Beluga Gold Line Vodka 70 cl

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Serve chilled. The freezer if you like. I tend to start from the freezer but then move to the fridge to take off the edge. Too cold and one can mute the flavors. But definitely cool is a plus. The producers of the film took a very early decision to delay the release until year’s end thanks to COVID-19, a decision that incurred worldwide derision at the time. Who is looking clever now? Finally, I’m told that Gold Line appears in Jennifer Lopez’s “ Ain’t your Mama” video, but I can’t honestly say that I spotted it (nor that I looked very closely for a vodka with Ms. Lopez doing her thing).

Beluga’s first vodka was bottled in 2002, and the distillery has several “levels”: Noble, Celebration (a limited edition vodka made to celebrate the centenary of the distillery), Transatlantic Racing, Allure (to celebrate the Russian Polo team), and the top of the line, the Gold Line. When I say top of the line, there is another. For around ten grand Aussie, you can buy a bottle of Beluga’s Epicure by Lalique, but you’ve probably got more chance of finding a kilo of genuine Beluga caviar on special at your local supermarket than a bottle of this. Only 1,000 of these handcrafted decanters were made. Beluga Gold is crafted on a base of quartz-infused Siberian water, sourced from artisanal wells reaching 300 metres deep. This is then mixed with local organic ingredients, including lactose, rice extract, sugar syrup and rhodora rosea, aka golden root extract.Behold, a magnum edition of Beluga Gold Line vodka! This one holds an entire 1.5 litres of the Russian spirit, which is filtered five times. Just like the smaller, regular sized bottle, this one also comes with a hammer and brush to clean off all the wax sealing up the bottle. They really thought of everything. Once blended, these ingredients rest for 90 days, resulting in a creamy and fresh blend with hints of white pepper and sage on a base of creamy vanilla and a hint of cinnamon.

For those of you who write and ask, “What’s a really really expensive bottle of vodka I can get for my best friend for Christmas?”, your search has ended. No further search required. This is the vodka. The Itkul Distillery (est. 1868), home of Beluga, employ the use of ‘malt spirit’ as a base for their vodka. The malt spirit is made from malted wheat, rather than a mix of grains. Reportedly, the wheat in this form possesses a large number of enzymes that aid in a completely natural fermentation, eliminating the need for additives and other ingredients. After being distilled five times, this vodka is further enriched with rice extract and golden root (rhodiola rosea) extract. This unusual adjunct is actually a traditional European practice, whereby each producer would have their own unique recipe. There are notes of spices, pears, apples, a hint of a freshly baked apple and cinnamon pie. There is the merest hint of a peppery vanillin note. Pristine and ethereal. This is a first-class vodka, as good as I have ever encountered. This super premium offering from Beluga is a wonderful gift for the vodka connoisseur with a love for creative tastes and an unblemished crafting process.The spirit used here is from malted wheat rather than mixing grains. We are told that this means there are a higher number of enzymes and that this reduces, even eliminates, the need for the usual additives. Vodka Beluga Gold Line is not produced in bulk, its quantity is limited. This is an exclusive product. Its daily production is nine hundred bottles. If measured by the standards of modern liquor beverage production this quantity is extremely small, but highest and stable quality of the product is worth efforts taken for its production. An individual identification number is put manually on each bottle, which testifies to strict quality control of production. In Lazenby’s defense, he did manage more than a passable knowledge of Beluga caviar, an essential, if horrendously expensive, accompaniment to a great vodka.