Pravda Orange Flavored Vodka

Pravda has been bottling vodka since 2002 in the Tatra region of southern Poland, an area known for clear spring water and good potatoes. This orange expression is built on that potato spirit, and the base matters: potato gives vodka a fuller, rounder and slightly creamy body, which is a useful platform for a fruit flavour because it has the weight to hold it. Onto that the producer adds natural orange extract and flavouring, bringing a tangy, gently sweet citrus note. It is bottled at 37.5%, with the brand's mouth-blown bubble-pattern bottle as its signature.

The nose is full of fresh juicy orange with a light citrus lift and a touch of vanilla. The palate is soft and harmonious with a natural orange sweetness, mild spice and a faint cereal note, and the finish stays fresh and fruity. Play the orange directly with a built-up Screwdriver: pour over ice, top with fresh-squeezed orange juice rather than carton, and finish with a flamed orange twist, so the real fruit doubles down on the vodka's own citrus instead of fighting it.