Most vodkas try to strip everything out. This one adds a single thing at the end: a distillate of Indonesian long pepper, dosed so carefully that you have to go looking for it. That decision makes an otherwise quiet bottle step forward.
Expert description
Organic Spirits Vodka is an Organic Nordic Vodka, column distilled from winter wheat and bottled at 40%.
The method is short. The winter wheat is column distilled, after which the spirit is blended with water from Kløvermarken to reach the right strength. Right at the end the vodka is seasoned with a distillate of long pepper from Indonesia — and seasoned should be taken literally, because the quantity is small enough that it never becomes a spiced vodka.
The effect is clear enough once you know what to look for. The wheat sweetness gains a warm edge and a lightly floral note that would not be there otherwise. The rest is as vodka is allowed to be: simple, elegant and with nothing to prove.
Tasting notes
Nose
Pale and light. Wheat and a suggestion of lemongrass, with a warm spiced undertone a long way back.
Palate
Silky with a clear wheat sweetness. The pepper arrives late as warmth rather than as sharpness.
Finish
Clean and medium. The spice holds on longest and leaves a pleasant warmth in the throat.
Specifications
Name: Organic Spirits Vodka
Producer: Organic Spirits
Region/Country: The Nordics
Type: Organic Nordic Vodka
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Distillation method: Column distilled from winter wheat
Serving suggestion: As a shot with blinis and caviar, or in an Espresso Martini or Cosmopolitan.
Flavour profile
Silky · Wheat sweet · Warm spiced · Elegant
Did you know?
Long pepper is not black pepper. It is a different plant, where the whole elongated spike is dried and used as a single piece of spice rather than as separate corns. The flavour is sweeter and more floral than black pepper, and the heat builds more slowly.
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