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:
Pure boozy, chocolaty indulgence; these chocolate martin's should be sipped not gulped, especially seeing as they are both alcohol, alcohol mixed with alcohol!
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).
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!
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!
The perfect drink to soften the blow of autumn onset. This is a sweet twist on a classic drink with a mild poke of spice.
This cocktail is pure indulgence in a glass. In fact it is so scrummy and filling that it could easily be a desert. If you like your cocktails thick, creamy and chocolaty then a frozen mudslide is definitely a winner!
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 is a neutral spirit that tends not to have a distinctive flavour or taste in its untampered form. Vodka is generally not aged and can be made using a range of accessible materials and ingredients such as potatoes, grains, sugars, fruit and most things that are capable of being fermented. This makes it a spirit that is easy to produce in a relatively short space of time.
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.
Here is a list of vodka brands available across the globe: