Here is a ranking of the vodkas reviewed so far by our National Vodka Review panel. Kate Cohen ...We asked for a recommendation for their best vodka(Firebird Restuarant, NYC), which was empatically announced as Jewel of Russia. Spirits of the Year Awards Food & Wine December 2001 Smart Money Magazine For a more classic style of vodka, (Jonathan Goldstein)...likes... Jewel of Russia Ultra Market Watch Magazine ...the drink of the czars with its two new vodka releases. Maxim Liquor in the Rear Beverage Retailer Magazine ...preserves the authentic character of traditional Russian vodka.
The delicate perfume is softly grainy, with nuances of white pepper, wheat crackers and cigarette tobacco. The palate entry is elegant yet a touch hot; at midpalate the dry flavor turns silky in texture and minerally and stone-like in taste. Concludes bean- and kernel-like, bittersweet and a touch soy curd-like. A subtle, understated vodka with lots of layers and grip.
93 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. A superb, authentic ultra premium vodka! Made from the centuries-old recipe for the Drink of the Czars. Full bodied yet extremely smooth!