ContemplativeFox
Veil Double Espresso Vodka
Flavored Vodka — USA
Reviewed
August 19, 2020 (edited August 26, 2020)
Rating: 8/23
N: I get coffee and wood, not alcohol. There's something a bit spicy and light. It doesn't smell great, but there's an OK amount going on here.
P: Coffee, sweet, spicy, something a tad off, a bit watery. Not impressive, but not bad. Definitely one of the better offerings in the Veil flavored line. The sweetness is just a hair artificial and the watery flavor from the vodka isn't helpful. Otherwise, it's fine.
F: Some of the bitterness from the coffee and artificial sweetener remain. Not awful, but nothing exciting.
This is definitely better than the caramel Veil. It doesn't taste great, but it isn't awful. I'm thinking an 8 or 9, but I think I'll stick with an 8. There isn't much actively bad here and there's a bit of complexity from the coffee, but there isn't much to recommend it either.
12.0
USD
per
Bottle
Create Account
or
Sign in
to comment on this review
@cascode Great question. TBH I'm not sure, but I assume it's the distillate because I occasionally get a hint of it in unsweetened spirits and it seems easy enough to get the flavoring right (I mean, just put in some real sugar), whereas all sorts of stuff can happen with the distillate. Definitely could be that sweetening brings highlights some flavors in the distillate or something like that too.
That artificial sweetner taste is something that instantly puts me off in any liquor. Alcohol intensifies it and it's just an outright fault. I wonder if it from the flavouring component or part of the vodka itself?