Review: Vinn Baijiu
November 3, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
Filed under Bottle Reviews
Vinn Baijiu, made from 100 percent brown rice, has characteristics that make it feel like it’s somewhere between vodka and white whiskey.
Review: Vesica Vodka
October 15, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
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The taste is rather clean, with a definite sweetness and mild warmth. It feels fairly smooth and silky, and is rather light bodied. Other flavor notes include walnut, earth, a touch of sour and pepper, and even traces of mint.
Review: Cinco vodka
October 12, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
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The taste of Cinco Five Star Vodka is initially sweet, with vanilla, wheat, with a bit of a peppery bite. Somewhat chalky, with minerals and salts on the palate.
Liquid Vodka
June 22, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
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Liquid Vodka tastes of grain, walnut, filberts. It’s bittersweet and likely rounded, with a moderately heavy body. There’s no real burn or warmth on the taste — that’s saved for the nose and finish.
Square One Botanical
February 3, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
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Square One Botanical Organic Vodka is infused with enough botanicals that it smells and tastes similar to a flowery and citrus-laden gin.
Shakers American Rye Vodka
January 15, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
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The taste is nutty, grainy, with some bitter/mineral taste I can’t quite pinpoint. This is so grainy it’s reminiscent of a white dog. It feels chewy on the palate, and a little yeasty.
Shakers American Wheat Vodka
January 15, 2011 by Mr. Boozenik
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The mouth feel is a bit heavy and viscous with almost an oily feeling. There’s only light alcohol on the taste, with some sweet, some bitter and some trace of mineral salt tastes. There are hints of malt, as well. This is full and a bit heavy, as vodkas go.
Tales of the Cocktail Small Batch Roundup
July 30, 2010 by Ms. Boozenik
Filed under Featured, Spirits Events
While big names like Diageo, Bacardi and Pernod seem to dominate Tales of the Cocktail, there are some small batch producers in the mix, too. Some nice stand-out spirits we tasted included the following.
Sensory Analysis With an Absolut Scientist
July 29, 2010 by Ms. Boozenik
Filed under Spirits Events
One of the most fascinating seminars we attended at Tales of the Cocktail was Per Harmansson’s Sensory Analysis seminar. Harmansson is a leading sensory analyst from Sweden and Director of Sensory Analysis for Absolut vodka. He led attendees through an examination of sensory experience as well as an in-depth vodka tasting.
Sobieski at Tales of the Cocktail
July 21, 2010 by Mr. Boozenik
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We went to enjoy the lunchtime circus in the room taken over by Sobieski and Imperial Brands. Definitely not craft distilling, given their huge presence in Europe, but when at Tales of the Cocktail…





