Absolut Elyx (1L, 42.3%)

A luxury single-estate Swedish vodka produced entirely from winter wheat grown on the Råbelöf estate in southern Sweden. It is bottled at 42.3% ABV in a 1000ml bottle and distilled at the Absolut Distillery in Åhus. Every step from seed to bottle occurs within a 15-mile radius. What separates it from the standard range is a manually operated vintage copper column still built in 1921, with sacrificial copper packets used during each distillation run to strip away unwanted sulfur compounds. Fresh bread, light cereal, white chocolate, deep mellow spice and faint marshmallow sweetness appear on the nose, with vanilla cream, butterscotch, macadamia nut, creamed cereal and white chocolate on the palate. The finish carries mellow spice, fresh nuttiness and faint grapefruit peel.