logo_ppe_0 Association first beer league has 8 members who are dedicated to amateur tasting beers at a professional level. The idea was to make tasting vodkas after pub argument, one group claimed that it is a nifty spirit with an identifiable character and others are inclined to believe that alcohol is the only vodka.

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And so, eight of Lords agreed that the answer will find wine tasting and began to look for patterns. Delivered to expensive tasting vodka brand and a cheaper but well known in the price range of 12.50,-CZK to 72 CZK per large shot in the purchase price.

Facts about vodka:

Vodka is the world's best selling spirit. Band of large production and consumption of vodka Scandinavian countries, Baltic states, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. After 1950, a very popular vodka in the U.S.. According to the U.S. legal definition of vodka is a neutral spirit without distinct characters flavors, aromas and colors. The EU adopted in 2007 a ​​law that vodka is a spirit fired from grain or potatoes.

The usual alcohol content in vodka is 40%. The quality of vodka affect the raw material used for distillation, repeated distillation, filtration burned vodka and water quality. In the Czech Republic is Prague's most famous vodka brand, Stolichnaya followed and Finlandia.

Selection of sixteen vodkas not absolutely representative, some brands simply have not got. Above events Endorses first beer league that regularly degustuje Czech pale lagers. This guarantee fairness tasting.

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Vodka were divided into two groups of eight samples were two tasting evenings. Samples were numbered cooled to a temperature of +3 ° C to +5 ° C in the first round, in which tasters had only ten minutes to pay. In the second round of vodka were assessed at + 15 ° C, there was a time and unlimited tasting of vodka have been identified by other numbers.

Evaluation criteria were: clarity, smell, taste, and above all, the nature of the consumption of vodka, feeling after drinking. Scale from 1 to 9 extremely good extremely poor. Taste and responsibly evaluate sixteen small shots were just right in the power of tasters. After a whirlwind first set of eight chilled vodka tasting had technical manager, Mr. George Stehlíček, which provided space for tasting their first restaurant in Spořilov Beer Tramway, we strongly encourage degustující to discipline.

Results
Differences in perception of sensory properties are more reflected in the evaluation of room temperature vodka. In the Cold tasting clearly dominated Russian Beluga Vodka Noble, generally finished in second place. Helsinki vodka produced in the Czech Republic in the Finnish license tasters judged better at room temperature. Helsinki Vodka also had a very good price / quality ratio, 15.90,-CZK for the great shot and finished in third place. The winner became the Slovak Goral vodka. Then bought one of the tasters at a gas station on the Slovak Republic, "that there was also something of Slovakia," he said.

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From the results it is clear that the high cost and exclusive bottle is no guarantee of exceptional taste experience. The last place was an English vodka Chase, winning several of the world's first tasting competitions.

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Also not expensive vodka Belvedere enthusiastic tasters. As he said Mirosław Jasinský Polish taster, this marker was originally from Poland before ordinary vodka, but the French company Belvedere SA, which bought the former Eastern Europe, some interesting wineries and distilleries, made her vodka cost advertising and an exclusive, sold primarily in the U.S.. So gentlemen, if you want to have in your bar section at the level of vodkas, tasting the results you can clue.

Francis Trantina, prvnipivniextraliga.cz