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Beattie’s Distillers

Beattie’s Distillers
Sweet Potato Vodka Batch 8

Category: Unflavored Vodka

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 30%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$17
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Beattie’s Distillers
Sweet Potato Vodka Batch 8

Category: Unflavored Vodka

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 30%
Clear color. Aromas of butternut squash, sweet potato, and cracked peppercorns with a supple, bright, dryish light body and a smooth, interesting, medium-length hints of vanilla, sweet almond, caramelized veggies, and marshmallow finish. A tasty, savory Vodka for creative cocktails and autumnal vibes.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich
Aroma Aroma: butternut squash, sweet potato, and cracked peppercorns
Taste Flavor: hints of vanilla, sweet almond, caramelized veggies, and marshmallow
Smoothness Smoothness: Smooth
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat and on the rocks
Cocktail Cocktails: Screwdriver, Cosmopolitan, Espresso Martini
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A tasty, savory Vodka for creative cocktails and autumnal vibes.

The Producer

Beattie’s Distillers

The Producer
6673 Line 13
L9R 1V4
Ontario, ON
Canada
1 705-4352444

Unflavored Vodka

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Serve in a Shot Glass
Unflavored vodka is defined in the US as a "neutral" spirit devoid of color, aroma, and taste, however, the finest unflavored vodkas are served neat and do have a subtle taste, sometimes of the base grain or ingredient, citrus or even anise. But most vodkas are used for cocktails, often mixed with fruit juice (cranberry juice for Cosmopolitans or orange juice for Screwdrivers.), tonic, or soda for the ubiquitous bar-hopper favorite Vodka & Soda. To which craft bartenders these days like to say, "vodka pays the bills."

Unflavored vodka is made by fermenting and then distilling the simple sugars from a mash of pale grain or vegetal matter. Vodka is produced from grain, potatoes, molasses, beets, and a variety of other plants. Rye and wheat are the classic grains for Vodka, with most of the best Russian Vodkas being made from wheat while in Poland they are mostly made from a rye mash. Swedish and Baltic distillers are partial to wheat mashes. Potatoes are looked down on by Russian distillers, but are held in high esteem by some of their Polish counterparts. Molasses, a sticky, sweet residue from sugar production, is widely used for inexpensive, mass-produced brands of Vodka. American distillers use the full range of base ingredients, but most are made from the abundant supply of corn from the US heartland.