Petergoff Pepper Vodka

Light gold color. Bright, peppery aromas and flavors of smoked peppercorns, pepper jelly on rye toast, and brown spices with an soft, dryish medium body and a peppery, delightful, medium-length roasted hot peppers and nougat finish. A lively and nicely layered pepper vodka that will be great in cocktails.

Since Vodka tends to be a neutral spirit, it lends itself to blending with flavors and fortifying other beverages. In the 19th century, high-proof "Russian spirit" was held in high esteem by Sherry producers in Spain, who imported it to fortify their wines. Flavored Vodkas have been produced from the start, originally to mask the flavor of the first primitive Vodkas, but later as a mark of the distiller's skill. The Russians and Poles in particular still market dozens of flavors.