Tag: France
Gaison Vodka 750mL
Another day, another French vodka. This time the outing is a bit all over the place scoring wise due to the fact that we once again can prove that simply distilling something multiple times has almost no bearing on quality. Things can be distilled twice, 3 times, or 6 or more like this – but as our resident chemist has said ‘distillation columns are not all the same’ and because of that the result is just as much a crapshoot as what you put in, and how you filter it out.
Summum Vodka 750mL
New Drinking Game: Have a shot of this every time we say wheat in this review. Spoiler you will be smashed by the end, because fuck is the French wheat on full throated display here. We’ve had a mixed bag when it comes to French vodka’s in the past. Mostly it’s been hate for Bourge Noble, Belvedere, and Exclusiv, but some praise for Balinoff even if they stupidly have a polar bear on it.
Esme Gin 750mL
One does not typically think of France when one thinks of Gin, but then if you had been given this in a blind solo cup test – it’s not like you’d be able to determine it comes just a bit south of the good ol’ english. Sure looking at it – the design certainly can invoke that imagery, but what you get with the taste is something good, but not too good. Really though the end result of this whole endeavor is something that actually works well in a G&T and surprisingly isn’t overpriced to match it’s look.
