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Latest Gins From The Vodka Emporium

Try out some great new Gins for the summer

We have had some fantastic new gins that have arrived over the last few weeks. With this market becoming ever more diverese there truly is some weird and wonderful offerings as well as the more classic based Gins.

Gin Mare from Emporium Drinks Limited

Gin Mare from Emporium Drinks Limited

Gin Mare

Gin Mare is a new super premium Gin inspired by botanicals grown in the Mediterranean. These are individually distilled in a custom made still and then hand blended to produce an outstanding and unique taste. The result gives you the first & unique mediterranean Ginm distilled with Arbequina Olives, Thyme, Rosemary & Basil.

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No.3 Gin from Emporium Drinks Limited

No.3 Gin from Emporium Drinks Limited

No.3 Gin

No.3 is the London Dry Gin distilled to a proprietary recipe of Berry Bros. & Rudd, London’s oldest wine and spirit merchant. The name No.3 refers to the address in St James’s Street, London: our home since 1698. No.3 was created to be the last word in gin for a Dry Martini.

‘A Taste of Tradition’: With juniper at its heart, it unashamedly celebrates the integrity and character of traditional London Dry Gin: three fruits and three spices distilled in traditional copper pot stills.

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Sipsmith Gin from Emporium Drinks Limited

Sipsmith Gin from Emporium Drinks Limited

Sipsmith Gin

To create the Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Sipsmith distil English barley spirit with a selection of 10 botanicals including Macedonian juniper, Bulgarian coriander and Seville orange peel. Blended with pure water from Lydwell Spring, the result is a particularly dry gin with a zesty, citrus freshness

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SW4 Gin from Emporium Drinks Limited

SW4 Gin from Emporium Drinks Limited

SW4 Gin

A super-premium Gin

SW4 is a super-premium London Gin for the silent majority of people who love to drink Gin and Tonic.

With its contemporary, distinctive packaging, SW4 clearly stands out from the crowd.

“SW4 London Distilled Gin, is a big and complex gin made in the style of the original London Dry Gins of the mid to late 19th Century. It has 12 botanicals in its recipe, with Juniper being heavily predominant, but then behind it come the citrus and spice notes, from botanicals such as lemon peel and cassia, which give it the fullness and complexity. The whole is then brought together by the Orris Powder.”

“Distilled gins of this style pre-date the Cocktail era of the early 20th Century, which tended to give rise to the somewhat more austere and less complex gins of that time. The older style gins being made to show at their best when mixed with water, ginger beer and most especially tonic, that eponymous drink of the British Empire. SW4 has taken this heritage and using up to date small batch distillation techniques brings you the 21st century version of the classic original gin style.”

Charles Maxwell, Master Distiller – November 2009

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New Vodkas for March 2010

It has been a quiet start to 2010 when it comes to new Vodka’s being released for us to add to our extensive selection.

Well it appears that the ball is well and truly rolling now with new Vodka’s hitting our virtual shelves.

Smoked Chase Vodka

To get us started this month we have a Limited Edition from the English favourite, Chase Distilleries. Their latest offering is the intriguing Smoked Chase Vodka which has a run of only 500 bottles.

Based on the classic Chase Vodka this variant has been smoked with English Oak that brings out a unique tasting Vodka that reminds you of a top end Reposado Tequila.

As you would expect with Chase the Vodka is five times distilled and maintains the use of potatoes grown on the farm at the distillery.

The only thing we would say is don’t hang about if you want to try it! With such a limited run it really is not worth missing out on. Sit back and relish this rare offering.

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Smirnoff Blueberry Vodka from The Vodka Emporium

Smirnoff Blueberry Vodka

Smirnoff Blueberry Vodka

The second of our new Vodka’s this month is from the biggest Vodka producer in the world. Smirnoff have added a third flavour to the range after the hugely successful launch of Smirnoff Apple and Smirnoff Lime in 2009. There really is little to disappoint in this latest offering as by now the majority of Vodka drinkers know what to expect with Smirnoff, it really is a no nonsense decent drink. Smirnoff Blueberry makes a great little drink with a mix of lemonade and is surprisingly smooth, offering a nice twist to the standard offering.

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Babicka Vodka from The Vodka Emporium

Babicka Vodka

Babicka Wormwood Vodka

This month we are going to finish on an offering that is completely different to the previous and in fact most Vodka’s out there.

The Vodka in question is the Czech vodka, Babicka. This is based on a 500 year old witches brew recipe!

Babicka is distilled with the curative qualities of Wormwood and a further mix of herbs.
The outcome is one that is a fairly smooth vodka that has a not unlikeable aftertaste. Just think of sweet aniseed and a hint of vanilla. Sounds a bit odd but is really quite pleasant.

There is nothing similar in the price bracket of Babicka vodka and if you fancy something different but not a sweet flavour that overpowers, then Babicka is definitely worth a try.

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As ever we love to hear your feedback on any Vodka you have tried as well as your thoughts on any we’ve mentioned.

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Redwolf Vodka

Redwolf Vodka from The Vodka Emporium

Redwolf Vodka

Start the year with our latest new Vodka

Welcome to our first review of 2010, it’s been a while since we have featured a Vodka review on our blog but now the festive season is over and most people have recovered it’s time to get back down to business!

Red Wolf is a fairly recent entrant to the ultra competitive vodka market and sits in the fierce £25-£35 category. I’m sure you all know that this is the territory of the world renowned Grey Goose brand as well as Belvedere. Then throw in Snow Leopard, Snow Queen as well as the British entrants from Wight and Chase and you start to realise that this part of the market isn’t for the faint hearted or poorly produced products!

I first heard about Redwolf almost twelve months ago and in that time they have certainly been busy building the brand and getting awareness out in the market place.

First impressions of the bottle are nothing spectacular, thankfully not gimmicky and a nice change not to have a ridiculous back story to the product. This means that the product has to do the talking in its own right. So as the producers state, will it really go down as water should?

Redwolf Vodka is made from natural grain and distilled four times at a private distillery in Russia.

The result of this is a wonderfully smooth vodka that was truly a pleasant surprise. Maybe I was sceptical after a few dodgy vodkas we tried in the tail end of 2009!

Having drunk this neat as well as with a splash of Cranberry, I can honestly say Redwolf Vodka really stands up to the competition. If you usually drink Grey Goose or Belvedere then this really is a viable alternative.

We always like to try something new at The Emporium and thankfully it wasn’t just talk, as the vodka really is smooth, you should really give this a go as Redwolf Vodka is a great drink!

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