Hm, vanilla vodka, eh? I don't drink hard liquor on any kind of a regular basis. I have, however had vodka based cocktails in restaurants and the ones made with Absolute were, to me at least, vastly superior to those made with any other brand. There was a lot less of the typical Vodka/ rubbing alcohol taste for one thing. The drinks seemed smoother. Maybe the straight spirit will be smoother as well.
It's clear. (Of course it is, you ninny, it's vodka.) The smell is a light and delicate vanilla, like the smell of baking sugar cookies, Try as I might I can detect no alcohol in the aroma. The smell is so delicious I could inhale all day without ever taking a sip of the actual drink.
But I can't write a review based on smell alone, so here goes.
The taste is a lot harsher than the smell would indicate. I get a strong alcohol flavor with some slight vanilla overtones. The vodka burns as it goes down.
This, or at least its unflavored versions, was excellent in mixed drinks, but this is just plain awful. I feel if I try to finish the vodka ( half a shot's worth ) I will have a sick hangover in the morning. So down the sink it goes.
I honestly can't reccomend this Vodka since it probably wouldn't work as a mixer and it is much too harsh to drink on its own.
Absolut Vanilia is made with only natural ingredients. No sugar is added. The taste is rich, robust and complex. It has a distinct character of van...More at Napacabs.com
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