Opulent Vodka

A balanced, corn vodka, from the USA; clean & sweet, distilled five times with a hint of toast for a smooth finish. December 2015 / July 2017 / February 2019

The spice really builds while drinking this. Its body is more substantial than Skyy's. There's a lot more fruit going on here, which is kind of nice. Actually, after drinking a couple of other vodkas, the rubber flavor is gone and it's mostly a fruity, spicy vodka. So, I don't think this is a very reliable tasting and I won't give a score. Right now though, aside from the harshness, I'm rather liking this vodka.

Good Lord, this is so harsh (not spicy) with tons of alcohol flavor! It's like it took to worst elements of UV vodka and Veil vodka and put them together. There's a little bit of nice sweetness and fruit in here, but they are overwhelmed. I can imagine that this could be mixed, but it's pretty awful. I'll bump it up a tad for the fruitiness though.

The nose is pretty much not there, though there's some alcohol and a faint hint of earth. The palate is super harsh, but it does have a nice fruitiness to it. There's an upsetting amount of rubber flavor in here too though. The profile reminds me of Starr Blu's, but more harsh and with a more flawed fruity profile. The harshness is really excessive here. There's a peppery flavor like pepper - perhaps mixed with some salt - dumped directly down my throat. Painful! And it has the rubber flavor too. This is quite bad. It's a 7 at best. I think I'm going to start out with a 6 here.