Ketel One Vodka

Ketel One Family-Made Vodka

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (26 ratings)

alc./vol: 40%

Proof: 80°

Vintage: Non-vintage

Aged: Unaged

Product of: Product of Netherlands Netherlands

Artisan crafted

The Dutch refer to their pot stills as 'ketels', thus this vodka is named after the Nolet's original 1864 'Distilleerketel #1' which is still used in the production process. Spirit distilled in this and other copper alembic stills is blended with highly rectified column still wheat neutral spirit.

One of the original, premium vodkas. Ketel One vodka is distilled from wheat grain using multiple column distillations, copper pot distillation, periods of resting and charcoal filtration.

Review and Tasting


Sampled on 18/02/2024

Appearance:

Crystal clear, bright.

Aroma:

Clean, mineral, wet flint with light white pepper.

Taste:

Superbly clean with a slight cracked black pepper tingle and silky soft mouthfeel. Delicately flavoured with faint notes of fennel, citrus and sweet liquorice.

Aftertaste:

Cleansing and crisp with a lively cracked black pepper tingle.

Overall:

The addition of a small amount of pot-still finished distillate to a clean neutral wheat spirit base adds character to this vodka but without the heavy notes associated with 100% pot-still vodkas. It has consistently been one of our favourite vodkas since first sampling over 26 years ago.

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More about Ketel One Vodka

Produced by: Nolet Distillery
Owned by: Diageo plc

Nolet Distillery

Status: Operational
Established: 1691
Visitor Policy: Visitors by appointment only
Tel: +31 10 246 2929
Website: Nolet Distillery
Address: 14 Hoofdstraat, P/O Box 38, Schiedam, 3100 AA
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