Belvedere Single Estate Rye: Smogóry Forest

N: Clean, bit of very distant rye bread. P: Shockingly smooth, very sweet, huge depth of rye bread broken open on a winter afternoon and eaten outside. Really rich and creamy mouthfeel. Just no bite, at all. Like drinking silk. F: Fades rapidly into a pleasantly sweet gentle linger. I'm not much of a vodka person, mostly due to the American mantra of "flavorless, colorless, odorless." Here, then, is Poland's response to the rest of the West. A single estate rye vodka that has depth, character, and nuance. Absolutely stunning. I'll leave some headroom in case I ever stumble across a better vodka, but I doubt it. 4.75 (read that as 5)

Rich mouthfeel, chamomile notes

Mildly sweet, very clean. Surprisingly pleasant to drink straight. Exceptionally smooth.

Taste is sweet and clean. Incredibly smooth finish.

Excellent for a dry martini. I wouldn’t use this vodka as a mixer. Rich flavor coats your mouth. You can taste the grain.

Strange to describe a vodka as “melt-in-your-mouth” but that is exactly what this is. Smooth, sweet, and buttery.