Beluga Gold Line Noble Russian Vodka

Beluga Gold Line sits at the head of the Beluga range, an exclusive bottling built around malt and wheat spirit and softened with natural additions including rice and rose root extract. The water is artesian, drawn from deep underground, and the spirit is taken through a three-stage filtration over carbon to pull out any rough edges and fusel character. After distillation it is rested for ninety days, an unusually long settling period for vodka that lets the spirit marry and smooth before bottling under strict checks. The hand-applied wax seal over the cork marks it out as the premier line.

The nose is soft and smooth with vanilla and a hint of citrus. The palate carries honey, vanilla, grain and a light spice with a touch of lemon, the rice and rest giving it a rounded, gentle weight, before a long, spicy finish. A vodka treated this carefully deserves a savoury showcase, so pour it neat and well chilled in a small glass alongside cured fish or caviar on blini: the honeyed grain softness meets the salt and the spice lifts on the palate, exactly the pairing this bottling was made for.