This vodka is as pure, clear & smooth as the vodka that has made Smirnoff the world's best selling br&, but it also has a unique silken feel, with rich & mellow undertones. This vodka is to be sipped & savoured. To taste it is to know why the Czars & nobility of Old Russia always enjoyed their vodka straight. Smirnoff Black honours the return of Smirnoff to Russia where they were purveyors to the Imperial Russian Court. Made traditionally, it is slowly distilled & then filtered through Siberian Silver Birch charcoal to create a uniquely smooth & mellow vodka, best savoured neat & frozen. As the revolution overturned the Russian Empire, Vladimir Smirnoff, Head of Russia's leading distillery & exclusive purveyor of Vodka to the Czar, was arrested & sentenced to death by firing squad. Very luckily for Vladimir, & for the future of the spirits industry, the prison was stormed by White Russian troops just before his execution was to be carried out. He managed to flee to Pol&, carrying with him the only two assets he had left: his name & the formulae for vodka which had made his family name famous. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it at last became possible for the successors of Vladimir Smirnoff to return to Russia & explore the roots of their product. They studied the old methods of distillation, the small copper pot-stills which the Smirnoff familiy had originally used to produce small batches of fine vodka for the Imperial household. Then, using highest quality native Russian grain, & pure Russian silver birch charcoal as a filtering agent, they produced an extraordinary product, a style of vodka which has not been tasted since the days of the Czars. ...
A crisp twist on the smooth premium vodka from natural apple flavours. One of the most popular flavoured vodkas. Clean vodka taste with an intriguing hint of both sweet & sour apple. ...
This rum represents the distinctively flavourful & aromatic style that made Jamaican rum famous. Containing only heavier bodied Wedderburn & medium bodied Plummer pot still distillates, famous for their notes of exotic fruits & spice & fermented using a local strain of yeast indigenous to Jamaica, Smith & Cross delivers a tour de force of flavour & complexity that historically made Jamaica Rum a cornerstone of many classic drinks. Here we offer a blend of Approx. equal parts Wedderburn & Plummer, the former aged for less than a year, & the latter blended from rums that have spent between 18 months & 3 years in white oak barrels.
This rum is blended at 57% ABV (or 100 English proof).
This was the traditional strength required by the British Royal Navy. At this proof a spill of the spirits would not prevent gunpowder from igniting.
The nose is extremely aromatic & pungent with hints of alcohol that you would expect from this 57% ABV Jamaican pot still rum. Pineapple & ripe banana combine with more intense notes of tobacco, cocoa, cloves, cinnamon & spice to give a very intense nose.
A real burst of flavour hits your tongue as it is tantalised by the high alcohol & intensity of the pot still distillates. Initially sweet, sugar & caramel notes dominate, this sweetness then gives way to the intense fruit notes from the nose but this time with more developed character of prunes, sultanas & caramelised orange peel before more leathery, spicy, vanilla & tobacco notes take over.
A long, long, warming finish driven by the high alcohol, sweet & spiciness.
The great tradition of this style is reflected in the famous drink recipes that call specifically for Jamaica rum. Make no mistake, this is not a sipping rum by contemporary standards. We suggest exploring the profile first in the Jamaica Rum Daiquiri & from there to other classics. ...
Excellent tawny colour gained through ageing in small oak barrels. The nose shows layers of mature fruit aromas, beautifully integrated with nuances of nuts & crystallized dried fruits. On the palate very smooth & mellow, with a well-balanced & long finish.
Smith Woodhouse's 10 Years Old Tawny is a perfect match to sweet pastries, such as apple pie with cinnamon. Taste slightly chilled to appreciate the full complexity & sensuous pleasure of this wine. An excellent alternative to Vintage Port at less formal occasions. Will keep for some weeks after opening.
90 out of 100 points
Another Symington family brand that often shows well, Smith Woodhouse 10 year old is big & firm, quite tannic even, & very rich & dry. This is a good, solid, powerful wine, with great finishing acidity.
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, August 2006
Lots of dried fruit, toffee & caramel on the nose. Full-bodied & very sweet, with lots of fruit & a medium toffee finish... I like it.
James Suckling, Wine Spectator, 15th September 2003 ...
The Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Vintage is unlike the vast majority of all LBV's produced as it is bottled without any fining or filtration whatsoever. This wine is then aged in bottle for a minimum of three years before being offered for sale. The bottle-maturation allows the wine to develop outstanding style & complexity, resulting in a deep, rich mouth-filling flavours. ...
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