Finishes very smoothly with well-balanced, chewy, elements of grain, confectioner's sugar, and spice.

The final result is a clean tasting premium vodka which is both alluringly dark and exquisitely smooth. He wondered why vodka drinkers were not offered a similar choice (as you do) – and launched Blavod black vodka in 1996. Autumn 2010 saw Blavod re-launched in a taller mat black bottle with the former blood red branding made smaller and more reserved in screen-printed white. Between 1995 and 2002, he lived and worked in the Cape, witnessing the renaissance of the post-apartheid wine industry. The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England.The marketing for the vodka states that the Black Catechu imparts no additional flavour or odour to the vodka.

Blavod is based on grain neutral spirit which is coloured and flavoured with Black Catechu, a botanical extracted from the Acacia catechu tree which is tree native to Burma and East India. With each sip, experience the enticing aromas of smooth vodka, subtle hints of caramel, and a touch of spice. Our comparative tasting of an original late 90s bottle verses a new look 2010 bottle revealed little, if any change in appearance or flavour but did flag up the fact that the present day UK bottling has dropped from 40% to 37. The long connection between the Royal Navy and rum can be traced back to 1655 and Vice-Admiral William Penn's expedition to the West Indies.The drink can be consumed neat (needs to be chilled), on the rocks or more commonly as a cocktail ingredient. Experience the uniquely dramatic and stylish Blavod Original Black Vodka, renowned for its superbly clean taste. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The final result is a clean tasting premium vodka which is both alluringly dark and exquisitely smooth.

Blavod Black Vodka was able to fill that gap and is still the only premium black vodka on the market.

The Black Catechu, which gives Blavod its colour, does not stain or leave a trace of other flavours. Throughout this fruitful period, he established a healthy rapport with the great and the good of the local wine scene, affording him access to their distinguished cellars.