IS
U’LUVKA VODKA THE BEST OF THE BUNCH?
By Michael Hepworth
For those of us who are
paid to drink this stuff, and for others who hang out at the hippest and
trendiest bars and hotels in the world, we get the chance to try the best.U’Luvka Vodka from
Poland
launched in England
in 2005. Since its debut in New York in January 2007, the buzz about this classy looking drink has been
extremely positive. This regal Vodka comes from rye, barley and wheat and
is distilled three times, and is supposed to be drunk in legless glasses,
an old Polish royal tradition dating back to the reign of King Sigismund
111.
If there were awards just
for the packaging then U’Luvka would win many, but they have also won 3
Gold Medal awards in their short existence. The bottle is designed and
inspired by receiving vessels used by alchemists in the 15th
century. The vodka itself is known in particular as one that that you can
drink at room temperature, and other experts have virtually run out of
superlatives to describe the taste, maybe because they use deep well water
in the manufacturing process. U’Luvka
goes for a retail price of $59.95, but if you shop around a bit you can
possibly find it for as low as $38.49 on the internet, and that is a real
bargain.
Signature Martini:The White Lion
100
ml U’Luvka Vodka
10ml
Dry Vermouth
Stir
Vermouth onto the ice and then discard
Add
vodka and stir 15 times until chilled
Strain
into a frozen martini glass
website:
www.uluvka.com
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