Vodka tasting panel for Harpers Wine & Spirit

"A vodka tasting considering 39 different products threw up plenty of thought-provoking comment. Tom Sandham was on hand to report back on the findings.

Often unfairly tagged as an oxymoron, a “vodka tasting” can actually prove quite an eye opener. In fact, the only genuine criticism you might level at the process is that consumers simply don’t drink the stuff neat. If they did, then perhaps some of the misconceptions could be reassessed, and if they were to try as many as 39 of them, divided into different style categories, they’d agree there’s a substantial range in the flavours.

This was the task set by Harpers Wine & Spirit as the category was given a proper once over. Invited to the tasting party were world-class palates such as bar operator Jake Burger from Jake’s Bar & Grill in Leeds, Bibendum spirits buyer Will Lowe and broadcast superstar Nigel Barden. With such a high calibre of experience the chances of valuable assessment were high."

To read the full article by Tom Sandham for Harpers Wine & Spirit, including comments from freelance food and drink journalist Craig Butcher who was on the vodka tasting panel, click here to download the feature from the Craig Butcher website.

To read more about food and drink writer Craig Butcher, click here.

To learn more about drinks writer Tom Sandham, click here.