Spicy & refined with a pleasant hotness, with honey, syrup, pepper & rye all evident. This truly historic spirit is based on recipes rediscovered by Boris Rodionov, using the natural essential oils of the flavourings. Polugar is the historic vodka from the Russian Empire, enjoyed throughout Russia by the aristocracy & peasants alike as the national spirit until 1895 when, following a decree of Czar Alexander III, all the pot stills were broken up. All production was converted to what we know today as vodka, distilled in government licensed & taxed column stills. The art of Polugar distillation has returned, thanks to the research & passion of Boris Rodionov, a noted Russian vodka historian & scientist who has reproduced an 18th century recipe at the authentic strength of 38.5%. As the ban remains in place in Russia, it is now crafted in a micro-distillery in Pol&, within the 19th century borders of the Russian Empire. ...

Astonishingly complex, mild taste of fresh rye bread, honey & meadow grass, with a slight rye bitterness. This single grain spirit is distilled three times in small batches in copper pot stills, followed by purification using egg whites & birch charcoal. It is presented in a reconstruction of Tsarina Elizabeth's personal bottle from 1745. Polugar is the historic vodka from the Russian Empire, enjoyed throughout Russia by the aristocracy & peasants alike as the national spirit until 1895 when, following a decree of Czar Alexander III, all the pot stills were broken up. All production was converted to what we know today as vodka, distilled in government licensed & taxed column stills. The art of Polugar distillation has returned, thanks to the research & passion of Boris Rodionov, a noted Russian vodka historian & scientist who has reproduced an 18th century recipe at the authentic strength of 38.5%. As the ban remains in place in Russia, it is now crafted in a micro-distillery in Pol&, within the 19th century borders of the Russian Empire. ...

Wheat Polugar is made solely from wheat, which provides a plumper texture, with a sweet richness, & touches of grass & stone fruit. This single grain spirit is distilled three times in small batches in copper pot stills, followed by purification using egg whites & birch charcoal. It is presented in a reconstruction of Tsarina Elizabeth's personal bottle from 1745. Polugar is the historic vodka from the Russian Empire, enjoyed throughout Russia by the aristocracy & peasants alike as the national spirit until 1895 when, following a decree of Czar Alexander III, all the pot stills were broken up. All production was converted to what we know today as vodka, distilled in government licensed & taxed column stills. The art of Polugar distillation has returned, thanks to the research & passion of Boris Rodionov, a noted Russian vodka historian & scientist who has reproduced an 18th century recipe at the authentic strength of 38.5%. As the ban remains in place in Russia, it is now crafted in a micro-distillery in Pol&, within the 19th century borders of the Russian Empire. ...

Light, bright lemon in colour with a lively, freshly cut pear & baked bread character on the nose. More aromatic than the 2009, it has lovely elegance on the palate, with ripe pears, a touch of sherbet & a nutty note offset by the characteristic freshness of wines from Friuli. ...

Light, bright lemon in colour with a lively, freshly cut pear & baked bread character on the nose It has lovely elegance on the palate, with ripe pears, a touch of sherbet & a nutty note off set by the characteristic freshness of wines from Friuli. ...

Youthful ruby red with good depth of colour & violet lights, the Refosco has a spicy, brambley perfume on the nose giving way to rounded ripe fruit on the palate. Refosco produces rich, rounded wines, with enough structure to support the juicy, blackberry fruit character. ...

Youthful ruby red with good depth of colour & violet lights, the Refosco has a spicy, brambley perfume on the nose giving way to rounded ripe fruit on the palate. Refosco produces rich, rounded wines, with enough structure to support the juicy, blackberry fruit character. ...

This Refosco is youthful ruby red in colour, with good depth of colour & violet lights. It has a spicy, brambly perfume on the nose giving way to rounded ripe fruit on the palate. Refosco produces rich, rounded wines, with enough structure to support the juicy, blackberry fruit character. ...

The 2010 Sauvignon Blanc is certain to be a classic in terms of Friuli Sauvignon. The perfumes are fresh, with notable finesse & complexity. A complex array of aromas abound; it has a lovely white stone fruit character & a chalky minerality on the palate. It is completed by good acidity, perfectly in balance with the structure of the wine. ...

The 2012 Sauvignon Blanc is certain to be a classic in terms of Friuli Sauvignon. The perfumes are fresh, with notable finesse & complexity. A complex array of aromas abound; it has a lovely white stone fruit character & a chalky minerality on the palate. It is completed by good acidity, perfectly in balance with the structure of the wine. ...