Jaffa Cake Vodka, 70cl - 42% ABV Flavoured Vodka with Orange Peel and Cocoa for the Ultimate Vodka Cocktails - Chocolate Orange Vodka Blended and Bottled in the UK

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The Jaffa Cake Vodka has become very popular in the UK and has even been exported to other countries. If vodka is more your style than gin, this Drinks by the Dram advent calendar is not a bad place to start. For those who don’t know, yuzu is a citrus fruit found in East Asia, about the size of a tangerine and of lemon colouring. If you’re a traditionalist, you can find Whitley Neill Original Gin, Aber Falls Welsh Dry Gin and Berkshire Dry Gin, or if you prefer a fruity flavour you’ll find Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin, a personal favourite of mine, Berkshire Dandelion and Burdock Gin and Aber Falls Rhubarb and Ginger Gin.

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For whisky fans, this Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar is one of the cheapest you’ll find, though don’t be fooled, there are only 12 days worth of bottles. In fact, this premium vodka paves the way for those looking for a little extra kick from their spirits with its addition of peppery, herbal notes. So if you’re a newbie to the world of good vodka and aren’t sure which to go for, our roundup of the smoothest, tastiest vodkas around will help you make the best decision based of your personal preferences and budget.Don’t disregard its Jaffa Cake infusion and assume this is a novelty drink - this vodka still comes with an ABV of 42 per cent. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. It has an amazing confected orange aroma with a definite chocolate-y undertone, whilst the flavour has a balanced chocolate taste and a smooth and creamy mouthfeel.

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It’s made using a balance of citrus flower and lemon tree from the Provence Alpes Cotes d’Azur region and is fresh, light and all-round wonderful. Inside you’ll find all the Johnnie Walker favourites, including the fresh and spicy Red Label, the intense, full-bodied Double Black and the creamy and sweeter Gold Label Reserve. It’s made with pure clean water from its own glacier-bred, rock filtered source in the wild Brecon Beacons Mountain Range. A one-ounce serving of Jaffa Cake Vodka has only 64 calories, while the same size serving of regular vodka has 96 calories. Subtle touches of spicy dried peels linger in the background stop it from veering into overpowering sweetness.Thanks to the brave endeavours of some daring distillers, we know that combining real, actual Jaffa cakes with gin and rum has delicious results. Its botanicals include cassia, which brings spiced notes, the zingy sherbet of Galangal, the body and warmth of allspice and the subtle fruity heat of Carolina Reaper chillis. Drank neat the orange continues to be the more dominant, because what you experience on the palate, but not so much in the after taste, is an orange tasting rum that is sweet but thankfully not overly zingy.

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At the cheaper end, vodkas are better mixed than sipped, while pricier ones usually mean more smoothness – the kind you can serve on the rocks and be confident you won’t burn your throat off. As it turns out, this is also an ideal combination - which shouldn't be too surprising, considering that chocolate plus rum and orange plus rum are both fab flavour combos already. When choosing a new vodka, there are a few key things to look out for, from the number of times it’s been filtered (which can improve or change a vodka’s texture), the water it’s mixed with and any other ingredients added to its filtration or distillation process. Black Cow also makes cheese, so the creamy base vodka is made using the by-product created from the milk. While the aroma shouts “freshly squeezed orange juice”, the palate is slightly more confected, with a long citrus oil finish.Jaffa Cake Vodka is versatile and can be enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or as a whimsical addition to various cocktails. Expect a nose of vibrant orange up front, berry-based sweetness from the cranberry and hints of chocolate. Inside you’ll find well known brands including Chase and Cîroc, as well as Jaffa Cake, Littlewater and Chardonnay Vodka.

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It’s sold by Whitley Neill, but this advent calendar actually holds a range of gins for each day of December leading up to Christmas.

Jaffa Cake Vodka has great potential for citrusy, chocolatey, vanillay twists on all sorts of classic cocktails, which we're almost certain will benefit from a Jaffa cake garnish. Christmas is coming and with it comes the arrival (or reminder) of all of the fun spirits that you probably wouldn’t spend too much time thinking about throughout the rest of the year.