla with a breath of butterscotch. The aroma is clear without being perfumed.

    Palate

    Creamy vanilla fills the middle, followed by caramel and a suggestion of dark chocolate. There is enough body that it does not vanish in a mixed drink.

    Finish

    Drier than the opening promises. The chocolate hangs on while the sweetness pulls back.

    Specifications

    Name: Absolut Vanilia
    Distillery: Absolut
    Region/Country: Åhus, Sweden
    Type: Swedish Vodka
    ABV: 38%
    Size: 70 CL
    EAN no.: 7312040350100
    Serving suggestion: In a Vanilla Espresso Martini, or over ice with a strip of orange peel.

    Flavour profile

    Vanilla · Butterscotch · Dark chocolate · Creamy

    Did you know?

    There is not a gram of added sugar in the bottle. The sweetness you experience is pure aroma — the brain reads the vanilla scent as sweetness even though there is nothing sweet to measure. It is also why the finish dries out instead of clinging.

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    • 1pcs.
      22,75EUR
  • Nikka Coffey Vodka bottle with black label and Japanese script
    Item no.: 22227865403-7104

    In a valley outside Sendai, between two rivers and a wood of broadleaf trees, stands a column still from 1963. It was bought second-hand in Scotland, shipped to Japan and has been running there ever since. Nikka uses it for whisky, for gin and for this vodka.

    Expert description

    Nikka Coffey Japanese Vodka is a Japanese Vodka from Nikka Whisky, distilled from corn and malted barley in a Coffey still at the Miyagikyo distillery and bottled at 40%.

    A Coffey still is an old-fashioned column, named after the Irishman Aeneas Coffey who patented it in 1830. It is less efficient than a modern column, and that is the entire point. Because it does not strip the distillate all the way down, body and texture come across with it, the very things a modern column would have shaved away.

    Nikka brought its Coffey still to Japan in 1963 and still runs it. The grain is a mixture of corn and malted barley, where the corn brings round sweetness and the malt lays a soft layer underneath. It is the same thinking about raw material that sits behind the house Coffey Grain Whisky, only without the cask.

    Finally the vodka is filtered through white birch charcoal. White birch is soft, porous wood, and its charcoal works gently: it takes the edges without dragging the sweetness along. The result is a vodka where texture is the first thing you notice and purity arrives second.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Soft and clean. Cooked corn and a touch of lemon peel, with a distant floral note behind.

    Palate

    Creamy and lightly sweet. Corn sweetness fills the middle, the malt lays a soft layer beneath, and there is a suggestion of white pepper at the edge.

    Finish

    Short and velvety. The sweetness slips quietly away and leaves a clean, almost powdered impression.

    Specifications

    Name: Nikka Coffey Vodka
    Distillery: Nikka Whisky
    Region/Country: Miyagikyo, Sendai, Japan
    Type: Japanese Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Distilled from corn and malted barley in a Coffey still, filtered through white birch charcoal
    EAN no.: 3700597303276
    Serving suggestion: Neat and cool in a small glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the texture gets room without too much vermouth.

    Flavour profile

    Creamy · Lightly corn-sweet · Clean · Soft texture

    Did you know?

    The same Coffey still is used for the house Coffey Grain Whisky and Coffey Malt Whisky. So Coffey never refers to coffee at Nikka, even though the name makes plenty of people assume it does. It is a surname.

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    • 1pcs.
      50,75EUR
  • Beluga Noble miniature bottle with white label and small fish emblem
    Item no.: 22227865479-7126

    A miniature is not a small disappointment. It is one serving, filled, labelled and sealed exactly like its bigger sibling, and it lets you form your own opinion without committing to a whole bottle.

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    Beluga Noble is a Russian Vodka made from malt spirit at the Mariinsk Distillery in Siberia, bottled at 40% in a 5 cl miniature.

    What is inside is identical to the full bottle. The malt spirit is blended with artesian water from deep Siberian wells, filtered through birch charcoal and given small amounts of honey, oat extract and milk thistle before the whole blend is left to rest for 30 days. Only then does it get bottled — in this format too.

    5 cl amounts to roughly one proper serving, which suits the things a large bottle cannot do: a tasting with several brands lined up side by side, a single evening with nothing left over, or a place in luggage where space is short.

    Because the vodka is soft and sweet rather than dry and sharp, it also works as a welcome glass before a dinner that turns salty later. The label and the little fish emblem are the same as on the 70 cl bottle, simply scaled down.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Honey and pale grain, with a soft touch of vanilla and a cool mineral undercurrent.

    Palate

    Full and smooth. The malt fills the middle with mild sweetness, the oat turns the texture creamy, and then a dry herbal note reports in.

    Finish

    Clean and soft. It falls away calmly and leaves a faintly bitter herbal tail.

    Specifications

    Name: Beluga Noble
    Distillery: Mariinsk Distillery
    Region/Country: Mariinsk, Siberia, Russia
    Type: Russian Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 5 CL
    Distillation method: Column distilled malt spirit, filtered through birch charcoal
    EAN no.: 4603928003373
    Serving suggestion: Put the bottle in the freezer for an hour and pour it into one small glass, ideally with something salty.

    Flavour profile

    Soft · Honeyed · Creamy · Clean

    Did you know?

    Mariinsk sits some four thousand kilometres east of Moscow, right on the Trans-Siberian railway. The town is small enough to be missed on a map, yet it has had a working spirits plant since the beginning of the twentieth century.

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    • 1pcs.
      10,50EUR
  • 3 Kilos Coco Gold bottle shaped like a gold ingot stamped 999.9
    Item no.: 22227865479-7119

    A bottle shaped like a gold ingot, stamped 999.9 and filled with coconut. Subtle it is not. Behind the gold sits a wheat spirit from Schiedam, the old Dutch distilling town where grain has been run through stills since the 1600s.

    Expert description

    3 Kilos Vodka Coco Gold is a coconut spirit drink built on Dutch Vodka from Schiedam and bottled at 30%.

    The base is the house 3 Kilos Vodka Gold 999.9, made from selected European wheat. The grain travels to Schiedam in South Holland, where it is fermented and distilled five times, and the spirit is then cut with water purified by reverse osmosis. Only after that does the coconut enter the picture.

    Then there is the 30%. The European Union demands a minimum of 37.5% before anything may be called vodka, so Coco Gold is not a vodka in the legal sense but a spirit drink made from vodka. That is not an empty technicality. The lower strength makes it softer and rounder in the mouth, and it is built to be mixed rather than knocked back.

    The coconut is obvious but never suntan lotion. It leans towards fresh coconut flesh rather than confectionery, and the wheat base still sits underneath, keeping the whole thing from turning sticky.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Fresh coconut flesh first, then vanilla and a light floral note. The alcohol almost hides itself.

    Palate

    Velvety and soft. Coconut fills the middle with a creamy sweetness, and a mild wheat character sits below it.

    Finish

    Short and sweet. The coconut hangs around for a moment before everything dries out calmly.

    Specifications

    Name: 3 Kilos Vodka Coco Gold
    Producer: 3 Kilos Vodka
    Region/Country: Schiedam, Holland
    Type: Coconut Spirit Drink based on Dutch Vodka
    ABV: 30%
    Size: 75 CL
    Distillation method: Five times distilled wheat spirit, cut with water purified by reverse osmosis
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold in a Pina Colada, or with pineapple juice and a squeeze of lime over plenty of ice.

    Flavour profile

    Coconut · Creamy sweet · Soft · Tropical

    Did you know?

    Schiedam has the tallest windmills in the world. They were built absurdly high because the town distilleries stood so close together that the sails had to clear the rooftops to catch enough wind to grind the malt.

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    • 1pcs.
      46,75EUR
  • Stolichnaya The Original bottle with red label and gold script lettering
    Item no.: 22227865479-7115

    A red band, gold script and a drawing of a hotel by Red Square. The label has barely moved since the 1950s, and it has become one of the most recognisable pieces of graphic design in the whole drinks trade. The bottle behind it is filled in Riga today.

    Expert description

    Stolichnaya The Original is a Latvian Vodka made from wheat and rye, bottled at 38%.

    The recipe comes out of the Soviet era. The trademark was registered in 1938, and in 1953 the vodka was shown at the international trade fair in Bern, where it took a gold medal. After the Soviet Union broke up, the rights ended in a dispute between the Russian state and SPI Group, and the result is that two Stolichnaya bottles exist in the world: one for the Russian market and one for the rest of us.

    The one you find here comes from Latvijas Balzams in Riga, where SPI Group placed its production. Wheat and rye run through columns, the spirit is blended with Latvian artesian water and filtered first through quartz sand, then through birch charcoal and finally through woven cloth. Since 2022 the raw spirit has been sourced outside Russia.

    The rye is what sets it apart from the many pure wheat vodkas. It gives a bready, lightly peppery character that keeps the bottle from being wholly neutral, and it is the reason the vodka still turns up in everything from a Bloody Mary to a shot alongside pickled herring.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Fresh rye crust and a hint of aniseed. A light sweetness sits underneath and only steps forward once the glass has rested.

    Palate

    Dry and direct. The grain fills the middle with something floury before a clear stripe of pepper rises and takes over.

    Finish

    Medium and warm. The pepper stays at the back of the mouth, and a touch of lemon peel turns up right at the end.

    Specifications

    Name: Stolichnaya The Original
    Producer: Stoli Group
    Region/Country: Riga, Latvia
    Type: Latvian Vodka
    ABV: 38%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Column distilled and filtered through quartz sand, birch charcoal and woven cloth
    EAN no.: 4750021000126
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold in a small glass with herring and rye bread, or as the base of a Bloody Mary where the rye can carry the spice.

    Flavour profile

    Dry · Bready · Peppery · Direct

    Did you know?

    In 1972 PepsiCo struck a barter deal with the Soviet state: the right to sell Pepsi inside the Soviet Union in exchange for the right to sell Stolichnaya in the West. Roubles could not be freely converted, so vodka became the currency.

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    • 1pcs.
      30,75EUR
  • Tito's Handmade Vodka bottle in clear glass with plain white paper label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7106

    In the mid nineties a former geologist stood on the edge of Austin building his own distillery out of second hand equipment and welded pipe. He had no experience with spirits, but he had been making infused vodka for friends and reckoned it could turn into something. It became the first legal distillery in Texas.

    Expert description

    Tito's Handmade Vodka is an American Vodka distilled from corn in pot stills six times over and bottled at 40%.

    The unusual part is the still type. Almost all vodka in the world is made in continuous column plants, because that is the fast and inexpensive way to clean up a spirit. Tito's runs pot stills instead, the same shape you know from Single Malt Whisky and cognac, and every batch is distilled six times. It takes longer and uses more grain, but it allows tasting along the way and cutting the distillate exactly where you want it.

    The raw material is corn, and that is what gives the soft, almost creamy character. The vodka is finally filtered through activated charcoal, which strips the last of the sharpness. Because no wheat, rye or barley is involved, Tito's is certified gluten free, and that is one explanation for how big it became in the United States.

    The bottle looks the way it does on purpose. Ordinary glass, paper label, no crystal and no artist collaboration. The company is still called Fifth Generation and still sits in Austin, and the money goes into the contents rather than the packaging.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Mild and lightly sweet with a trace of corn and vanilla. There is almost no alcoholic sharpness to smell.

    Palate

    Soft and rounded with a creamy texture. The corn gives a light sweetness, and a fine peppery edge arrives right at the back of the mouth.

    Finish

    Clean and short. The sweetness drops away immediately and no heat lingers.

    Specifications

    Name: Tito's Handmade Vodka
    Distillery: Tito's Handmade Vodka
    Region/Country: Austin, Texas, USA
    Type: American Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Pot distilled six times from corn, filtered through activated charcoal
    EAN no.: 619947000112
    Serving suggestion: In a Vodka Soda with lime, or in a Bloody Mary where the softness carries the spice.

    Flavour profile

    Soft · Creamy · Lightly sweet · Clean

    Did you know?

    The man behind it is called Bert Beveridge, and that is his real surname. He picked up the nickname Tito as a child. Not many people in the drinks trade are born with a better head start.

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  • Ultimat vodka in cobalt blue crystal decanter with white and gold label
    Item no.: 22227865479-7105

    Some bottles are worth keeping after the last glass. Ultimat arrives in a cobalt blue crystal decanter with thick walls and a single small air bubble suspended in the middle of the glass. The bubble is not a flaw. It is placed there deliberately, and every decanter is inspected before it is filled.

    Expert description

    Ultimat is a Polish Vodka distilled from wheat, rye and potato alike, bottled at 40%.

    The combination is the unusual part. Polish vodka is almost always made either from grain or from potato, because the two raw materials behave differently through fermentation and distillation and each needs its own handling. Ultimat does both and blends afterwards, with every ingredient playing a role: wheat for softness, rye for spice and clarity, potato for body and weight.

    It shows up most clearly in the mouthfeel. Pure grain vodkas are often light and direct, while potato vodka is thicker and fuller, almost oily. This one sits between the two, a fat, dense texture with a dry, peppery edge from the rye laid over the top. It fills the mouth more than the alcohol percentage alone would suggest.

    The decanter is meant to match the contents. The thick cobalt blue crystal is heavy to lift, the stopper sits firmly, and the shape looks closer to a perfume flacon than a spirits bottle. If you are giving vodka to someone who would never buy it themselves, this one is hard to argue with.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Discreet and clean with a trace of wheat bread. Behind it sits an earthy tone from the potato, clearest when the vodka is not fully chilled.

    Palate

    Fat and dense in the mouth with a soft sweetness on the attack. The rye arrives halfway with dryness and white pepper, and the potato supplies the weight underneath it all.

    Finish

    Long for a vodka, dry and lightly peppered. No sharpness at the end, just a receding warmth.

    Specifications

    Name: Ultimat
    Producer: Ultimat Vodka
    Region/Country: Poland
    Type: Polish Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Distilled from wheat, rye and potato
    Serving suggestion: Cool and neat in a small glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the texture gets room to spread.

    Flavour profile

    Full bodied · Peppery · Soft · Dry

    Did you know?

    The term Polska Wodka is protected in the EU in much the same way as Champagne. To use it, both the grain and the potato must be grown in Poland and the entire production has to take place in the country. It is one of the few corners of the vodka world where origin is actually written into law.

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  • Whitley Neill Blood Orange vodka bottle with deep orange label and gold lettering
    Item no.: 22227865479-7104

    Blood oranges grow in only a few places on earth, and the best of them are the slopes around Etna in Sicily. Volcanic soil, cold nights and burning days give the fruit its dark red colour and the bittersweet edge an ordinary orange never develops. That edge is what this bottle is built around.

    Expert description

    Whitley Neill Blood Orange is an English Vodka flavoured with extract of Sicilian blood oranges and bottled at 43%.

    Whitley Neill is an English house with a family distilling history reaching back to 1762, and the current distiller Johnny Neill is the eighth generation. The brand grew large on gin, travelling the world for botanicals, and the same approach sits behind the vodkas: find a raw material with character in one particular place and build the bottle around it.

    The base is a clean grain vodka, and blood orange extract sits on top of it. The interesting part is the strength. Where most flavoured vodkas drop to 37.5% or lower once sugar and flavouring are in, this one holds 43%. That means the citrus does not drown in sweetness, and the bottle genuinely works as a cocktail base rather than only as a shot.

    In the glass it comes straight at you. There is orange peel, juice and a trace of the bitter pith you know from a fresh blood orange, and beneath it the vodka itself lies as a clean, dry floor. It is not subtle, but it was never built to be.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Fresh blood orange and grated orange zest, clear and direct. Behind it sits a faint spiced note, close to cloves.

    Palate

    Juicy and tart with orange peel and a light bitterness from the white pith. The grain base keeps it dry, and the 43% delivers a warm push halfway through.

    Finish

    Medium with peel and bitter orange. The sweetness drops away quickly, leaving a dry citrus edge.

    Specifications

    Name: Whitley Neill Blood Orange
    Producer: Whitley Neill
    Region/Country: England
    Type: English Vodka
    ABV: 43%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Grain vodka flavoured with blood orange extract
    EAN no.: 5011166054788
    Serving suggestion: With tonic and a slice of orange, or in a Blood Orange Mule with ginger beer and lime.

    Flavour profile

    Blood orange · Tart · Bittersweet · Dry

    Did you know?

    43% is unusually high for a flavoured vodka. The great majority sit at 37.5%, because added sugar and flavouring dilute the alcohol and because lower strength costs less in duty. Whitley Neill has kept the strength up, and that is why the citrus stands so sharply in a drink over ice.

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      46,75EUR
  • Zubrowka vodka bottle with greenish liquid and a single blade of grass inside
    Item no.: 22227865479-7103

    Out in the Białowieża forest on the border between Poland and Belarus, the last wild bison in Europe graze in woodland that has never been felled. Beneath them grows a sweetly scented grass that Poles have been steeping in spirit for centuries. One blade of it sits in every single bottle.

    Expert description

    Zubrowka Bison Grass is a Polish Vodka made from rye, flavoured with a tincture of bison grass and bottled at 37.5%.

    The grass is called Hierochloe odorata and smells of freshly cut hay, vanilla and a hint of almond. That aroma comes from coumarin, the same compound that makes tonka beans and woodruff recognisable, and it is why Zubrowka tastes of something no other vodka tastes of. The faint green colour comes from the grass alone.

    The method is simple and old. The rye vodka has a tincture of dried bison grass added, harvested in and around the Białowieża forest, and finally a single blade is dropped into each bottle. The blade is not merely decoration. It signals that this is the original recipe rather than an industrial imitation built on added flavouring.

    Poles nearly always drink it with cloudy apple juice. The mix is called Szarlotka after the Polish word for apple pie, and the name is accurate: the vanilla of the grass meets the acidity of the apple, and the result tastes strikingly like baked apple with cinnamon. It is one of the few vodka drinks where the spirit is genuinely meant to be noticed.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Freshly cut hay and vanilla on top, with thyme and a floral streak of lavender behind. Nothing sharp anywhere in the aroma.

    Palate

    Silky and round with a clear herbal character. Lavender and jasmine tea lead, and a fine citrus edge sits underneath it all.

    Finish

    Medium and lightly sweet. The hay returns at the end, and there is no burning alcohol edge.

    Specifications

    Name: Zubrowka Bison Grass
    Producer: Zubrowka
    Region/Country: Poland
    Type: Polish Vodka
    ABV: 37.5%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Rye vodka flavoured with a tincture of bison grass
    EAN no.: 5900343005296
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold with fresh cloudy apple juice, one part vodka to three parts juice. The mix is called Szarlotka.

    Flavour profile

    Herbal · Floral · Silky · Lightly sweet

    Did you know?

    The coumarin in bison grass was for decades the reason Zubrowka could not be sold in the United States. American authorities banned the compound as a food additive in 1954, and only in 2011 did a special version reach the American market with the coumarin removed. That bottle does not taste quite like this one.

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  • Reyka vodka bottle in clear glass with blue label and Icelandic motif
    Item no.: 22227865479-1233

    Borgarnes sits on a fjord halfway up the west coast of Iceland, lava fields on one side and the Atlantic on the other. The air is so clean it is hard to describe to anyone who has not stood in it. The distillery here runs on steam from the volcanoes underground and filters its vodka through the stone those same volcanoes spat out.

    Expert description

    Reyka Small Batch is an Icelandic Vodka from Reyka in Borgarnes, distilled from grain and spring water running through a 4,000 year old lava field, bottled at 40%.

    The interesting part of Reyka is the still. The distillery works with a Carter-Head still, a type only a handful of which survive anywhere in the world, and it is packed with copper. The copper strips out sulphur and the heaviest alcohols on the way through, which is why Reyka can get away with a single distillation where others run the spirit through a column five or six times. Character is kept rather than polished off.

    The water comes from a spring running through a lava field around 4,000 years old, containing almost no minerals. After distillation the spirit is filtered through lava rock, which is porous in a different way from activated charcoal and leaves the vodka crisp rather than softly rounded. Batches are small, and each distillation takes about five hours.

    The result is not a neutral vodka. There is clear citrus on the nose, a spiced edge mid palate, and the alcohol shows up as a warmth that burns a little. Some would call that imperfect, others would call it character. Reyka belongs in the second camp, and that is why it holds its ground in drinks where a wholly characterless vodka simply vanishes.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Plenty of citrus, mostly lemon peel with a trace of grapefruit. Beneath that sits a clean, cool minerality with no sweetness.

    Palate

    Classic grain vodka with a clear citrus streak and a spiced edge of white pepper. The alcohol burns a little and gives a drink something to stand on.

    Finish

    Spiced and dry, medium length. The citrus holds longest while the pepper slowly withdraws.

    Specifications

    Name: Reyka Small Batch
    Distillery: Reyka
    Region/Country: Borgarnes, Iceland
    Type: Icelandic Vodka
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    Distillation method: Single distillation in a Carter-Head still, filtered through lava rock
    Serving suggestion: Ice cold and neat in a small glass, or in a Moscow Mule where the citrus meets the ginger.

    Flavour profile

    Citrus · Spiced · Mineral · Crisp

    Did you know?

    Reyka's master distiller is called Þórður Sigurðsson, and he also looks after the village fire engine and police car. In a coastal town of a couple of thousand people there is no room for only doing one thing.

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