Not An Alcoholic

Charbay Clear Vodka Revisit     Very clear nose, almost no smell at all, there's a slight wheat note, but it's very minor, fantastic as far as the vodkas I've had. Smooth mouth feel, not too thin, no bite at all. In larger gulps, I get a slightly sweetened chemically taste, but it's not bad at all, and especially sipping on it, I'd never notice. Nearly perfect vodka, 9.5/10 original rating stands  

  Moscow Mule     Normally a Moscow mule would call for a bouquet of mint to garnish the drink, enough to almost entirely take over the smell. I am going to purchase a mint plant soon, but at this moment, I do not have a mint plant, and therefore, there is no mint garnish in mine. Devoid of mint, it's mostly an effervescent ginger smell, maybe slightly more muted than just the ginger beer I'm using, but it's roughly the same smell, I can't distinguish any lime or vodka. It's very cold, light, tart lime forward, followed by a bit of vodka, and finishing with the slow creeping ginger burn. I suspect that a different ginger beer would yield a very different result. I'm using fever tree, and fever tree is an incredibly slow burn. Definitely easy to drink, refreshing, but ultimately simple. I also used my "good vodka" (the brand is literally "good") which is made from spent coffee grounds. It has a bit of a weird note that I just can't quite g...

I love what this company is doing but this review will be how much I like their product as a vodka. It has an earthy smell, a little chocolatey, but that's not quite right. The mouth is a bit better, it isnt quite neutral but its not bad. Smooth, almost soft, a tinge bitter 6/10