Pravda Raspberry Flavored Vodka

Pravda is made in the Tatra region of southern Poland, an area known for clear spring water and good potatoes, both of which feed into the brand. Potato is the key to its character: it produces a fuller, rounder and creamier spirit than grain, with a soft weight that suits a fruit flavouring rather than thinning it out. For this edition, the Polish potato vodka is enhanced with natural raspberry extracts and flavours, adding a juicy, sweet-tart berry profile. Each bottle is mouth-blown by Polish artisans, so no two carry quite the same pattern of bubbles in the glass.

The nose is fresh and fruity with raspberry, blackberry and redcurrant. The palate is lightly sweet with juicy raspberries, a note of pomegranate and a touch of vanilla, the potato body giving it a creamy weight into a long, sweet finish. To play the berry straight, shake it into a raspberry Collins: muddle a few fresh raspberries, add lemon juice and a little sugar, lengthen with soda over ice, so the tart fruit in the glass mirrors the flavouring and the creamy base keeps it soft.