Belvedere Vodka

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  Belvedere Ultra Premium Vodka 175 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865479-7227

  Every party has a moment when the bottle moves onto the table instead of staying in the kitchen. A 175 cl bottle of frosted glass with a lit palace on the side is built for precisely that moment.

  Expert description

  Belvedere Ultra Premium is a Polish Vodka made from Dankowskie rye, distilled four times and bottled at 40% in a 175 cl bottle.

  The large format is aimed at the host. An extra litre and a half over the standard means you do not have to disappear into the kitchen for a fresh bottle halfway through a round, and every drink comes from the same bottle all evening. The weight is noticeable, but you can still hold it by the neck with one hand if you support the base.

  The liquid is the regular house expression. The rye is Dankowskie from Polish fields, the water comes from artesian wells beneath Polmos Żyrardów, and distillation runs four times: once at an agricultural distillery and three times through column stills at the plant in Żyrardów. No additives, no sugar, no glycerol.

  In company it is the rye that does the work. It gives the vodka enough body that a Moscow Mule or a Cosmopolitan does not simply taste of whatever was poured on top. When drinks are being built one after another, it helps to have a base you can still detect in glass number five.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dry grain aroma with baked bread and a little cream caramel. A cool mineral pull sits underneath.

  Palate

  Full and lightly oily. The rye arrives first as mild sweetness, then as a clear peppered warmth across the middle of the tongue.

  Finish

  Dry and spiced, with a touch of bitterness at the edge. It lets go slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: Belvedere Ultra Premium
  Distillery: Polmos Żyrardów
  Region/Country: Żyrardów, Poland
  Type: Polish Vodka
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 175 CL
  Distillation method: Four times distilled
  EAN no.: 5901041003423
  Serving suggestion: Cold in Moscow Mule mugs with ginger beer and lime, or in a large jug of Cosmopolitan.
  

  Flavour profile

  Full · Peppered · Bready · Dry

  Did you know?

  Belvedere carries the Polska Wódka designation. It is protected in the same way as Cognac and Champagne and demands that the grain is grown in Poland, that the entire production takes place in Poland, and that nothing but water is added. Only a handful of brands are allowed to use it.

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  • 1pcs.
    134,00EUR
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  Belvedere Ultra Premium Vodka 300 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865479-7228

  Behind a bar there are bottles you pour from and bottles you point at. Three litres of frosted glass with a palace printed down the side belongs to the second kind. It does not get put away when the evening ends.

  Expert description

  Belvedere Ultra Premium is a Polish Vodka made from Dankowskie rye, distilled four times and bottled at 40% in a 300 cl bottle.

  At this size the bottle becomes furniture. The frosted surface catches light differently from clear glass, and the image of the Belweder Palace with its bare trees spreads across an area where the detail finally becomes properly legible. Put a light source behind it and the palace draws itself through the glass.

  The vodka inside is the regular house expression. Dankowskie rye from Polish fields is run once at an agricultural distillery and then three times through column stills at Polmos Żyrardów, where it is blended with water from artesian wells on the grounds. There are no additives whatsoever, and as a Polish Vodka there may not be.

  The rye character is the entire point behind a bar. Belvedere carries enough body to be felt through citrus, ginger and coffee alike, and because it has not been distilled down to plain neutrality, two drinks built on it do not simply resemble each other in different colours.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Toasted bread and white pepper, with a touch of vanilla behind. The aroma is broad rather than sharp.

  Palate

  A soft start where the rye sits creamy in the middle, before a spiced warmth rises and stays put.

  Finish

  Long and dry. The pepper holds, and a nutty, almost floury impression turns up at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: Belvedere Ultra Premium
  Distillery: Polmos Żyrardów
  Region/Country: Żyrardów, Poland
  Type: Polish Vodka
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 300 CL
  Distillation method: Four times distilled
  EAN no.: 5901041003164
  Serving suggestion: Pour it slowly into an Espresso Martini, where the rye can hold its ground against the coffee.
  

  Flavour profile

  Spiced · Creamy · Toasted · Long

  Did you know?

  Belvedere sits within LVMH, the French luxury group that also owns Moët, Hennessy and Dom Pérignon. That is why a Polish rye vodka keeps company with champagne and cognac inside the same portfolio.

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  • 1pcs.
    321,50EUR
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  Belvedere Ultra Premium Vodka 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865479-328

  West of Warsaw the Mazovian plain runs flat, and on it grows a rye Polish farmers have worked with for generations. Dankowskie is its name. It was not chosen because it yields the most, but because it yields the most flavour — and that is the whole starting point for Belvedere.

  Expert description

  Belvedere Ultra Premium is a Polish Vodka distilled four times from Dankowskie rye and bottled at 40%.

  It is made at Polmos Żyrardów, a distillery that has been running since 1910 in the factory town of Żyrardów. The rye comes from Polish fields and the water is drawn from the distillery's own artesian wells. Neither sugar, glycerol nor flavouring is added, before or after distillation.

  The four distillations are not four identical runs. The first pass happens at an agricultural distillery close to the fields, after which the spirit goes three times through column stills at Żyrardów. The craft lies in stopping before the rye has gone. Plenty of vodkas are distilled until nothing remains but alcohol and water; here the grain is allowed to stay.

  That is why Belvedere tastes of something. There is a clear rye character, a creamy middle and a peppered edge that make it more interesting neat than most, and more stubborn in a drink where it refuses to simply disappear.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Fresh rye bread crust and vanilla, with a lightly milky tone underneath. The alcohol is barely noticeable.

  Palate

  Creamy and full through the middle, where the rye brings a mild sweetness. Black pepper and a nutty pull follow.

  Finish

  Medium and dry. The pepper holds on for a while as the sweetness falls away.

  Specifications

  Name: Belvedere Ultra Premium
  Distillery: Polmos Żyrardów
  Region/Country: Żyrardów, Poland
  Type: Polish Vodka
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Four times distilled
  EAN no.: 5901041003003
  Serving suggestion: In a Martini stirred rather than shaken, so the creamy texture holds. Or cool and neat alongside roe.
  

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Rye spiced · Vanilla soft · Peppered

  Did you know?

  The building on the bottle is the Belweder Palace in Warsaw, from which the brand takes its name. The palace has housed Polish heads of state, and the image with its bare trees in front is printed so that it glows through when the bottle is held up to a lamp.

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  • 1pcs.
    53,50EUR