Arbikie launches latest terroir vodka

Scottish distiller Arbikie has extended its range of terroir vodka with the launch of 2017 Vintage Fresh Strawberry Vodka.

The expression uses strawberries and zulu wheat grown on the family farms and builds on last year's release.

Arbikie’s 2017 Vintage Fresh Strawberry Vodka is 50% ABV. It adds another ‘seasonal’ release that focuses on the ‘terroir’ of the distillery and the crops grown on its 2000-acre farm. Arbikie’s terroir vodka range now includes its potato vodka, ‘Tattie Bogle’, ‘Haar’, its recently released wheat vodka and its fresh-Chilli vodka.

Arbikie’s distiller Christian Perez-Solar comments: “We were keen to create a unique a vodka using fresh strawberries and wheat grown on the farms to make the vodka that provides distinctive notes of butterscotch and biscuit characteristics. At 50% ABV not only do you get a great base spirit for cocktails but an incredibly smooth and fresh tasting vodka.”

After the success of last year’s release Arbikie will only be producing a limited edition of 2,500 bottles. Marian Beke, owner of the London cocktail bar, ‘The Gibson’ comments: “Arbikie Strawberry Vodka is a beautiful product, a surprise in a bottle. The quality of Arbikie products is exceptional”.

15 November 2017 - Sam Coyne The Drinks Report, news editor