Absolut Mandarin Vodka

Absolut Mandarin is yet another flavoured vodka of the Absolut range. I often go to Revolution, the vodka bar chain, and they use Absolut as the base of all their flavoured vodkas. This, however, is from Absolut themselves. How does it rate when compared to the sublime Alpine Chocolate Vodka of those funky red bars? Well, there are two things that you pick up immediatley on tasting it; 1. It does taste very much like mandarins. The flavour is almost spot on, with the sweetness of the mandarin, combined with the tartness of oranges, giving it an authentic flavour. Obviously, the fact that it is vodka based means that the overpowering flavour of alcohol ...

As most vodka connosieurs will be aware, its hard to go wrong with Absolut (except blackcurrant, oh dear, I'll let them away with that) Their clever quality advertising reflects the quality of their product. The mandarin flavour represents a welcome and unique change for Absolut. The flavour is pleasant without being too sickly and strong. It somewhat masks the vodka flavour for those who are not normally keen on vodka. Absolut mandarin is best mixed with lemonade for a favourable drink fusion. Unfortunately it cannot be mixed with too much else, as the flaour of coke is no complimentary, and it clashes with orange juice. Iimagine it would ...

The vodka is good, I was pleasantly surprised that the mandarin flavour was realistic and not too sweet. It is a true mandarin taste, rather than just orange. mix with Absolut Citron to have a citrus burst! As usual with Absolut, you can taste the quality in the vodka. It is much smoother, less artificial and more pleasant to drink than other cheaper brands. If your previous experience of vodaka has been mixed with coke or orange juice, then you don't really know vodka. Because the purity of Absolute is so much greater than cheaper brands, there are less chemical preservatives so it is less likely to give you severe hangover effects. As it comes close to 40% abv ...