Kavka Estate Vodka

Kavka Estate Vodka is a classic-style Polish vodka with a bold, confident character, distilled and bottled in Poland in the old market town of Sandomierz, at the heart of the country's orchard region. Harking back to 19th-century distilleries that prized taste and individuality over neutrality, Kavka blends fine rye and wheat spirits and then adds small quantities of aged pot-still apple and plum spirits: the apple brings crisp acidity, while the plum adds sweetness and depth. The brand was founded by Jan Woroniecki and developed with master distiller Urszula Wojcik and cocktail bartender Karol Terejlis. Kavka Estate has won Gold at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Grand Gold at the 2021 Europe Wine & Spirits Trophy and Double Gold at the 2020 Warsaw Spirits Competition. This bottle holds 750 ml at 40% ABV.

Tasting Notes: Ripe apple, dried fruit and honey over rye bread and grain, with lemon and orange marmalade on a rich yet dry palate.

Nose: Mellow at first, then fuller fruit: fresh ripe apples, rich dried fruit and honey over fresh rye bread and grain.

Palate: Elegant and gently rich, building to lemon freshness and orange marmalade, then a creamy note of grain and rye bread.

Finish: Rich yet dry, with apple and prune fruit and a touch of lemon.

Serve: At room temperature to savour the fruit, ice-cold as a shot, with a mixer or in a martini.