Review: Grey Goose Cherry Noir Vodka
Grey Goose‘s newest expression turns to a classic flavoring agent: the cherry.
This flavored vodka , known as Cherry Noir, is a bit boozy, at a stout 80 proof, which keeps many of those cherry notes on the back burner. Flavored vodka makers normally bottle at 70 proof or less, because that 5% lower alcohol level gives the flavoring agent a much bigger chance to shine.
In Cherry Noir the fruit is far stronger on the nose — bright Bing cherry aromas — than on the tongue. Here, rougher alcohol flavors dominate and the actual cherry flavor, as is common in fruit-flavored vodkas, turns bitter on the finish.
Use as a mixer. One potential recipe, courtesy of Grey Goose, follows.
80 proof.
B- / $27 / greygoose.com
Grey Goose Cherry Lane
1.5 Parts Grey Goose Cherry Noir
0.75 part Benedictine Liqueur
0.5 part lemon juice
0.75 part simple syrup
1 dash bitters
Mix all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini cocktail glass and garnish with cherries on a cocktail pick.
Grey Goose Cherry Noir Vodka
$27
