Vodka Tasting Toronto & Ontario – Mobile Or Virtual

When you taste vodka you taste with your eyes, nose and mouth. Below is an overview of each of the phases.

1. Vodka Appearance

Vodka typically presents itself as a clear and colourless liquid. That said there are sometimes additives that may alter the colour. For example, one of the most famous examples is Żubrówka, a polish vodka based on bison grass. This grass gives the liquor a typical yellow colour.

We suggest that vodka is best sampled in natural daylight against a white background to enable you to assess the colour of the vodka. The clarity of vodka is also an important characteristic, indicating its purity and filtration process.

2. Vodka Aroma

Unlike other spirits, vodka’s aroma is more subtle. Often it lacks strong and distinct aromas when compared with other spirits such as gin, whisky, or tequila. As a result vodka is more challenging to detect aromas.

The aroma exhibited from the vodka may depend on the type of raw materials used in its production and distillation process. Below are some examples of raw ingredients and their common aromas.

• Wheat – Citrus, aniseed, and pepper aromas.
• Rye – Grain and spicy aromas.
• Grape – Fruity and floral aromas.

The vodkas we select for your tasting incorporate a variety of unique aroma’s, and you will learn how to describe their aroma’s.

3. Vodka Taste

Vodka is renowned for its clean, crisp, and smooth taste. The primary taste of vodka is shaped by its base ingredients, which can range from grains like wheat, rye, or corn to potatoes or even fruits like grapes.

Body, essentially, is how the vodka feels in your mouth, almost regardless of flavour. You can also use the words “weight” or “mouthfeel” in this context, as it is literally how heavy or light the vodka feels in your mouth.

Below are some examples of raw ingredients and their common taste and mouthfeel.

• Barley – lighter mouthfeel and more sour taste.
• Rye – Nutty sweetness and spicy taste.
• Maize – Buttery mouthfeel.

To help maximise vodka flavour expression you want to take enough of it into your mouth to cover your tongue. Roll it around in your mouth, coating as many sensory areas as possible for about five seconds, then swallow.