Double Cross Vodka Review
It has been a little while since my last review, which is really disappointing on a personal level; I have not been able to give as much attention to this site as I would like lately due to some challenges that life has thrown my way. I have a few bottles of high quality spirit that have been sitting in the queue waiting patiently for their turn in the spotlight.
This beautiful bottle of vodka is certainly one giant piece of eye candy, it is drastically different in appearance to all of the other bottles on my shelves. There are very few companies that encase there spirit in such finesse, the sharp, crisp edges of the long rectangular bottle is capped with a large (and I mean large) metal lid. There is a small metal cross on the front of the bottle that matches the cap. One of the other eye catching aspects of the vodka is the white scripture on the rear of the bottle, which happens to be some ‘old-world’ Slovakian poetry.
On the nose Double Cross Vodka is very smooth and creamy. There isn’t any burn, in fact there is little of anything, a slight fruitiness with a hint of citrus is all that greets the nose. Your thinking this is a bad thing? Nope, it is exactly what you want from a neutral spirit, and something that you should expect from any vodka that is ‘classed’ as “luxury”
After a quick roll around on the tongue, one thing sprang to mind “Milky Bar”, yep this vodka exhibits the flavour and mouth feel that you encounter after you have chewed on some white chocolate goodness. The sweet caramel and toffee flavours paired with the creamy yet slightly oily after taste. There is very little alcohol presence in the spirit, it is hidden very well (even at room temperature), but I suppose that is what happens when you filter the spirit seven times to rid it of impurities. There is a very small, short lived burn at the very end of the drink.
When Double Cross is served over ice the vodka becomes noticeably thicker in consistency and more oily, however the vodka is still very light and extremely easy to drink. The chill that the Ice brings releases some subtle citrus notes.
I was impressed by this vodka, it pleased both my eye and my palette. Would I use double cross everyday? If I could afford to! this luxury vodka retails for around $49USD (which is a fantastic price at the moment in Australia due to the exchange rate! however unfortunately it is not yet available worldwide). This is a vodka that I use for cocktails where vodka is the cocktail, the Vesper, Vodka Martini, any drink that needs a vodka that is smooth and tasty.
Cocktails
2oz Vodka
1oz Grape Juice
1/2oz Grapefruit juice
1/2oz Peach Schnapps
Lime Wedge
Warsaw Cocktail
1 1/2oz Vodka
1/2oz Blackberry Brandy
1/2oz Dry Vermouth
1tsp Lemon Juice
