Sapling Vodka 70cl (ABV 40% Alcohol) – Premium Vodka | British Small Batch Vodka Production | 4 X Distilled Sustainable Vodka – A Sapling Tree is Planted for Every Bottle Sold (70cl) (Standard)

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We love Chase and we consider them something of a benchmark. But we are very different. Obviously, there is the ‘potato vs grain’ debate, but the main contrast between us and them is that our brand was born out a desire to do something about the climate crisis. Much as Chase showed the way for premium British vodka brands to compete on the world stage, we hope to become the benchmark for an altogether more climate-positive approach to international drinks manufacturing. Made in the Cotswolds, Sapling vodka is created using only ingredients local to the distillery to reduce transport emissions. Sue Williams comments: “This collaboration with Sapling has been a lot of fun, but also has great purpose. Learning how to combine best practice distilling with a waste product makes perfect sense, and has resulted in a very delicious drink, too! The initiative is totally in line with Whatley Manor’s continued endeavours to work with partners who have complementary sustainability objectives.” Sapling’s wonky fruit range has been created to fight food waste by using fruit that does not meet premium-grade specifications for appearance, weight and colour, and struggles to make it onto grocery shelves.

And while rum is often associated with sunnier climates (such as the Caribbean), and tequila coming strictly from Mexico, vodka is a much more global spirit. We tested bottles from here in the UK and across Europe, with our winning bottle surprisingly coming from South Africa. How we test vodka Once again, though, we do have a major point of difference. Not only is Sapling vodka—in our (entirely unbiased) opinion—just as delicious, we have another important feather in our cap. All of us at Sapling Spirits are proud of the fact that our premium vodka and artisan gin is 100% vegan. We’ve always known that, for us, our brand and our customers, vegan vodka is the way to go.The regeneratively farmed spirit is distilled four times from organic wild-farmed wheat, before it is blended with charcoal-filtered, deionised water.

By the end of the 4-year programme, farmers have an established and protected Forest Garden which they can use to sustain their families and produce vital income.

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Our panel – made up of 10-accredited spirits experts and vodka-loving consumers – put 20 vodkas to the test. Each was tried neat and blind, to avoid brand bias, then followed by some water to dilute and soften the alcohol and bring out the core flavours.