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Manly Spirits Marine Botanical Vodka (700ml)New South Wales, AUSTRALIA$74. 99Bottle$899.88 DozenABV: 41.6%Produced using sustainably foraged Australian native marine botanicals including Sea Parsley and Beach-Cast Kelp. Recommended in a Dirty Martini. Tasting note: Clear. Whiffs of seashore before the grain kicks in; then creamy, delicately fresh aromas hinting at meringue and mineral. A semi sweet and gently peppery style that shows good vibrancy. Crisp and citrusy to finish. 41.6% Alc./Vol.![1008155_1.jpg]()
Wisent Bison Brand Vodka (700ml)UKRAINE$58. 99Bottle$707.88 DozenABV: 40%The only place in the world where the bison grass grows in the wild, in small clumps scattered all over the glades and meadows, is the Biaolowieka Forest, acknowledged to be the last primeval forest left in Europe and where there are thousands of European bison living free. The wild-growing grass must be harvested in good weather and at the proper time – early in the summer, when the grass has reached the proper height and colour but is still young and not yellowed. At that moment it is most aromatic. The grass is harvested by hand. Then it is allowed to dry naturally in the breeze and sunshine and is bound in bunches, cut to the required length and delivered to the distilleries. In the distillery the grass is spread on screens and vodka is made to flow through the grass several times to make an aromatic essence. During the next stage this bison grass extract is mixed with pure vodka until the right colour, aroma and taste are obtained, following the traditional recipe. The ready vodka is left for several days to stabilise and harmonise. Experienced technicians and tasters monitor every step of the process. Finally the vodka is filtered and the final product is bottled, with a blade of bison grass in every bottle for decoration.
Two species of creatures have a special liking for bison grass: bison and… hunters. The first look for it in the meadows of the Bialowieska Forest, where it is very abundant. The second look for it rather in the liquid form introduced long ago by the Baczewski Distillery. They say that it is a royal drink, worthy of a royal beast… For the bison – we are speaking here of the European bison – is indeed a regal creature, weighing a ton, three and a half metres long and two metres high at the shoulder. Its noble mane and long beard give it a majestic appearance. Once it was the object of monarchical protection.
A decree of King Zygmunt the Old imposed the death penalty on anyone who killed a bison without the king’s permission. It was believed that the bison’s horns, so dangerous to hunters, had the magical power to neutralise all kinds of poisons. Drinking cups were fashioned from them, often ornamented with silver and precious stones and used during hunters’ banquets. By the early twentieth century, excessive hunting, poaching, and the havoc of World War I had almost killed off the European bison. In 1919 the last one left in Poland’s Bialowieska Forest fell and in 1925 the last one in the Caucasus was killed. They were the last two left in the world. Fortunately some remained in zoos and private refuges. In the 1920’s, at the initiative of the Polish zoologist Kan Sztolcman, the International Society for Preservation of the European Bison was established. Today there are thousands of these animals living free in protected wilderness areas, thanks to decades of devoted work by conservationists. Wisent is best slightly chilled. It can be served straight up in shot glasses or mixed. Try it with apple juice. 40% alc./vol.
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Absolut Wild Tea Flavoured Vodka (700ml)Ahus, SWEDEN$46. 99Bottle$563.88 DozenABV: 40%Some fun for the bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts, Absolut Wild Tea combines Oolong tea and Scandinavian white elderflower with traditional Absolut Vodka.
Cocktail Recipe: Absolut Wild Gimlet
2 parts Absolut Wild Tea
0.75 part fresh Lime Juice
0.5 part Simple SyrupBuild over ice in a rocks glass and stir. Garnish with a wheel of lime.
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Manly Spirits Terra Firma Botanical Vodka (700ml)New South Wales, AUSTRALIA$74. 99Bottle$899.88 DozenABV: 41.6%Tasting note: Generous botanical input from fresh green cardamom, otherwise citrus forward. Evokes lemon drizzled calamari or fish and chips by the sea. Clean and fresh in the mouth with a pleasantly citrusy profile and some of the maritime notes repeating in the fade. Intriguing. Recommended in an Espresso Martini or mixed with Ginger ale. 41.6% Alc./Vol.![1024565_1.jpg]()
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Nalewska Mysliwska Juniper & Herb Flavoured Vodka (500ml)POLAND$51. 99Bottle$623.88 DozenABV: 40%Very pale salmon pink colour with a watery hue. Curious bouquet offers scents of sweet oregano, thyme, basil and juniper berry. Silky entry is sweet and herbal with vanilla, becoming sweeter still at mid palate before drying with notes of aniseed, mixed herbs and gentle spices at the finish. Mildly bitter, juniper aftertaste, but overall, not especially juniper heavy. 40 Alc./Vol.
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Pinky Botanical Flavoured Vodka (700ml)SWEDEN$89. 99Bottle$1079.88 DozenABV: 40%A vodka infused with violets, rose petals and ten botanicals.
Tasting note: Clear with the faintest pink blush. A curious aroma that’s reminiscent of lemonade gelato but is otherwise one dimensional. Soft silky mouthfeel. The flavours are rather flat and repeat the aromas - semi sweet lemonade, but with a gently warming spirit that adds depth and a touch of spice. Monotonous, with the saving grace of not finishing sickly sweet. 40% Alc./Vol.
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Tru Organic Garden Vodka (750ml)California, UNITED STATES$79. 99Bottle$959.88 DozenABV: 35%Tasting note: Produced from a wheat spirit base infused with nine botanicals. Clear. Aromas of crushed mint over background coriander and dill. Light bodied with brisk herbal flavours building pepper heat through to a fresh, drying, mint accented finish. Will be a novel base for savoury cocktails. 35% Alc./Vol. Certified organic.![1004530_1.jpg]()
Zubrowka Bison Grass Flavoured Vodka (700ml)POLAND$57. 99Bottle$695.88 DozenABV: 40%Premium, specialty flavoured vodkas have become increasingly fashionable over the last decade. Long before the marketing gurus capitalised on this trend, however, there existed 'Bison Grass Vodka.'
"…it smells of freshly mown hay and spring flowers, of thyme and lavender, and it's soft on the palate and so comfortable, it's like listening to music by moonlight." At least Isabel thought so in Somerset Maugham's novel The Razor's Edge. Perhaps the author felt the same way. "It's funny, its colour is just like its smell. It's like that green you sometimes see in the heart of a white rose…"
The source of Zubrowka's wealth of qualities is a plant of unassuming appearance called sweet grass, holy grass, Seneca grass or vanilla grass, or in Latin Hierochloe odorata. In Poland it is referred to as bison grass (bison in Polish is zubr). Bison grass contains coumarin, a glycoside with a distinctive fragrance, once generally used to flavour tobacco, cakes and beverages. Today, because coumarin has been found to have anticoagulant properties, it is allowed only in tiny amounts which the Polish health authorities deem harmless. Zubrowka contains only about a dozen milligrams of coumarin per liter, derived from an infusion of one or two kilos of bison grass per thousand liters of vodka.
The wild-growing grass must be harvested in good weather and at the proper time - early in the summer, when the grass has reached the proper height and colour, but is still young and not yellowed. At that moment it is most aromatic. The grass is harvested by hand. Then it is allowed to dry naturally in the breeze and sunshine and is bound in bunches, cut to the required length and delivered to the distilleries. In the distillery the grass is spread on screens and vodka is made to flow through the grass several times to make an aromatic essence. During the next stage this bison grass extract is mixed with pure vodka until the right colour, aroma and taste are obtained, following the traditional recipe. The ready vodka is left for several days to stabilise and harmonise. Experienced technicians and tasters monitor every step of the process.Finally the vodka is filtered and the final product is bottled, with a blade of bison grass in every bottle for decoration. 40% alc./vol.
