Pravda Cocopine Flavored Vodka

Pravda Cocopine is the brand's tropical flavoured release, made in Poland on a rye base. Rye gives the spirit a little grip and structure, useful for holding fruit flavours together, and it is distilled five times before flavouring, a repeated run that smooths the texture so the coconut and pineapple sit cleanly on top. The combination of creamy coconut and juicy pineapple deliberately echoes a piña colada, but in a clear vodka form with no cream involved, so the result is fruity and bright rather than thick. It is bottled at 37.5% for mixing.

The nose is tropical, led by pineapple and coconut with a little vanilla. The palate is sweet, soft and fruity with creamy coconut and ripe pineapple, finishing mild, soft and tropical with a long tail. To let both fruits breathe in a longer, fresher drink, build a tropical highball: pour over crushed ice, top with chilled pineapple juice and a splash of soda, and finish with a lime wedge, where the soda lightens the sweetness and lets the pineapple ring clear against the coconut.