Black Infusions is predicated in Bend, Oregon, and their focus is singular: Making fruit-infused vodkas which might be freed from synthetic colours, sugars, and flavors. Every vodka has simply two elements, vodka and the fruit famous on the label — on this case, apricot, cherry, or fig. Given the depth of shade of the spirits, these claims appear unimaginable, till you notice that there should be a ton of fruit in every bottle (and fairly a little bit of sediment, so shake them properly earlier than use). There’s no data on the bottom vodka, or the supply of the fruit used, however let’s put all that apart and style by way of the trio of flavored vodkas all the identical.
Every is 60 proof.
Black Infusions Gold Apricot Vodka – Tart, clear apricot notes prepared the ground on this simple providing, with all of the semi-sour immature fruit character that apricot tends to deliver to the desk. The general impression is extra dried apricot than recent, barely smoldering and pushy up entrance, then bracingly tart — and just a bit bruising, from the alcohol hitting the again of the throat on the end. I’m not 100% certain what somebody would do with apricot vodka, however ought to the temper strike you… B+ [BUY IT NOW FROM TOTAL WINE]
Black Infusions Darkish Cherry Vodka – Someplace in shade between crimson wine and occasional, this comes throughout as intensely candy and far nearer to a traditional cherry liqueur than a vodka, for higher or for worse. Intensely fruity, it takes a brilliant maraschino be aware and layers in notes of figs and dates, including some complexity — and stopping the age-old “cough syrup” end from creating. A- [BUY IT NOW FROM TOTAL WINE]
Black Infusions Black Fig Vodka – I really like figs, and this vodka-ized model of them actually pulls it off, loading the spirit with fruity sweetness that comes throughout as half chocolate, half dried cherry, half cinnamon, half, properly, all fig. As with the apricot, the impression is extra of a dried black fig than a recent one, which implies extra sweetness and extra depth of taste. You possibly can have instructed me this was fig juice and I most likely would have believed you. The vodka’s utterly invisible. A [BUY IT NOW FROM TOTAL WINE]
every $30 / blackinfusions.com
Black Infusions Black Fig Vodka
$30
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