From the makers of Tyrrell’s comes Chase Vodka! Perhaps wondering what to do with an excess of potatoes one day they set about cooking it up into alcohol and thank goodness they did!
It is smooth to the point of being creamy and many purport that it can be drunk either cold or at room temperature, which the same cannot be said of for many mainstream vodka brands.
Chase is made on a farm in Herefordshire with potatoes that are grown and harvested in the fields of the farm itself. The whole vodka making process takes place on site; picking, fermenting, distilling and bottling. First created in 2008, in 2010 Chase won best vodka in the world, beating 249 other vodka producers, quite an accolade!
Taste:
Velvety smooth without the harsh burn that you often get with popular brands of vodka. Keep this one hidden at parties! You don’t want it being drowned in lukewarm coke and guzzled by unappreciative guests! An amazing vodka to use in a martini.
Flavours:
Of all things there is a marmalade flavour. Showing just how British this brand truly is. This has to at least be sampled once even if it is a gimmick, it’s one that works!
Not to be out done on the multitude of flavours and clever branding and marketing opportunities Chase has a whole range of cleverly named varieties available. I must say, I want to try them all! Here are the vodka based spirits:
A strawberry summer slush is the perfect concoction to chill you out in the heat of the sun whilst relaxing on a beach somewhere exotic! Or if you don't happen to be sunning yourself in a picture perfect, sun-drenched location then you can enjoy the drink whilst daydreaming about your next jaunt!
Warming heat of vodka plus silky smooth chocolate equals heavenly, boozy simplicity in a glass.
The Bloody Mary is renowned as a hangover cure in a hair of the dog, let’s keep on the sauce kind of a way!
This flirtatious cocktail adds a bubbly, pineapple twist to a Cosmopolitan. If you are feeling frugal switch the champagne for a Prosecco (arguably a more palatable fizz at a fraction of the cost).
Who doesn’t take great pleasure in requesting “One Screaming Orgasm please!” tee he, he?! This is a cocktail that tastes sweet and harmless but the combination of spirit plus spirit with a mixer of spirit is a lethal one!
Russian Standard is clean, perfectly clear and smooth. Although a premium brand it can often be found on the supermarket shelf with an offer sticker, making it all the more appealing!
Lab Soho is a lively, friendly cocktail bar with an edge of sticky about the place like it needs a good clean. You could argue that this adds to the character and appeal depending on what you look for in a bar. The cocktail range is vast and they taste fairly decent too but be prepared to wait if it’s busy and potentially then be faced with a glass full of crushed ice.
Vodka and Ice Tea and Iced Tea Vodka are two very different things. One is basically a cocktail while the other is a vodka infusion. Really the latter is just tea flavoured vodka that has been either artificially flavoured or infused using tea leaves. Brands of tea flavoured vodka are detailed below.
Whether it’s a Friday night, a Monday night or a Sunday afternoon this place is pumping and loud, loud, LOUD! The staff are hyped, the music is deafening and the cocktails are flowing each and every day of the week.