Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka 70cl / 40%

Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka is an English apple vodka from Ellers Farm Distillery, made from 100% British apples and bottled at 40% ABV in a 70cl bottle. Using apples in place of grain gives the spirit a crisp, lightly fruity character, while repeated distillation keeps it very clean and smooth. It is a vodka made from British apples rather than one flavoured with them, so the fruit shows as a gentle orchard note instead of sweetness. It suits drinkers who enjoy subtle, fresh spirits and anyone curious about fruit-based English vodka.

Dutch Barn tasting notes

• Nose: Green apple and pear skin, with a light floral note.
• Palate: Crisp and clean, with orchard fruit, a hint of honey and a soft body.
• Finish: Fresh and dry, with lingering apple.

How to drink Dutch Barn Vodka

Serve it chilled and neat in a small glass to taste the orchard character, or over ice with a thin slice of apple. Roast pork with crackling, Wensleydale cheese and a slice of apple pie all suit it, and it works well at an autumn harvest supper or a long Sunday lunch.

Dutch Barn cocktails

• Dutch Barn Apple Highball: 50 ml over ice with 100 ml cloudy apple juice and 50 ml soda water, finished with a sprig of thyme.
• Orchard Martini: stir 50 ml with 10 ml dry vermouth and 5 ml elderflower liqueur over ice, strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a thin apple slice.

How it compares

Discarded Grape Skin Chardonnay Vodka is another fruit-based vodka, using winemaking leftovers for softer white-grape notes, while Dutch Barn is crisper and more apple-led. Compared with Chase Pure Plain Vodka, made from potatoes, Dutch Barn is lighter and fresher, with less weight in the mouth.

Good to know

For a cider or apple lover, a bottle of Ellers Farm Distillery vodka makes an unusual gift. Wodka Company delivers Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka 70cl to customers anywhere in the UK.