DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Belvedere Single Estate Rye Smogóry Forest (Poland) Distilled from Diamond Dankowskie rye. Unfiltered.
Nose: Vanilla, citrus, lemon peel, fresh linens, minerality. Palate: Toffee, clotted cream, vanilla, stone fruit, pineapple, Juicy Fruit gum, light citrus, light herbs, grain, coffee, spicy, earth, steely, viscous, nice, soft, smooth, easy to drink. Finish: Vanilla, whipped cream, peppery, good minerality, earth, sawdust, smoky, well balanced, crisp, silky, smooth, approachable, elegant.
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GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Monopolowa (Austria) Distilled from potatoes.
Nose: Vanilla, whipped cream, creamy, candy corn, potato, nice citrus, fresh grass, fresh rain water, very clean. Palate: Vanilla, powdered sugar, cereal grains, wheat, potato, cocoa, light green apple, slight kirschwasser notes, slight spice, hint of white pepper, balanced, fresh, clean, crisp, creamy, silky. Finish: Vanilla, chocolate, mint, lightly peppery, white pepper, balanced, clean, crisp, velvety, smooth, approachable, easy drinking.
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Belvedere Pure (Poland) Distilled from rye.
Nose: Cream, dough, lime, spearmint, light herbs, fresh cut grass, slate, water, clean. Palate: Caramel, clotted cream, vanilla, dough, herbaceous, violet, menthol, spicy, pepper, tannins, soft, smooth, easy on the palate. Finish: Soft vanilla, rye bread, light herbs, pepper, white pepper, sawdust, wet stone, clean, soft, smooth, rich, great in a cocktail.
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Sash & Fritz Deutscher Wodka (Germany) Distilled from German wheat.
Nose: Grain, floral, wet stone, fresh water, clean. Palate: Vanilla, whipped cream, creamy, wheat, toast, anise, spicy, pepper, peppery, slate, flavorful, balanced, clean, bright, smooth. Finish: Cucumber, clotted cream, herbal, spicy, light pepper, soft, smooth, easy to drink, great in a martini.
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NEFT (Austria) Distilled from rye.
Nose: Vanilla, almond, soft citrus, lemon zest, fresh cut grass, freshly cut potato, anise, lightly vegetal, grain, cotton, mineral, wet stone, clean, crisp. Palate: Caramel, milk chocolate, creamy, vanilla, almond, lavender, anise, citrus, citrus peel, wet stone, crisp, creamy, soft, delicious. Finish: Mild green pepper, lingering spice, well rounded, creamy, smooth, bright, pleasant, delectable.
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Belvedere Heritage 176 (Poland) Distilled from malted rye.
Nose: Cookie dough, light vanilla, grain, dried figs, lemon-lime, slight herbal, light pepper, dogwood, wet stone, fresh water. Palate: Lemon-lime, anise, minty, fresh cut grass, herbal, lilac, pastry dough, grain, white pepper, earth, smoky, woody, citrus, crisp, fresh, smooth. Finish: Citrus, cream, floral, licorice, spicy, smoky, clean, nice, soft, silky, smooth.
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Belvedere Single Estate Rye Lake Bartężek (Poland) Distilled from Diamond Dankowskie rye.
Nose: Light vanilla, cream, citrus, pine forest note, ash, linens, running water, clean. Palate: Light vanilla, whipped cream, brown sugar, sweet grains, cookie dough, unripe apples, citrus, vegetal, spice, peppery, pepper, wet stones, chalk, earth, ash, juniper, smooth. Finish: Citrus, lingering pepper, flinty, stone, earth, nice, clean, crisp, smooth.
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the reid Single Malt Vodka (Cardrona Distillery, NZ) 88 prf
Nose: Banana, papaya, Juicy Fruit gum, Double Bubble gum, apple, sour apple, pastry, corn, wax. Palate: Sweet caramel, bananas foster, ripe banana, tropical fruit, Juicy Fruit gum, vanilla, grain, chalk, oaky, flavorful, crisp, clean, round, velvety, smooth. Finish: Caramel, honey, banana, banana bread, bubble gum, fruit gum, nice, clean, smooth, creamy, delicious, excellent.
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