Nose: Lime zest, lime juice, a hint of ethanol and a tinge of vanilla. Palate: Citrus with a sweet foundation – not sugary sweet, more like grain sweetness. There is no development or complexity, but it remains fresh and fixated on lime/citrus notes. The texture is creamy and smooth. Finish: Very short. A little lingering citrus zestiness and a mild buzz of ethanol, but certainly nothing metallic or unpleasant in the aftertaste. A sweetness, if anything. I’m not a vodka drinker so just about the only time I taste one is when I’m rating it. Neat unflavoured vodka leaves me completely cold and I was not sure what I would make of a flavoured version, but I was both surprised and impressed. Some people have said the lime flavour tastes artificial but I did not notice that - it smells and tastes like lime essence, but a good one. I bought this as part of a 4-sample tasting pack (along with Citron, Vanilla and Raspberry versions which I’ll be rating in due course). I doubt very much whether I’d ever buy a full bottle of any but I have to admit that over a couple of cubes of ice this is refreshing and perfectly palatable. The official notes are on target. It also works quite nicely with tonic as a gin alternative. It’s no doubt versatile in many mixed drinks and I can’t see anything to criticize. It is very much a one-note song – no, actually it’s more like a long, sustained perfect single note on a wind instrument. Disarming, simplistic, but surprisingly hard to get right. My experience with this style of thing is so limited I can’t make any comparisons, but my gut feeling is that if you have a need for flavoured vodka in your bar you could do a lot worse than this. Tasted from a 50ml retail sample. “Good” : 83/100 (3.5 stars)