Our Second and Third Tastings

The tasting was a serious (but fun!) business

For our second and third tastings, we took the top three versions of our vodka from the first tasting, and compared them to three premium vodkas on the market:  Ketel One, Stolichnaya and Grey Goose.

Remarkably, all three of our versions beat out the established vodkas. This was heartening, though made it a bit difficult to decide which version we should focus on.

Our best scoring version, though, also had a few tasters who did not like it.  Most loved it, a few disliked it.  The number two version, we noted, won in the "most distinctive" category, and also had *no one* who commented negatively.  Though #2, it also scored very well.

Here are some of the tasters' comments for the top three finishers:


“stronger taste than smell,” intriguing, herbal maybe basil, “smoother than most vodkas,” "floral taste, “more herby and flowery,” 

"a bit sweet, flowery, with an aftertaste that’s either “really nice light” or “bitter”

"enjoyable," “would drink on rocks,” flowery with sweet aftertaste, comforting,"“combination of bite and depth,” but one said “rubbing alcohol” and another didn’t like the taste