Vault Chalk & Rain Vodka — Essex Terroir from Sixty-Six Metres Below

Helena Kosta — Expected more

5/10

Not terrible but not worth the premium. The nose promised Delicate mineral chalk and a subtle wet-stone quality, but the palate is flat and the Long and clean with mineral chalk disappears too quickly. I've had better vodkas at half the price. The Silky smooth with pronounced mineral character the review describes wasn't apparent to me. Perhaps I got a bad bottle.

Lena Petrova — Better than expected

7/10

Mixed feelings. On the nose I got the soft wheat — that part is nice. But the Silky smooth with pronounced mineral character didn't match the promise for me. Mid-palate feels a bit thin. Still, it's better than many bottles at this price and the dry close is reasonable. Worth trying at least once, especially in a Martini.