Review: James River Plantation Sweet Tea Vodka
December 14, 2010//
Review: James River Plantation Sweet Tea Vodka
Tea-flavored vodkas appear to be a category that’s difficult to get wrong. Small Wisconsin distillery James River Plantation (the real James River Plantation is in Virginia, by the by) may not be a household name, but its rendition of tea-infused vodka is about as good as anything else I’ve tried.
The flavor is typical of this category: Intense, sweetened, brewed iced tea flavor, with nary a hint of vodka’s bite. There may be a touch more fruitiness (peach, maybe?) in this spirit than in its competition, and the body feels a bit thick. Those are pretty minor quibbles/comments, however. Most drinkers will find this every bit as good as Firefly and Jeremiah Weed.
70 proof. Naturally flavored.
A- / $20 / levecke.com
James River Plantation Sweet Tea Vodka
$20
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Any suggestions for what to do with all these tea vodkas? I doubt I’d sip these things, but the cocktail potential seems strong…
Add half water, or add lemonade to taste — 1 to 3 parts lemonade to 1 part vodka.
Never had any of these sweet tea infusions, but i make my own infusions at home and do a 1:1 mix with club soda, or make a sour (lemon juice and simple syrup + infusion) with it.
tea vodka + lemonade + ice = strong iced-tea?