Everyone loves a good drink and wether
you choose to burn your insides up with some certified tramp juice, such
as Carlsberg Special Brew or White Lighting, you might hit the town
every weekend to create a cocktail of Jagerbombs & VK in your
groaning stomach or simply spend your nights in your study room sipping
on cognac and smoking fine cubans – we all love a good drink.
Its pretty safe to say that Vodka is the
most consumed spirit in the world, from the paint thinner brews flogged
for under £5 a litre in your local corner shop to the premium brands
that dominate the shelves of the worlds best cocktail bars – its simple,
versatile and unique in flavour.
Here at Faux, we love our Vodka (maybe
not as much as we love rum, but its close) so we saw fit to compile a
list of our top 10 Vodkas from the world over.
Number 10. – Absolut
Absolut Vodka is the worlds largest
international spirit, available in over 126 countries, they ship over 98
million litres a year. This due in part to their clean swedish
branding, a huge variety of flavours and tons of limited edition bottles
& sleeves from commissioned artists and in celebration of key
events. Flavoured vodka often gets a bad rap, for being gimmicky and a
little pointless and some of Absolut’s latest flavours do little to
correct that opinion – ‘Berri Acai’ or ‘Wild Tea’ anyone? Didn’t think
so. If you venture in the flavoured vodka realm with Absolut, stick to
‘Vanilla’ & ‘Citron’. Overall Absolut have a very solid product, a
very clean vodka, with very little aftertaste and little to no burn.
Number 9. – REYKA
Reyka comes from Iceland (the country,
duh) and is strictly made with pure spring water and filtered through
rocks from a lava field , because according to their in-house science
crew – makes it free from impurity. Which in turn echoes the worlds
vision of Iceland’s reputation for purity and uniqueness. A clean,
crisps vodka that is favoured for cocktails.
Number 8. – Blavod
Often seen as a gimmicky vodka, suitable
only for halloween parties or novelty cocktails, Blavod is actually a
solid vodka. Marketed as the world only true black vodka,
it’s certainly unique. The distinct black colouring doesn’t come from
tampering after the batch is made, but is part of the distilling
process; Blavod uses ‘Catechu’ a herb extract from the root of Acacia
trees – it has no effect on the flavour and doesn’t tamper with what is
an exceptionally smooth vodka.
Number 7. – Smirnoff
Often branded as a standard vodka, its
easy to forget that Smirnoff is a premium product. Maybe not compared to
some of the other vodkas on the list, but compare Smirnoff to the likes
of Glenns or Red Square and you’ll quickly change your opinion. Also,
it brings the opportunity to impart some vodka knowledge, Smirnoff is
triple filtered right? So that makes it better? Not necessarily. The
more times a vodka has been distilled, the worse quality the base
ingredients are. That doesn’t however mean that this makes Smirnoff bad,
Belvedere for example is distilled four times, because it comes from
rye, which can be very bold and spicy – its about distilling it the
appropriate number of times to gain the optimum flavour.
Number 6. – Stolichnaya
Originating from Russia, but now
produced in Latvia, Stoli (as its known) is very similar in social
stature to Absolut, a premium spirit often used as a house vodka for
higher end chains and independents. With less of a focus on banging out
flavour after flavour, Stoli is more focused on producing a clean,
perfectly balanced vodka.
Number 5. – Grey Goose
You cant talk about vodka without
mentioning the most name checked vodka in hip-hop. Produced in France,
Grey Goose is the self proclaimed “worlds best tasting vodka”. A fresh
and bright vodka, that has natural hints of citrus in the aroma and a
slight almond aftertaste – making it a unique drinking experience from
the two opposing flavours.
Number 4. – 42 Below
The worlds most awarded vodka. 42 Below
was created in New Zealand out of anger that another top name brand was
boasting the purity of its vodka & country of origin. Founder Geoff
Ross decided to create his own in the country he thought represented
purity the best – his country, New Zealand. Little did Geoff know, its
nearly impossible to make vodka in NZ. 42 Below is an exceptionally
smooth vodka, virtually free from impurity – and its two forays in
flavoured vodka are unique – Kiwi & Manuka Honey.
Number 3. – Belvedere
One of the worlds first super-premium
vodkas, Belvedere is produced exclusively in the Polish town
of Żyrardów. It is truly an exceptional vodka that echoes the strength
of Polands 600 year history of vodka production. When we talked about
flavoured vodkas before, we weren’t too enthusiastic, but thats because
90% of the flavoured vodka on the market is made by using oils and
flavourings post production. Belvedere however use only real fruit and a
proprietary process of maceration, that creates unique flavours deeply
infused in the vodkas production.
Number 2. – Crystal Head
Crystal Head is most famous for
its mythological crystal skull design and its co founder been non other
than Dan Ackroyd. But behind the unique bottle and celebrity connections
Crystal Head’s distilling process produces an exceptionally smooth
vodka. The vodka is quadruple-distilled, triple-filtered through
charcoal and finally triple-filtered through Herkimer diamond crystals.
Number 1. – Ketel One
And finally we get to number one, the
Faux recommended best vodka in the world. Ketel One in most peoples
books is an exceptional vodka, but it maybe wouldn’t be their first
choice for number one. In fact, alot of the vodkas on this list would
maybe get ranked lower than some of the stuff we didn’t include, such as
ultra premium productions like Kauffman Luxury Vintage. But this list
is about overall quality, taste, diversity & branding – looking at
which brands really influence our vodka drinking.
Ketel One vodka is the epitome of all
those qualities. Simple traditional branding, an insanely smooth taste
of impeccable quality and a balanced flavour that has made it the
favoured vodka of choice for cocktails – as recommended by the esteemed
Difford’s Guide. Produced in the Netherlands in small batches, its a
product of 300 years of family tradition.
source : http://ireadfaux.com/2012/07/top-10-vodkas-in-the-world/
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