Desi Daru Original Vodka - Gold Award Winning - 70cl (ABV 41%)

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Beemer Vodka was also deemed to be Master‐worthy. Tasting notes included: “A creamy start with a lovely fruity note and a soft, cooling eucalyptus palate.” Two Silver medals were also awarded. Panel three comprised: chair Bernadette Pamplin, freelance drinks writer and founder of the Under the Ginfluence blog; Sara Jane Eichler, founder of the Negroni Club UK; and Alan Uresti, head of agave spirits and drinks development at Annabel’s. Ten Gold medallists also caught the judges’ attention. Gold‐winning Desi Daru Original Vodka impressed the experts with its “lovely round palate, with some moreish spice towards the finish”. Uresti enjoyed its hints of “citrus and apples”.

The Best of Category Flavored Vodka, Distilled Spirit, is Heritage Distilling Company Lavender Flavored Vodka.The spirit is 10-times distilled from cool-fermented organic Australian sugarcane and sits at 40% ABV.

Meanwhile, a trio of Master medals were found in the Organic flight. The first went to Pluto Vodka, described by Rodriguez-Curtis as being “smooth, very well done, rounded, creamy and enjoyable. It would work in a killer Martini”. The penultimate flight of the day was the biggest by far: Flavoured/ Infused Vodka. This portion of the vodka category has been growing in popularity recently, arguably enhanced by the rise of gin. Four products proved they had outstanding credentials, and were rightly rewarded with Master medals. Among the international entries, Vodka – Residual Base Character, Distilled, the Best of Class Vodka was Republic of Freemantle Distilling, Signature Vodka. Republic’s vodka is distilled from a wine made with locally grown Verdelho grapes. Verdelho is a white grape variety widely grown in Portugal. It is used to make Madeira, as well as dry white wines. Republic of Freemantle also took the Best of Category award in its division. Filer offered some insight into flavoured vodkas: “Some wild variation in quality in this round, with some very good examples of flavoured vodkas, and, sadly, some poorly balanced and artificial-tasting examples. More care could be taken in production in this category.”This year, the brand has ambitious expansion plans, with the recent addition of drinks industry pioneer, Ben Reed as consultant for brand strategy and activation, a new design team and PR agency Cult Media Collectiveto its team and plans to launch a fully bespoke bottle design this year. For consumers looking to explore what the vodka category has to offer, there can be a lot to take in. Therefore, The Global Spirits Masters Competitions hosted The Vodka Masters 2022 in August to determine the brands with the best liquid inside the bottle. In the Vodka – Sugar Beet heat, Titanic Distillers Premium Irish Vodka collected a Gold medal. Athavia found “some oily characteristics” and “savouriness” in this vodka. The panel were over the moon when trying this vodka from Australian brand Pluto Spirits, awarding it a Masters medal in the Organic category. Six Golds and 13 Silvers were also awarded. Koskenkorva won three Golds for its 7 Botanicals, Lemon Lime Yarrow, and Sauna Barrel expressions.